Comparison

Cattle Records vs RanchScan

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

Head to head
About

Cattle Records

Manage your cattle herd, track treatments, and record important data. Vet clinics can manage clients and their animals. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks data export for clinics.

Highlights
  • Record cattle treatments and calves
  • Create and manage custom vaccines
  • Mass apply treatments and sort cattle
  • Grant/remove access for hired hands
  • Vet clinic client management
  • Export client data to Excel (subscription)
  • Calendar events for ranch activities
Features
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All functionality is available for free users. Manage all cattle and vaccines on your own, or join a Vet Clinic. For Vet Clinics, sign up for Free quickly and view all client data! Free accounts are limited to 50 animals. This app allows you to record all cattle records. Quickly create multiple cattle and apply treatments, calves, pregnant checks, and meat withdrawal limits. Create your own vaccines and manage cattle herds. Quickly mass apply treatments or sort them. -Ability to grant and remove access to hired hands and records when they make edits. -If you are a Vet Clinic, instantly sign up in the app and approve/deny requests for clients joining your vet clinic. Being a Vet clinic allows you to view and manage all clients data, including applying treatments and adding cattle to the clients account. -Vet clinics have the ability to export all data for a client's account to excel if needed. -Vet clinics manage their own vaccines that their clients can use. -Add calendar events that can be seen across your ranch All data is stored in Apple's Cloudkit. This app is not liable and does not provide instructions for applying vaccines, refer to your Vet Clinic on vaccine dosages and instructions. All features are available with ads except exporting data. An optional monthly subscription is available to remove ads and export data as a Vet Clinic and increased number of animals for $.99 monthly. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

RanchScan

Features
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RanchScan brings professional-grade cattle assessment to your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED A subscription is required to access all features. A free trial is available for new accounts (7 days or 10 scans, whichever comes first). RanchScan is a decision-support tool and is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sharpixeltech.com/english-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Cattle Records4 screens
RanchScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RanchScan at none against Cattle Records's shown. RanchScan also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cattle Records sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and RanchScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $199.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cattle Records ships an update every 2 months, RanchScan every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cattle Records versus RanchScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCattle RecordsRanchScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHarden Consulting LLCSharpixel LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cattle Records

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
2 purchases

RanchScan

Subscriptions2
  • RanchScan Annual, 200 Uses7 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • RanchScan Annual, Unlimited7 Days trial$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Cattle Records free?
Cattle Records is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RanchScan free?
RanchScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cattle Records or RanchScan have ads?
Cattle Records shows ads; RanchScan does not.
Which is updated more often, Cattle Records or RanchScan?
Cattle Records ships an update every 2 months, and RanchScan every 4 days. Most recently, Cattle Records was updated on November 5, 2026 and RanchScan on November 5, 2026.

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