Stoktake vs eShepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stoktake
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We do facial recognition for cows. Stoktake is a proud Australian innovation that utilises proprietary image recognition technology to uniquely identify livestock through a single photograph taken with your mobile device. We aim to assist in preventing stock theft and loss of livestock, supplement existing identification technologies, and create a convenient, usable platform to manage each animal's health and ownership history. We are still actively developing and releasing features, meaning it is free to use (fair use policy applies). Features and releases will be regular; you can expect updates as we gauge and act on feedback from our users.
eShepherd
This app allows farmers to view their farm map, including animal locations, paddocks, and watering points. It enables scanning animals and neckbands to create associations and upload session data. Receive critical alerts like "Animal is still/down" or "Animal outside VP" via push notifications.
- Farm map with asset visualization
- Real-time animal location tracking
- Virtual and physical paddock management
- Animal scanning and association
- Session data upload
- Critical event push notifications
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View assets on your farm map: • Your current location • Animals shown with mob colour • Active and inactive virtual paddocks • Physical paddocks & watering points Perform key jobs out in the paddock: • Connect your scanning device and scan animals and neckbands to create associations within a session • Upload sessions to populate your account with tracked animals • Turn on/off virtual paddocks Receive Push Notifications so that you are informed of critical events, such as: • “Animal is still/down” - possibly a sick animal • “Animal outside VP” - escapees!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eShepherd at every 10 days against Stoktake's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stoktake ships an update every 2 months, eShepherd every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stoktake | eShepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Z Ware Development Pty Ltd | Gallagher eShepherd Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Stoktake
No in-app purchases
eShepherd
No in-app purchases









