HerdView App vs Redbook Cattle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HerdView App
This app simplifies herd management with real-time tracking, task management, and intelligent alerts for animal behavior. It allows for RFID tag scanning, movement tracking, and inventory updates, putting essential livestock data in your hands.
- Real-time herd tracking
- RFID cattle tag scanning
- Intelligent Area Monitoring alerts
- Task and transfer management
- Livestock inventory updates
- Animal behavior abnormality alerts
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HerdView® Mobile App The simple and intuitive HerdView® app makes herd management easier than ever. With real-time tracking, tasks, transfers and counting data, plus Intelligent Area Monitoring alerts at your fingertips, it’s like putting a new cowboy to work, right in the palm of your hands. Use the HerdView® app to: · Scan RFID cattle tag barcodes at set up · Track animal movement 24/7 · Receive alerts to abnormalities in animal behavior · Add tasks and track transfers · Review and update livestock inventory · Trace your investment through finishing
Redbook Cattle
This cloud-based solution simplifies cattle feeding and management. It helps users track feed inventory, manage feeding schedules, handle billing, and run analytics. The app integrates with Bluetooth scales for seamless operation.
- Feed inventory tracking
- Cattle feeding management
- Billing management
- Analytics and reporting
- Bluetooth scale integration
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Redbook is a modern cloud-based solution for cattle feeding and management. Our user-friendly software is designed to help you keep track of feed inventory, manage cattle feeding, keep track of billing, and run analytics. The app is compatible with most Bluetooth scales in the industry for easy integration into your existing operation. The app was built through collaboration with feedyard managers, nutritionists, cowboys, and bankers to more easily manage your feeding and your business. Try Redbook today and experience its simple, yet effective approach to cattle management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Redbook Cattle at 5.0 against HerdView App's 4.3. HerdView App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Redbook Cattle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively.
HerdView App ships an update every 3 days, Redbook Cattle every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HerdView App | Redbook Cattle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HERDX, INC | Redbook Software Inc. |
Customer experience
HerdView App
Redbook Cattle
In-app purchases
HerdView App
No in-app purchases
Redbook Cattle
No in-app purchases
