Comparison

CalfDex vs Cattle Records

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

Head to head
About

CalfDex

This mobile application allows beef ranchers to easily collect and record individual animal data in the field. All collected information is uploaded to the web for producers to access in user-friendly formats.

Highlights
  • Individual animal data collection
  • Field data recording
  • Web data upload
  • Producer-friendly data formats
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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CalfDex is a free cross-platform mobile app designed for easy beef calf individual animal data collection and recording in the field. Data are uploaded to the web and made available is easy-to-use formats by the producer/rancher.

About

Cattle Records

Manage your cattle herd, track treatments, and record important data. Vet clinics can manage clients and their animals. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks data export for clinics.

Highlights
  • Record cattle treatments and calves
  • Create and manage custom vaccines
  • Mass apply treatments and sort cattle
  • Grant/remove access for hired hands
  • Vet clinic client management
  • Export client data to Excel (subscription)
  • Calendar events for ranch activities
Features
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All functionality is available for free users. Manage all cattle and vaccines on your own, or join a Vet Clinic. For Vet Clinics, sign up for Free quickly and view all client data! Free accounts are limited to 50 animals. This app allows you to record all cattle records. Quickly create multiple cattle and apply treatments, calves, pregnant checks, and meat withdrawal limits. Create your own vaccines and manage cattle herds. Quickly mass apply treatments or sort them. -Ability to grant and remove access to hired hands and records when they make edits. -If you are a Vet Clinic, instantly sign up in the app and approve/deny requests for clients joining your vet clinic. Being a Vet clinic allows you to view and manage all clients data, including applying treatments and adding cattle to the clients account. -Vet clinics have the ability to export all data for a client's account to excel if needed. -Vet clinics manage their own vaccines that their clients can use. -Add calendar events that can be seen across your ranch All data is stored in Apple's Cloudkit. This app is not liable and does not provide instructions for applying vaccines, refer to your Vet Clinic on vaccine dosages and instructions. All features are available with ads except exporting data. An optional monthly subscription is available to remove ads and export data as a Vet Clinic and increased number of animals for $.99 monthly. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CalfDex3 screens
Cattle Records4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cattle Records at 5.0 against CalfDex's 4.0. CalfDex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Cattle Records sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. CalfDex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cattle Records holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CalfDex has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalfDex ships an update every 5 months, Cattle Records every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CalfDex versus Cattle Records: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalfDexCattle Records
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperK-State Diagnostic and Analytical Services, IncHarden Consulting LLC

Customer experience

CalfDex

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Cattle Records

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CalfDex

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cattle Records

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month

Questions

Is CalfDex free?
CalfDex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cattle Records free?
Cattle Records is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CalfDex or Cattle Records?
Cattle Records is rated higher. CalfDex averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cattle Records averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CalfDex or Cattle Records have ads?
Cattle Records shows ads; CalfDex does not.
Which is updated more often, CalfDex or Cattle Records?
CalfDex ships an update every 5 months, and Cattle Records every 2 months. Most recently, CalfDex was updated on October 6, 2026 and Cattle Records on October 12, 2026.

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