Comparison

Camping List vs Calf Keeper

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

Head to head

Calving Book / Cattle Records

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.25 ratingsView app →

About

Camping List

Create and manage reusable camping checklists with pre-loaded categories like clothes, cooking, and equipment. Easily add, edit, and organize items, then share your lists via PDF. Perfect for planning any outdoor adventure.

Highlights

Pre-loaded camping sub-lists
Add, delete, and modify items
Check/uncheck items
Copy, paste, and delete items
Share and print via PDF
Reset lists for reuse

Features

Read full description

Camping List is a clean, simple, reusable checklist app, pre-loaded with an initial collection of useful camping-related sub-lists, such as "Clothes", "Cooking and Dining", and "Equipment". Each list contains useful items you might take on a camping trip. Add, delete, and modify the items and lists as you please. - Tap on a Sublist to navigate, or tap on an Item to Check or Uncheck that Item. - Press and hold to Copy, Paste, or Delete Items - Share and print your list via PDF - Reset the entire list, or individual Sublists, in order to use them over and over again.

About

Calf Keeper

This app helps livestock owners manage their herds by tracking calf births, linking animals, and calculating calving dates. Premium features allow for custom data fields, animal scoring, photo uploads, and collaborative herd management.

Highlights

Calf birth tracking
Herd linking (cows, bulls)
Gestation calculator
Customizable data fields
Animal scoring
Photo uploads
Collaborative herd management

Features

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Calf Keeper is a calving book designed to be simple, easy to use, and customizable. Users can track data about calves as they're born and also link the calves to cows and bulls in their cattle herd. A gestation calculator is also provided to calculate approximate calving dates. By upgrading to Calf Keeper PLUS, users can customize their data entry. New fields can be added to allow you to track the data that is important to your operation. Users can also track customizable scores to help build a better picture of the quality of an animal. PRO users can add up to 10 photos per animal and also invite other users to manage their herd. When changes are made by other users, you can receive a notification to stay up to date with the latest status of your herd. Before purchasing a subscription, try a free 30-day trial to see if Calf Keeper is right for your operation. Calf Keeper is powered by Cattle Market Mobile. Terms of Service: https://www.calfkeeper.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

Camping List4 screens

Calf Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Calf Keeper at Free against Camping List's $3.99. Calf Keeper also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). Camping List's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (63% vs 33%). On 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

Calf Keeper is free to download; Camping List costs $3.99 up front. Calf Keeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Camping List asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camping List ships an update every 9 months, Calf Keeper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Camping List versus Calf Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Camping List	Calf Keeper
Price	$3.99	Free — better
Rating	—	4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	62.9% of reviews — better	33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	5 — better
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free — better	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	56 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Engineered Stuff	CattleSync, LLC

Customer experience

Camping List

Written reviews105 reviews

Positive62.9%

Neutral14.3%

Negative22.9%

Calf Keeper

All ratings5 ratings

Positive80.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative20.0%

Written reviews3 reviews

Positive33.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Camping List

Reported bugs

15 issues

Custom items disappeared after update
App not working on iPhone after iOS update
Doesn't save new items or checked items
Keeps shutting off
Preloaded menu missing

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Can't reset list
Suggested lists gone after reinstall
App crashes or shuts off
Text is clustered and frustrating to read
No sub categories
Kicked off when going to certain lists
App crashes when trying to add items
Doesn't work in iOS 5, keeps resetting
Counterintuitive to edit/add items
App closes when selecting cancel or adding items

Requested features

55 requests

iCloud syncing between devices
Import items from spreadsheets/CSV/XML
Print button for checklists
Direct printing option
Clear all checked items at once

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Sort lists manually
Make letters smaller
Text wrapping for full item visibility
Quantities for items
Directions on how to use the app
Print lists separately and email separately
Put lists in alphabetical order
Gray out options once ticked off
Sync list between devices via cloud
Control which lists are sent via email
Editing existing items instead of deleting and writing new ones
Copying whole lists
Emailing specific sublists
Option to tick packed items or cross them out
List sharing across devices and users
Show only unchecked items feature
Get rid of background image
Hide checked items
Large list of items to pick from
Make a list for leaving the campsite
Single tap to check/uncheck
Tags for trip-specific items
Copy, move, and rename improvements
Save backup on the cloud or online
Create different trip lists (e.g., cabin trip, ATV trip)
Color change for list title or simpler list distinction
Separate and move created lists to the front page
What I need to buy list
Export lists from iPad to iPod
Number of items in stock (inventory)
Quantity functionality
Better way to add items to a list (e.g., '+' sign)
Photo 'tag' function for each item
Change quantities
Link to directly AirPrint the list
Recognize category when adding an item
Single tap to check/uncheck
Tags for trip-specific items
Reset button for menus
Different master lists (e.g., Primitive vs. Non-primitive, seasons)
Search function
Badge reminder for unchecked items
Auto-alphabetizing of new items
Copy/paste a whole checklist
Mutual subfolder for more than one checklist
Ask how many of each item
Make multiple master checklists
Sharing lists between other app users
Repeat list function for family members
Shipping list/still need to buy option

Calf Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Camping List

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Calf Keeper

Subscriptions4

Calf Keeper Plus (Monthly)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
Calf Keeper Pro (Monthly)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
Calf Keeper Plus (Yearly)1 Month trial$59.991 Year

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Calf Keeper Pro (Yearly)1 Month trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Camping List free?

Camping List costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Calf Keeper free?

Calf Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Camping List or Calf Keeper have ads?

Neither Camping List nor Calf Keeper shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Camping List or Calf Keeper?

Camping List ships an update every 9 months, and Calf Keeper every 2 weeks. Most recently, Camping List was updated on November 6, 2026 and Calf Keeper on November 4, 2026.