Comparison

HerdTracker vs Cud Bud

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

Head to head

HerdTracker

Free

💼 Business

★ 5.04 ratingsView app →

Grass and Cows

About

HerdTracker

Manage your cattle herd's breeding, lineage, and individual animal attributes. This app helps you track herd valuation and provides comprehensive inventory management for livestock.

Highlights

Breeding tracking
Lineage management
Animal attribute tracking
Herd valuation
Inventory management

Features

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Inventory for cattle herds supporting tracking of breeding, lineage, animal attributes, herd valuation.

About

Cud Bud

Features

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A real time analytical app for testing utilisation rates of pasture for better more immediate feedback on how cattle are grazing your paddocks and how to best prepare seasonal variability.

Screenshots

HerdTracker4 screens

Cud Bud1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cud Bud at every 3 weeks against HerdTracker's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HerdTracker ships an update every 2 months, Cud Bud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

HerdTracker versus Cud Bud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	HerdTracker	Cud Bud
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (4 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	4 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	39 MB	44 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Raleigh Richard Rhodes Iii	Graham Fletcher

In-app purchases

None

HerdTracker

No in-app purchases

None

Cud Bud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HerdTracker free?

HerdTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Cud Bud free?

Cud Bud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do HerdTracker or Cud Bud have ads?

Neither HerdTracker nor Cud Bud shows ads.

Which is updated more often, HerdTracker or Cud Bud?

HerdTracker ships an update every 2 months, and Cud Bud every 3 weeks. Most recently, HerdTracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cud Bud on October 31, 2026.