Comparison

HLRBO vs ShedGuide

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

Head to head
About

HLRBO

Discover and lease private hunting land across the nation. Hunters can find available properties, receive alerts, and secure leases. Landowners can list their land and connect with verified hunters for a secure leasing experience.

Highlights
  • Find private hunting land
  • Lease hunting properties
  • Land availability alerts
  • Connect with landowners
  • Digital lease finalization
  • Manage leased properties
Features
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HLRBO makes it easier than ever to find and lease private hunting land across the country. Whether you're a hunter searching for the perfect spot or a landowner looking to lease to verified hunters, HLRBO provides a seamless and secure experience. For Hunters: • Explore thousands of private hunting properties nationwide • Get real-time land availability alerts • Contact verified landowners and secure leases with confidence • Manage your leased properties all in one place For Landowners & Hunters: • Finalize your lease digitally with LandKey — including contract, insurance, and payment Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hlrbo.com/privacy

About

ShedGuide

This app provides detailed terrain maps and shed hunting predictions for mule deer and elk in the Mountain West. It focuses on private data and offers tools to identify high-priority search areas, while ensuring user contributions are anonymized.

Highlights
  • 10-meter terrain data
  • Mule deer and elk search areas
  • Private shed locations
  • Import shed waypoints (GPX, KML, KMZ, CSV)
  • Always-on elevation contours
  • Fixed prediction areas
Features
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Read the mountain before you walk it. ShedGuide turns private shed history, licensed field evidence, and 10-meter terrain data into focused mule deer and elk search areas across the Mountain West. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your shed locations and saved areas are visible only to you. • Shared models learn from accepted contributions without showing another hunter's points or hunting areas. • Searches, notes, selected areas, and map views never train the shared model. • ShedGuide does not collect photos or record background routes. BUILT FOR SHED HUNTING • Switch cleanly between mule deer and elk terrain. • See your private shed markers above the prediction surface. • Import reviewed shed waypoints from GPX, KML, KMZ, and CSV files on your phone. • Read always-on, labeled elevation contours across the map. • Create fixed prediction areas sized for your membership. • View each area's highest-priority terrain instead of an overwhelming statewide heatmap. SAME PREDICTION, DIFFERENT TOOLS Standard and Pro use the same shared prediction and 10-meter score. Pro adds larger prediction areas, greater area capacity, selected terrain-driver layers, and advanced map controls—not a more accurate model. CONTRIBUTE WITHOUT GIVING AWAY YOUR SPOTS Real members agree to license accepted mule deer and elk shed coordinates to a restricted training corpus. The shared model may use terrain characteristics and a protected, low-weight spatial pattern. No other member can retrieve your coordinates, saved areas, searches, or map history. Annual subscriptions are available through the App Store. Selected states lock for the subscription term, with one support correction allowed within seven days. Restore Purchases, subscription management, account export, and account deletion are available in the Account tab. Terrain Match Percentile and Shed Terrain Priority are planning tools—not a calibrated probability, navigation, access advice, or a guarantee that a shed exists. Always verify land access, regulations, closures, weather, and field safety independently. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HLRBO4 screens
ShedGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: HLRBO at free against ShedGuide's free with in-app purchases. HLRBO also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 2) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). ShedGuide's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. HLRBO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $149.00 per year and ShedGuide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for HLRBO against 3.0 for ShedGuide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HLRBO has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HLRBO ships an update fortnightly, ShedGuide weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
HLRBO versus ShedGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHLRBOShedGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (56 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB83 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHunting Land Rentals by Owner, Inc.Calvin Daniel Nowicki

Customer experience

HLRBO

All ratings36 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.4%

ShedGuide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HLRBO

Subscriptions3
  • HLRBO Subscription Silver$149.001 Year
  • HLRBO Subscription Gold$219.001 Year
  • HLRBO Subscription Platinum$269.001 Year
10 purchases

ShedGuide

Subscriptions10
  • Standard · 1 State$19.991 Year
  • Standard · 2 States$39.991 Year
  • Standard · 3 States$59.991 Year
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  • Pro · 1 State$59.991 Year
  • Standard · 4 States$79.991 Year
  • Pro · 2 States$79.991 Year
  • Standard · 5 States$99.991 Year
  • Pro · 3 States$99.991 Year
  • Pro · 4 States$119.991 Year
  • Pro · 5 States$139.991 Year

Questions

Is HLRBO free?
HLRBO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShedGuide free?
ShedGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HLRBO or ShedGuide?
ShedGuide is rated higher. HLRBO averages 2.9 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while ShedGuide averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do HLRBO or ShedGuide have ads?
Neither HLRBO nor ShedGuide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HLRBO or ShedGuide?
HLRBO ships an update fortnightly, and ShedGuide weekly. Most recently, HLRBO was updated on October 23, 2026 and ShedGuide on October 16, 2026.

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