Comparison

Equine Drugs vs BEVA Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Equine Drugs

A comprehensive drug reference for veterinarians and veterinary professionals, offering over 700 drug regimens for horses. Includes dose calculators, safety information, and competition use notes. Updates ensure current data for patient care.

Highlights
  • Over 700 drug regimens for horses
  • Dose calculator with pre-filled ranges
  • Continuous infusion calculator
  • Drug safety in pregnancy notes
  • Competition use and detection times
  • User-added notes for each drug
Features
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Get the App already used by over 5000 veterinary professionals worldwide. Covering over 700 separate dose regimens (for over 440 different drugs) this is a complete reference for any veterinarian treating horses.

This mobile formulary is intended for Veterinary Professionals, including veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary nurses, veterinary technicians and veterinary pharmacists and pharmacologists. Both the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) and Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA) also offer this App free to their members as part of their membership benefits package.
• Please read the End-User Legal Agreement (EULA) before downloading this application.

• The database of drugs is updated at least every 3 months. • The emphasis is on quality of information and this App details the drug doses we actually use together with a reference for the dose.
• Drugs can be searched for by generic name or alternative name, including many trade names. Incorporates a handy dose calculator function (with the dose range automatically filled in) to generate the correct dose for any individual patient as well as a continuous infusion calculator for drugs such as lidocaine, insulin and many others.
• Notes are provided for every drug, and user notes can also be added to each drug
• There are notes on use in competition, including detection times published by the FEI, RMTC, EHSLC and USEF.
• Contains information about the safety of each drug in pregnancy, based on available information in horses and other species
• Developed by Dr Kevin Corley DACVIM DACVECC for Veterinary Advances this is an essential resource for practitioners, students, residents and specialists alike.
 Submit any comments or suggestions for drugs to be included in updates at www.veterinaryadvances.com. There is a short video demonstrating some of the features on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/VeterinaryAdvances)

From Equine Veterinary Education, 23(2):105, 2011 (reviewing version 1.2):
"I must admit that initially I was sceptical on having to use an iPhone App to find drug doses. However, its ease of use and with a full range of drugs listed I found myself using it more and more."
"...it delivers a good value basic, user friendly formulary that is ideal for checking up on doses and specific drug interactions/side effects." • A subscription is charged to allow for frequent updates of the data. • For the safety of your patients, the App will not display drug databases that are more than 6 months old. If you have not downloaded an update in the last 6 months, you will be requested to do so. If you do not have a current subscription, you will need to subscribe to allow the download. 
• Subscriptions are charged monthly.
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
• Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and will identify the cost of the renewal
• Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase

The terms of use of this App can be found at: www.veterinaryadvances.com/EquineDrugs/EULA.pdf

About

BEVA Buddy

Features
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Top features • Quickly access essential resources and guidance that will help you when on the yard • Share videos, information leaflets and other resources with your clients straight from your phone • Listen to equine veterinary podcasts and soundbites between calls • Keep up to date with the latest industry news • Use the member discussion boards to chat, discuss and share with other BEVA members • Never miss the most important news from BEVA with selected push notifications Exclusively available to BEVA members.

Screenshots

Equine Drugs4 screens
BEVA Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BEVA Buddy at none against Equine Drugs's 1. Equine Drugs's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Equine Drugs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. BEVA Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equine Drugs ships an update every 4 months, BEVA Buddy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Equine Drugs versus BEVA Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquine DrugsBEVA Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB75 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSycamore Lodge Equine HospitalBEVA Congress

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Equine Drugs

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$2.491 Month
None

BEVA Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equine Drugs free?
Equine Drugs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BEVA Buddy free?
BEVA Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Equine Drugs or BEVA Buddy have ads?
Neither Equine Drugs nor BEVA Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equine Drugs or BEVA Buddy?
Equine Drugs ships an update every 4 months, and BEVA Buddy every 3 months. Most recently, Equine Drugs was updated on November 10, 2026 and BEVA Buddy on November 3, 2026.

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