Comparison

Badminton HT vs EquiCalendar

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

Head to head
About

Badminton HT

Stay updated with the Badminton Horse Trials through this official companion app. Access live scoring, news, rider information, shopping, accommodation details, and site maps. Follow the event closely, whether you're attending or watching from home.

Highlights
  • Live Scoring
  • News Updates
  • Rider Biographies
  • Shopping Information
  • Accommodation Details
  • Site and Course Maps
Features
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The official Badminton app is the companion for your mobile phone for staying up to date with everything related to the Badminton Horse Trials. With Live Scoring and access to all the very latest information including, news rider biographies, shopping, where to stay, site and course maps, you’ll stay fully informed about this year’s event whether you’re visiting Badminton, or following the event from afar.

About

EquiCalendar

Features
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EquiCalendar is a free calendar of UK equestrian competitions, clinics and training — find what's on near you, filter to the disciplines you ride, and save the dates that matter. No account, no sign-in, no ads. WHAT'S ON, NEAR YOU Browse upcoming dressage, show jumping, eventing, combined training and more from across the UK. Turn on location and EquiCalendar sorts events by distance and lets you set a radius — "within 30 miles" — so you only see what's actually reachable. FILTER TO YOUR LEVEL Powerful, tappable filters get you to the right events fast: • Discipline — dressage, show jumping, eventing, combined training and others • Series & pathway — amateur and grassroots series such as NSEA, Trailblazers and Pony Club • Level — unaffiliated, affiliated and elite, plus British Showjumping classes • Date — today, this weekend, this month, or pick a specific day • Distance — set a radius around your location PREPARE, COMPETE AND WATCH Three views for your season: Compete, for events you can enter; Prepare, for clinics, lessons, training days and camps to get you and your horse ready; and Watch, for shows and fixtures worth going along to as a spectator. EXPLORE THE MAP Open the Explore tab to see venues with upcoming events plotted on a map. Tap a venue to see how many events are coming up and which disciplines it runs, then jump straight to that venue's event list. Switch to Arena hire to find venues that hire out their arenas for schooling and practice. EVENT DETAILS THAT HELP YOU PLAN Every event has its own page with the date, venue, distance, class list and a map. From there you can: • Add the event to your calendar in one tap • Open the venue in Apple Maps for directions • Visit the organiser's website to enter or find schedules PLAN YOUR SEASON Star any event to save it to your Plan. Your Plan syncs across your own devices through iCloud and works offline too — handy at the yard when signal is patchy. SHARE YOUR PLAN WITH FAMILY Planning a season together? Share your Plan with the people who help — a parent and rider, or the whole family. Send one invite link and everyone sees and edits the same list, with changes kept in sync for each person automatically. One shared Plan, always up to date for everyone on it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no EquiCalendar account to create and no login to browse. Your Plan syncs privately through your own iCloud — shared Plans stay within Apple's iCloud, never on our servers. EquiCalendar shows no adverts and includes no third-party tracking. Your location is used only to show and sort nearby events and is never stored against you; calendar access is write-only, purely to add events you choose. EquiCalendar pulls together fixtures from many UK organisers and venues into one place, so you can spend less time hunting across websites and more time riding.

Screenshots

Badminton HT4 screens
EquiCalendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EquiCalendar at none against Badminton HT's 1. EquiCalendar also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). Badminton HT's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Badminton HT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EquiCalendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Badminton HT ships an update every 5 weeks, EquiCalendar daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Badminton HT versus EquiCalendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBadminton HTEquiCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBadminton Horse Trials Ltd.DARRYL JAMES CAULDWELL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Badminton HT

One-time1
  • Badminton Plus$4.99
None

EquiCalendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Badminton HT free?
Badminton HT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EquiCalendar free?
EquiCalendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Badminton HT or EquiCalendar have ads?
Neither Badminton HT nor EquiCalendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Badminton HT or EquiCalendar?
Badminton HT ships an update every 5 weeks, and EquiCalendar daily. Most recently, Badminton HT was updated on October 9, 2026 and EquiCalendar on October 24, 2026.

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