Comparison

HerdHelp vs The Boarding Buddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HerdHelp

Streamline livestock management with detailed tracking of animals. This app simplifies record-keeping for herds and individual animals, saving time and reducing stress. It offers a digital solution for farmers and ranchers to enhance profitability through better documentation and reporting.

Highlights
  • Detailed animal tracking
  • Digital birthing book
  • Multi-species herd management
  • Cloud-based reporting dashboard
  • Record medical treatments and health changes
  • Track animal sales and weight
Features
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Try it for FREE- Herd Help App - Livestock management with detailed tracking of your animals. Herd Help gives you the power to manage your livestock seamlessly. Its mission is to eliminate the time it takes to record information of your livestock so you can keep better track of your herd or individual animals. By using Herd Help’s mobile app livestock management software, you will save time, money, and stress. Herd Help was created by a small farmer and a mid-sized rancher and cattleman who have experience leveraging digital technology and first built the livestock platform for their own use. Now it’s available for all livestock entrepreneurs and casual owners alike. Herd Help’s vision is to help other small and medium sized farm and ranch businesses make the job of taking care of individual animals and managing herds much easier. Herd Help’s mobile app product helps livestock farmers and ranchers to take better care of their animals through better documentation, tracking, and record keeping. Having complete and accurate livestock records will give you the tools to make your farm or ranch more profitable. Simplify tracking and managing your animals -- no more paper and pen, spreadsheets, expensive software, and low quality mobile apps. Herd Help gives you a single app to manage all your herd information from your smartphone or tablet. Available on iOS. Manage your herd anywhere. Secure and private records. The Herd Help platform includes a mobile app and a reporting dashboard in the cloud, so you can access and update animal records in the field, barn, at home, or in the office. With Herd Help, you can track basic info about your livestock such as animal name, all the way to how many times you have treated an animal. Herd Help has a digital birthing book and makes it easy to add additional details and keep track of changes over time. This will ensure that you understand which animals are profitable and which animals are costing you money. You can also report when you sell an animal, when an animal gets medical treatment, when there is a health change such as a sickness, and the weight of an animal, along with the option to add notes on an animal. The animal records you enter in the app will be available in real time instantly on the online dashboard. Having this ease of access to your livestock records will make your day to day ranch management operations simple and easy. Herd Help is the easiest to use livestock management software on the market. Herd Help puts everything you need to manage your day-to-day operations, keep detailed records, manage expenses, and report on your farm in one place. Integrated farm & livestock record keeping, planning, management, tracking, sales, and reporting software to run a thriving agriculture business. Enjoy multi-species and multi-breed herd management through our mixed enterprise solution. Manage your cattle, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits, and sheep, through one easy to use app. All of this information is tied to your HerdHelp.com account, and is kept in-sync across all of your mobile devices as well as at HerdHelp.com. Now you can have workers in the field entering medication information or tracking mating information, while you enter notes about the same animals and have all of the data saved and shared for your whole team to see. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 3 Days($0.00) After that $6.99 • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy and terms of use: http://herdhelp.com/terms-and-condition

About

The Boarding Buddy

Features
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The Boarding Buddy is the all-in-one management tool for dog boarding businesses. Track bookings, manage kennel assignments, keep client and pet records, and stay on top of vaccine records — all from your iPhone or iPad. KEY FEATURES: • Booking Management — Create and track current, upcoming, and previous boarding bookings with check-in and check-out dates, kennel assignments, and boarding types. • Kennel Occupancy Dashboard — See your kennel availability at a glance with a real-time occupancy card showing occupied and available kennels. • Client & Pet Records — Store client contact details and pet information with auto-fill suggestions for returning customers. Save time on repeat bookings. • Vaccine Tracking — Keep vaccine records organized with expiration dates and custom vaccine support. Never let a vaccine expire unnoticed. • Calendar View — Visualize your entire boarding schedule with a month calendar showing check-in and check-out indicators. • Cloud Sync — Access your data across your devices. Automatic push and pull sync keeps everything up to date. • Search — Find any booking instantly by client name, dog name, or phone number. • Blackout Dates — Block out holidays and facility closures to prevent overbooking. The Boarding Buddy works offline — no internet required. Log in optionally to enable cloud sync across your devices. Your data is stored securely in your own database. Privacy Policy: https://5kd6gh5lrdia1298mqmty-web.rork.live/privacy Terms of Use: https://5kd6gh5lrdia1298mqmty-web.rork.live/terms Support: https://5kd6gh5lrdia1298mqmty-web.rork.live/support

Screenshots

HerdHelp4 screens
The Boarding Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Boarding Buddy at none against HerdHelp's 1. The Boarding Buddy also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HerdHelp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. The Boarding Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HerdHelp ships an update every 2 months, The Boarding Buddy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HerdHelp versus The Boarding Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdHelpThe Boarding Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGrace and Peace LLC (AL)Eric Strzalkowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HerdHelp

Subscriptions1
  • All Access3 Days trial$3.991 Month
None

The Boarding Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HerdHelp free?
HerdHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Boarding Buddy free?
The Boarding Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HerdHelp or The Boarding Buddy have ads?
Neither HerdHelp nor The Boarding Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HerdHelp or The Boarding Buddy?
HerdHelp ships an update every 2 months, and The Boarding Buddy every 5 days. Most recently, HerdHelp was updated on October 22, 2026 and The Boarding Buddy on October 24, 2026.

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