Polework Patterns vs Equiyd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polework Patterns
Discover new ways to engage your horse with a variety of polework exercises. This app offers 40 unique layouts, searchable by pole count and developmental focus, with suggested exercises and difficulty ratings. Save your favorites for quick access.
- 40 unique polework layouts
- Searchable by pole count
- Filter by horse development focus
- Suggested exercises with difficulty ratings
- Color-coded pace indicators
- Favorites folder
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Do you love polework but have run out of ideas how to use your poles? Are you looking to engage your horse’s brain as well as their body in a fun and beneficial way? Do you get bored in the arena and need to help finding new ways to keep both you and your horse entertained? If the answer is yes to any of the above then you need the Polework Patterns App by Fancy Footwork Equestrian in your life! This app includes 40 different layouts (20 main and 20 random) which are designed to be multi directional and use between one and twenty poles. There are several unique features including: - the option to search for layouts based on the amount of poles you want to use: • 1–5 poles • 6–10 poles • 11–15 poles • 16–20 poles - the option to search for exercises based on what area of a horse’s development you want to focus on – here you will find 15 categories including • Balance • Core • Engagement • Response to rider • ... and more! - a random button which can be used if you can’t decide which layout to go for, or if you like to live a little dangerously! Either way press that random button, watch the poles spin, the confetti fall and then marvel as your layout is revealed! - all of the layouts have different suggested exercises to use (four options for the main layouts and two options for the random layouts), each of which are colour-coded to show which pace to use, and a proposed difficulty rating attached to help you decide if that exercise is suitable to your horse’s stage of training. - 120 potential exercises with four suggestions given per exercise as to what areas it could help your horse improve on. (Flexibility, straightness etc) - a “Favourites” folder where you can add any of the 80 exercises used in the main layouts for quick and easy access. - all for a one off price! No monthly subscription. No annual membership. Buy it once and that's it; its yours to keep! Polework patterns was developed by the creator of Fancy Footwork Equestrian, Nina Gill. Nina is a qualified coach who runs Polework clinics full-time and is passionate about her work and the many benefits of polework. This passion has led to Fancy Footwork Equestrian collaborating with some of the U.K.’s biggest equestrian YouTubers and influencers, as well as having Polework training articles printed in three of the biggest equine magazines to date. With this app you will never run out of Polework ideas, even the biggest layouts have been designed to be broken down into smaller sections so that those sections can be used as a standalone layout if you don’t have enough poles to build the whole thing.
Equiyd
This app uses AI to analyze your riding performance by processing uploaded videos. It helps manage horse care, training records, and important dates, offering insights to improve your equestrian skills. Secure profiles and smart reminders are included for better horse management.
- AI riding performance analysis
- Horse and rider profile creation
- Care and training record management
- Smart reminders for key dates
- Video analysis for movement and form
- Equine assistant chatbot
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Manage your horse. Understand performance. Keep everything in one place. Equiyd is an all-in-one horse management app combining care records, training, horse health information, riding performance, AI analysis and intelligent insights in one secure digital record. Create your horse profile, manage everyday care, record training, track important dates and build a clearer picture of your horse over time. Whether you are a leisure rider, competitive rider, owner, trainer or equestrian professional, Equiyd helps you manage your horse, care better, train smarter and understand performance. HORSE MANAGEMENT IN ONE PLACE Keep your horse’s important information together instead of spread across messages, notebooks and different apps. • Create secure digital horse and rider profiles • Manage horse care and training records • Record vaccinations, farrier, dentistry and other care • Track exercise, turnout, training and important events • Set reminders for key dates • Build a continuous digital record for each horse • Keep horse records organised and accessible • Track progress and patterns over time AI RIDING & PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS Equiyd goes beyond traditional horse management. Upload images and riding videos to access AI-powered horse riding analysis, movement analysis, biomechanics and performance insights. Use objective information alongside your own experience to better understand your horse’s movement, training and progress. Equiyd continues to develop new intelligent tools including gait analysis, riding analysis, conformation assessment and Smart Course Walk. CONNECT YOUR RIDES WITH EQUIYD CAPTURE Equiyd can also be used alongside Equiyd Capture, our horse riding, gait and performance app, available separately on the App Store. Equiyd Capture uses the phone you already carry to record riding sessions, GPS and high-frequency movement data while you ride. Captured sessions connect back to the horse’s Equiyd record, bringing horse management, training, riding data and performance analysis together in one ecosystem. Record the ride in Equiyd Capture. Understand the bigger picture in Equiyd. YOUR HORSE. YOUR TEAM. YOUR DATA. Equiyd is designed around the horse and the people who care for them. Share appropriate records with riders, trainers, grooms and equestrian professionals while maintaining control over your horse’s information. Equiyd helps create one connected record rather than different versions of the same horse’s history being held by different people. EQUi-AGENT Access Equi-Agent, your intelligent equine assistant, to help you understand the information stored about your horse and turn everyday records into useful insight. The more complete the horse’s record becomes, the more context Equiyd can use to support better-informed decisions around management, training and performance. BUILT FOR EVERY KIND OF HORSE OWNER Equiyd can support: • Leisure riders • Competitive riders • Dressage riders • Showjumpers • Event riders • Horse owners • Trainers and coaches • Grooms and yards • Equestrian professionals From everyday horse care and stable management to advanced horse riding analysis, biomechanics and performance intelligence, Equiyd gives you one place to manage and understand your horse. Free to download and free to start. Manage your horse with confidence. Understand performance. Turn everyday information into intelligent insight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Equiyd at Free against Polework Patterns's $3.99. Equiyd also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). Polework Patterns's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 79%) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Equiyd is free to download; Polework Patterns costs $3.99 up front. Polework Patterns sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Equiyd sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Polework Patterns against 5.0 for Equiyd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Polework Patterns's written reviews are positive against 79% of Equiyd's.
Polework Patterns ships an update every 6 months, Equiyd every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polework Patterns | Equiyd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nina Gill | Equiyd Limited |
Customer experience
Polework Patterns
Equiyd
In-app purchases
Polework Patterns
- Patterns Add-On #1$2.99
Equiyd
- Essential Monthly$2.991 Month
- Equiyd Active$4.991 Month
- Equiyd Professional1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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- Equiyd Essential$29.991 Year
- Equiyd Active$49.991 Year
- Equiyd Professional1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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