Comparison

COTW Companion vs HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY

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

Head to head
About

COTW Companion

This app provides comprehensive information for players of a popular hunting simulation game. It details animals, weapons, reserves, and maps, along with dynamic need zone data. Users can also track their in-game harvests and progress.

Highlights
  • Huntable animal information
  • Usable weapons and callers
  • Reserve details
  • Interactive maps
  • Dynamic need zones
  • Harvest saving (Catch book)
  • Harvest tracking (Counters)
Features
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Companion application for the game theHunter™ Call of the Wild. The application offers information about huntable animals, usable weapons and callers, and information about reserves you can hunt in. The application also offers maps and a list of need zones changing over time. One of the newest versions brought a way to save your harvests to Catch book as well as a way to count your harvests with Counters.

About

HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY

Manage your rabbit and cavy breeding operations with this comprehensive herd management tool. Track animal profiles, breeding cycles, pedigrees, show entries, and sales. Organize your entire herd and breeding history efficiently.

Highlights
  • Detailed animal profiles
  • Breeding and litter tracking
  • Pedigree generation and import
  • Show entry preparation
  • Sales and payment requests
  • Offline record keeping
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HERDMASTER is a herd management app built for rabbit and cavy breeders. Keep essential records organized at home, in the barn, and at shows. Keep working with locally stored herd records offline after sign-in and any required account checks. MANAGE YOUR HERD • Create detailed animal profiles with identification, breed, variety, purpose, ownership, photos, notes, and history. • Search and organize active, sold, transferred, and archived animals. • Track weights, health records, schedules, and important dates. BREEDING AND LITTERS • Plan and record breedings with species-aware milestones. • Track pregnancies, litters, kits, fostering, weaning, and outcomes. • Keep sire, dam, and descendant information connected. PEDIGREES AND IMPORTS • Pedigrees show the animal with its parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. • Generate polished pedigree PDFs and share them through iOS. • Import from Evans (XML, HTM, or text-based PDF pedigrees) and Everbreed (CSV exports or a public pedigree link). Import options vary by plan. SHOW TOOLS • Prepare rabbit and cavy show entries using breed and age-class rules. • Organize multiple shows in one weekend, review entries, override classes when needed, and hand a completed entry to iOS Mail. • Record show results and winnings with the animal's history. SALES AND PAYMENT REQUESTS • Record the buyer and sold date on each animal. • Share a Venmo or PayPal payment request for physical animal-related transactions. HERDMASTER does not process or confirm those payments. SYNC, BACKUP, AND CONTROL • iCloud sync is a limited pilot feature. The pilot is temporarily paused, so iCloud sync is not currently available. If the pilot resumes, access will be limited to approved participants who also have a Breeder or Show Breeder plan. Purchasing a plan does not grant pilot access. • Export records and delete your account from inside the app. HERDMASTER accounts must be created and maintained by an adult age 18 or older. A person age 13 through 17 may use HERDMASTER only through an account created and maintained by that person's parent or legal guardian. Some features require a paid subscription or lifetime purchase. Availability varies by plan. Terms of Use: https://herdmaster.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://herdmaster.app/privacy

Screenshots

COTW Companion4 screens
HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COTW Companion at none against HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY's 7. COTW Companion also leads on ratings volume (230 vs 43) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. COTW Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COTW Companion has 230 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of COTW Companion's written reviews are positive against 96% of HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COTW Companion ships an update every 5 weeks, HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
COTW Companion versus HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOTW CompanionHERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (230 ratings)4.9 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews95.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings230 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJan StehnoHerdMaster LLC

Customer experience

COTW Companion

All ratings228 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative3.1%

HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

COTW Companion

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App freezes when viewing animal needs on maps
  • Search button malfunction
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Reserves not displaying correctly
  • Water zones no longer visible on maps
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  • Incorrect rarity classification for some animals
  • Missing information for anniversary weapons

Requested features

15 requests
  • 360-degree view of rare fur types
  • Night vision mode for rare fur identification
  • Visual gallery of all fur variations
  • Fishing/angler companion section
  • Great One reference guide
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  • DLC-specific information section
  • Collectibles and POI tracking
  • Achievement tracking system
  • Multi-mount customization preview
  • Hotspot maps for animal locations
  • Map zoom functionality
  • Catch book with fur type and weight details
  • Compatible items beyond just ammunition
  • Faster update synchronization with game releases
  • Official partnership with Avalanche Studios

HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

COTW Companion

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY

Subscriptions4
  • Breeder Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Show Breeder Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Breeder Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Show Breeder Annual14 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • Show Breeder Lifetime Upgrade$50.00
  • Breeder Lifetime$249.99
  • Show Breeder Lifetime$299.99

Questions

Is COTW Companion free?
COTW Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY free?
HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, COTW Companion or HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY?
HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY is rated higher. COTW Companion averages 4.7 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY averages 4.9 from 43 ratings.
Do COTW Companion or HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY have ads?
Neither COTW Companion nor HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COTW Companion or HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY?
COTW Companion ships an update every 5 weeks, and HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY every 6 days. Most recently, COTW Companion was updated on November 3, 2026 and HERDMASTER RABBIT & CAVY on November 5, 2026.

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