Comparison

Between The Reins vs ShowRing Live

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

Head to head
About

Between The Reins

Access unfiltered training programs from world champion barrel racers. Learn horsemanship, improve riding skills, and develop a stronger mental game with expert advice and a vast video library. New content is added weekly.

Highlights
  • World champion training programs
  • Unfiltered real-time training
  • Horsemanship and riding improvement
  • Mental game development
  • Searchable video library
  • Weekly new video releases
  • Round table discussions
Features
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Between The Reins provides an authentic and unedited look into the training programs of three world champions. It is the only barrel racing platform that offers real and unfiltered content, covering every aspect of the training process, from groundwork with a 2-year-old horse to tuning up an open horse. With our expert advice, you will learn how to improve your horsemanship, become a stronger rider, develop a stronger mental game, and more. Inside or outside the arena - these skills will teach you how to be successful.   Between The Reins' extensive library allows you to search by keyword, rider, horses, or pattern-related issues.  With five new videos released each week, you can keep track of your favorite horse through its entire training process.  Additionally, our video library features highly popular round table discussions, where our trainers delve into major challenges within the barrel racing industry and conduct interviews with other top professionals in several equine performance disciplines. These videos show the real process of developing champion barrel racing horses.  Learn current strategies and techniques being used on horses at their unique time of development and training.  See the real struggles and successes of training barrel horses from multi-million dollar winning world champion trainers! Our app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. Terms of service: https://watch.betweenthereins.us/pages/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://watch.betweenthereins.us/pages/privacy-policy

About

ShowRing Live

Stay updated with live horse show schedules and receive timely notifications for your classes. This app provides real-time updates on ring activity, class progress, and important announcements, ensuring you never miss a moment. It works offline and requires no account for a privacy-first experience.

Highlights
  • Live ring activity updates
  • Personalized class timelines
  • Push notifications for class changes
  • Full schedule browsing and filtering
  • Offline schedule access
  • Show information and directions
Features
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ShowRing Live turns your phone into the live schedule at the horse show. See what's happening in the ring right now, when your classes are coming up, and get a push notification the moment your number is called — without waiting for the PA or refreshing a web page. Built for riders, trainers, parents, and spectators at saddlebred, morgan, hackney, roadster, arabian, ranch, and open shows. LIVE NOW See the current class in the ring, on-deck class, and next few upcoming classes with live estimated start times. Progress bar shows how far the show has run today and whether the ring is on schedule, ahead, or behind. FOLLOW YOUR CLASSES Tap the star on any class, horse, or rider to follow them. Your picks show up in one personalized timeline — My Classes — with a time-until-start estimate for each. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get alerts for the things you care about: - Class approaching — heads-up before your class starts (you choose 10, 15, or 30 minutes) - Class entering the ring — the moment you need to be ringside - Schedule changes — scratches, delays, and order shifts - Results posted — for the classes you followed - Broadcasts — urgent messages from show management FULL SCHEDULE Browse the complete schedule grouped by day. Filter by division, search by class number, or view just the classes you're following. Scheduled breaks, scratches, and delays are clearly marked. SHOW INFO Venue address with one-tap directions in Apple Maps, officials and contacts, social events, sponsor recognition, and quick links to the show's website, HorseShowsOnline, and live stream. WORKS OFFLINE The schedule is cached on your device, so ShowRing Live keeps working even when cell service drops at the showgrounds. It reconnects and syncs automatically the moment you're back online. PRIVACY-FIRST No account required to use the app. No ads, no tracking, no personal data collected. Your followed classes are stored on your device. SHOWS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED Shows are added as management onboards. Pull down to refresh the list, or open a deep link from your show's QR code or email to jump straight to your show. FREE. Built by horse show people for horse show people. Questions, feedback, or want ShowRing at your show? Email hello@showring.app.

Screenshots

Between The Reins3 screens
ShowRing Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowRing Live at none against Between The Reins's 2. ShowRing Live also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Between The Reins's advantage is ratings volume (325 vs 9) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. Between The Reins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $30.00 per month. ShowRing Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Between The Reins against 5.0 for ShowRing Live. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Between The Reins has 325 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Between The Reins ships an update monthly, ShowRing Live every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Between The Reins versus ShowRing Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetween The ReinsShowRing Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (325 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings325 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetween The Reins IncApparent Logic, LLC

Customer experience

Between The Reins

All ratings325 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

ShowRing Live

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Between The Reins

Subscriptions2
  • Silver - Monthly$30.001 Month
  • Gold - Yearly$299.001 Year
None

ShowRing Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Between The Reins free?
Between The Reins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShowRing Live free?
ShowRing Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Between The Reins or ShowRing Live?
ShowRing Live is rated higher. Between The Reins averages 4.9 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while ShowRing Live averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Between The Reins or ShowRing Live have ads?
Neither Between The Reins nor ShowRing Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Between The Reins or ShowRing Live?
Between The Reins ships an update monthly, and ShowRing Live every 4 days. Most recently, Between The Reins was updated on November 3, 2026 and ShowRing Live on October 31, 2026.

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