Herd vs PigVision Growers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herd
This app helps livestock owners meticulously track detailed information about their animals, including identification, breeding, health, and financial data. It also manages medication records and allows for tracking of purchase and sale details. A premium version unlocks unlimited animal entries and government database integration.
- Animal identifier tracking
- Breeding and genetic data
- Health and medication records
- Financial tracking (purchase/sale)
- Government database integration (Premium)
- Unlimited animal entries (Premium)
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Information tracked by Herd: · Animal identifier (usually government mandated) · Name (your personal identifier) · Sex · Species, Breed · Genetic Dam, Surrogate Dam & Sire · On date, Off date · Birth date / Age · Field · On price, Off price & Profit · Purchase market, Sale market · Buyer and Seller · Insemination date and breeder · EBV Index & EPD Index Herd will also track any medication you administer to your animals, allowing you to delay the sale of the animal if legally required. The free version of Herd is limited to 5 animals. If you choose to purchase Herd Premium to access all features (including the ability to create any number of animals and downloading animal data from the BCMS government database), payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Current price for the Herd Premium is £1.99 GBP per month and may vary from country to country. Herd's privacy policy: http://herdapp.com/privacy Herd's terms of use: http://herdapp.com/terms
PigVision Growers
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PigVision Growers allows the easy entry of all registrations into your mobile device from your pig farm. The app gives you more real time insight in mortality, medication, relocation and feed usage of the growers and finishers. The app automatically exchanges data with your management program PigVision Online or PigVision Growers, and data is automatically and flawlessly entered into the app, preventing any double work. This app is intended to use with the PigVision Growers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PigVision Growers at none against Herd's 1. PigVision Growers also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). Herd's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Herd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. PigVision Growers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Herd ships an update every 3 weeks, PigVision Growers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Herd | PigVision Growers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riseburn Limited | Agrovision |
In-app purchases
Herd
- Herd Premium$1.991 Month
PigVision Growers
No in-app purchases
