Comparison

Laminitis vs Blooming Riders

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

Head to head
About

Laminitis

This app helps horse owners monitor weather conditions to assess the risk of laminitis from grazing. It predicts non-structural carbohydrate levels in grass based on local weather, alerting users to potential dangers for horses prone to this condition.

Highlights
  • Real-time risk level monitoring
  • Location-based or searched monitoring
  • In-app educational information
  • NSC forecast up to 24 hours
  • Risk alert advisories
  • Advanced weather analytics
Features
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Laminitis®, the official Laminitis Risk® app, a Grazing Risk Monitoring Service provides horse owners with a practical tool to help monitor weather conditions in a way that can be used to warn when grazing on grass posses an increased risk to horses prone to laminitis. Local weather conditions are monitored and used to predict the rise and fall of non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) in C3 grasses and starch in C4 grasses. When the predicted levels of NSCs or starch increase, this is shown as a rise in risk. Under extreme weather conditions grass can become stressed and in these circumstances significantly increase the risk of a horse becoming footy or suffering a laminitic episode. When this type of weather pattern happens the risk gauge will rapidly increase to High and maintain this level until the NSC and grass stress levels are predicted to have lowered again. Today, laminitis is a major problem for horses worldwide and is one of the most common causes of lameness. With the help of this app as an educational tool, it is hoped that fewer horses will suffer from this condition in the future. With the standard version of the Laminitis app, the one-time purchase grants you access to the core features: • Quick & easy access to realtime monitoring of the risk level where you are • Choice of using your current location (GPS) or use the built-in search to locate the place you would like to monitor • Access to in-app educational information For additional weather data and advanced features a single subscription grants you access to: • Access NSC forecast levels up to 24 hours in advance to support better grazing safety decisions • Laminitis Risk® notifications alerts and daily reminders • Advanced weather analytics to estimate Fructan, Starch, Simple sugars and NSC levels • Configurable temperature statistics (over 24hr period) • Hourly UV levels and cloud cover • Daylight hours: Sunrise, Midday, Sunset (local time zones) • Wind, Humidity & Pressure readings • Global search (includes all supported countries) DISCLAIMER This application is not intended as a replacement for correct animal husbandry or to replace veterinary advice, it's role is simply to act as an additional early warning tool to advise when grasses at the location you have selected are likely to be 'under stress' and therefore to have accumulated excess non-structural carbohydrates (NSC, i.e. sugars, starch or fructan) which could significantly increase the risk of a laminitic episode should it be grazed. This app can give you a warning when the risk of grazing induced laminitis is rising or high. However, individual horses vary widely in their ability to tolerate fluctuations in NSC levels so what is safe for one horse may not be safe for another. In addition, grazing is only one risk factor for laminitis and you need also to be aware of the risks posed by other causes, including toxins, metabolic problems and sugar and starch levels in hard feed, which cannot be measured by this app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Laminitis Risk® app: https://www.laminitis-risk.com/

About

Blooming Riders

Access over 200 hours of video courses on horse training, behavior, and management from top professionals. Learn dressage, jumping, horsemanship, and nutrition anytime, anywhere, and save your favorite lessons.

Highlights
  • 200+ hours of video courses
  • 30 exclusive programs
  • Expert instructors
  • Dressage, jumping, horsemanship, nutrition
  • Save favorite videos
  • Offline viewing
Features
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Cours vidéo sur l’éducation, l’entraînement et la gestion du cheval Votre cheval montre des problèmes de comportement ? Vous rencontrez un blocage dans votre travail monté ? Ou vous souhaitez simplement booster votre niveau équestre à l’aide des meilleurs professionnels ? Blooming Riders est l’app faite pour vous ! Utilisée par des cavaliers amateurs et professionnels, l’app vous donne accès à 200h de cours vidéo répartis dans 30 programmes exclusifs, créés par des experts reconnus en dressage, jumping, horsemanship et nutrition. Avec cette app, regardez nos programmes n'importe où, enregistrez vos vidéos favorites et appliquez ensuite vos acquis auprès de votre cheval ! En suivant ce lien vous pourrez trouver le contrat de licence de l'utilisateur final d'Apple (CLUF) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/chfr/terms.html

Screenshots

Laminitis4 screens
Blooming Riders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blooming Riders at Free against Laminitis's $5.99. Blooming Riders also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Laminitis's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (31% vs 20%). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Blooming Riders is free to download; Laminitis costs $5.99 up front. Laminitis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Blooming Riders sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Laminitis versus Blooming Riders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaminitisBlooming Riders
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVIZARBlooming Riders BE

Customer experience

Laminitis

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative60.9%

Blooming Riders

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Laminitis

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App gets stuck on 'One moment...' screen
  • Freezes and stops working for no reason

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update app to support latest iOS versions
  • Improve location accuracy and coverage
  • Add more advanced features like alerts and notifications

Blooming Riders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Laminitis

Subscriptions2
  • Laminitis Enhanced Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Laminitis Enhanced Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Blooming Riders

Subscriptions3
  • Abonnement Mensuel3 Days trial$27.991 Month
  • Abonnement Trimestriel3 Days trial$67.993 Months
  • Abonnement annuel3 Days trial$214.991 Year

Questions

Is Laminitis free?
Laminitis costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Blooming Riders free?
Blooming Riders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Laminitis or Blooming Riders have ads?
Blooming Riders shows ads; Laminitis does not.
Which is updated more often, Laminitis or Blooming Riders?
Laminitis ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blooming Riders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Laminitis was updated on November 6, 2026 and Blooming Riders on November 3, 2026.

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