Comparison

eShepherd vs Pasture Ai

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

Head to head
About

eShepherd

This app allows farmers to view their farm map, including animal locations and paddock status. It facilitates scanning animals and uploading data to track them, and sends push notifications for critical events like animal distress or escapes.

Highlights
  • View farm map with current location
  • Track animals with mob color
  • Manage active/inactive virtual paddocks
  • Scan animals and neckbands
  • Upload session data
  • Receive critical event notifications
Features
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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!

About

Pasture Ai

Features
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Turn your smartphone into a powerful pasture management tool. Pasture Ai uses advanced computer vision and machine learning to provide instant, lab-quality assessment of your pasture’s nutritional value. Stop guessing and start making data-driven grazing decisions in seconds. Whether you are a dairy farmer managing rotation lengths or a livestock producer optimizing feed intake, Pasture Ai gives you the data you need without the wait for traditional lab tests. KEY FEATURES: Instant Nutritional Analysis Simply snap a photo of your grass to receive immediate data on key parameters. Our AI models, trained on thousands of samples, analyze: - Dry Matter (DM): Calculate pasture cover (kgDM/ha) to manage your feed inventory. - Metabolizable Energy (ME): Ensure your herd is getting the energy required for optimal production. - Crude Protein (CP): Monitor protein levels to balance animal diet. AI Grazing Consultant - Have a specific question about your paddock? Our built-in AI Consultant analyzes your specific photos to answer complex questions about feed quality, grazing timing, and herd management strategies tailored to your current conditions. Smart Feed Calculator - Take the guesswork out of rationing. Use your scan results directly in our integrated Feed Calculator to determine the precise nutritional balance for your herd and identify surplus or deficit calls immediately. My Paddock History - Keep your farm organized. Save every scan by Farm Name and Paddock Number. Track historical trends in pasture quality to improve long-term land management. WHY CHOOSE PASTURE AI? - Accurate: Benchmarked against thousands of real-world samples. - Fast: Get results in seconds, right in the paddock. - Cost-Effective: Reduce the need for expensive and slow laboratory testing. - Easy to Use: Designed for use in the field—just point, shoot, and analyze. Optimize your grazing today with Pasture Ai.

Screenshots

eShepherd4 screens
Pasture Ai4 screens

Verdict

The call

eShepherd and Pasture Ai are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eShepherd ships an update every 10 days, Pasture Ai every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
eShepherd versus Pasture Ai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereShepherdPasture Ai
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGallagher eShepherd Pty LtdHerd Scan

In-app purchases

None

eShepherd

No in-app purchases

None

Pasture Ai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eShepherd free?
eShepherd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pasture Ai free?
Pasture Ai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eShepherd or Pasture Ai have ads?
Neither eShepherd nor Pasture Ai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eShepherd or Pasture Ai?
eShepherd ships an update every 10 days, and Pasture Ai every 8 days. Most recently, eShepherd was updated on November 12, 2026 and Pasture Ai on November 5, 2026.

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