Comparison

Herd vs PigExpert

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Animal identifier tracking
  • Breeding and genetic data
  • Health and medication records
  • Financial tracking (purchase/sale)
  • Government database integration (Premium)
  • Unlimited animal entries (Premium)
Features
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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

About

PigExpert

Features
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Save up to 70% time with PigExpert, the most modern and complete herd management system for sows and wean-to-finish operations. Much less work in the office and in the barn, because you can enter all data directly and easily in the operation. This means less paperwork, fewer errors, up-to-date management information and above all, more job satisfaction! PigExpert offers complete data entry directly in the barn, for sows, piglet rearing as well as fattening pigs. PigExpert offers many data links, such as feeding and breeding data as well as complete tracking & tracing of individual animals from birth until slaughter and offspring tests. For optimal use we advise professional hand terminals in combination with barcodes or electronic ear tags. PigExpert offers real-time management reporting on your production and valuable alerts. Our customers say: "PigExpert saves us a lot of labour, because we can do the data entry directly from inside the barn. The flexibility of the system is remarkable. We easily adjusted the system settings to fit our own needs and demands.“ Converting your old system to PigExpert is easy – contact us today! Download the app right away and simply request a demo account via Info@AgriSyst.com. If you have any questions about the app, please contact the AgriSyst support team on +31 495 747 104.

Screenshots

Herd4 screens
PigExpert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PigExpert at none against Herd's 1. Herd's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks 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. Herd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. PigExpert asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Herd ships an update every 3 weeks, PigExpert every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Herd versus PigExpert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdPigExpert
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiseburn LimitedAgrovision

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Herd

Subscriptions1
  • Herd Premium$1.991 Month
None

PigExpert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Herd free?
Herd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PigExpert free?
PigExpert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Herd or PigExpert have ads?
Neither Herd nor PigExpert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Herd or PigExpert?
Herd ships an update every 3 weeks, and PigExpert every 2 months. Most recently, Herd was updated on September 19, 2026 and PigExpert on September 12, 2026.

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