Guard Med vs HorseShowPrep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guard Med
Never miss a dose again with this medication tracker. Set personalized reminders, log your taken pills, and maintain control over your health regimen. Ensure your well-being by avoiding forgotten medications.
- Medication schedule tracking
- Pill intake logging
- Customizable reminders
- Health control management
- Missed medication alerts
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GuardMed helps you keep track of your medication schedule. Set reminders, mark the pills you take and be sure that your health is under control — forget about missed medications!
HorseShowPrep
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You know your ride time. Everything else follows from it — and that is exactly what HorseShowPrep works out for you. Enter the time you enter the arena. The app counts backwards: when the trailer has to roll, when to load, tack up, groom and feed. What comes out is the one number that matters on the morning of a show — your departure time. YOUR ROUTINE, NOT OURS The dressage show day template that ships with the app is a suggestion, not a rule. Change durations, remove tasks, add your own. That is why the app is worth more at your second show than at your first. Editing a template only affects new shows — a show coming up on Saturday never shifts underneath you. TRAVEL TIME YOU CAN TRUST The app gets the driving time from your yard to the venue via Apple Maps and shows you the route on a map, plus a buffer for the trailer — it is slower than a car. You can override any number yourself, and everything keeps working without a signal. CHANGE ONE THING, EVERYTHING FOLLOWS Start lists get reshuffled, classes run late. Change the start time and the whole plan moves with it — timeline, reminders and, if you want, the calendar entry. ONE CALENDAR ENTRY, NOT TWENTY-FIVE If you like, the app adds your show to your calendar as a single entry: from departure until you are back, with the schedule in the notes. No cluttered calendar. Individual tasks can be added as well if that is what you want. NO ACCOUNT, NO CLOUD No login, no sign-up, no server. Your data stays on your iPhone. No tracking, no ads. The app never asks for your location, and it may only write to your calendar — never read it. WHO IT IS FOR Riders competing in dressage and show jumping who travel with a trailer and would rather not leave the morning of a show to chance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HorseShowPrep at none against Guard Med's 1. HorseShowPrep also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Guard Med's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Guard Med sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. HorseShowPrep asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guard Med ships an update every 6 weeks, HorseShowPrep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Med | HorseShowPrep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Day Apps LP | Lars Bruckschen |
In-app purchases
Guard Med
- Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
HorseShowPrep
No in-app purchases
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