OnStride vs BarnOps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnStride
This app streamlines equestrian business operations, helping barn managers save time and stay organized. It's designed for managing single or multiple facilities, allowing users to focus on their horses.
- Barn management
- Equestrian business operations
- Time saving
- Organization
- Horse care focus
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Run your barn from your phone: horse health, scheduling, invoicing, and your boarders, all in one place. Now with partial-payment tracking and card-on-file billing. MANAGE EVERY HORSE • Complete horse profiles with owners, stalls, and notes • Health records: vaccinations, Coggins, medications, and weight history • "Good to go" readiness at a glance SCHEDULING THAT KEEPS UP • A unified calendar for lessons, services, tasks, and appointments • Assign work to staff and track it through to done • Recurring schedules for standing appointments BILLING & PAYMENTS, DONE RIGHT • Create and send invoices in seconds • Accept card and bank payments online (powered by Stripe) • Charge a saved card on file, or record cash/check payments • Track partial payments and outstanding balances per client • Services, packages, and recurring billing A PORTAL FOR YOUR BOARDERS • Boarders see their horses, invoices, and documents • Pay invoices and request or book services • Keep everyone on the same page YOUR TEAM, ORGANIZED • Invite staff with role-based permissions • Built-in messaging — team channels and direct messages • Share documents and notices Whether you manage a private barn, a lesson program, or a full boarding facility, OnStride brings your daily operations into one calm, fast app. Questions? Visit https://onstrideapp.com
BarnOps
Streamline equestrian operations with a unified system for managing horses, staff, boarders, and facility tasks. Replace scattered communication and paperwork with organized digital tools for daily care, scheduling, and vendor coordination.
- Horse record management
- Staff scheduling and time tracking
- Event and lesson scheduling
- Digital forms and e-signatures
- Feeding and daily care tracking
- Weather-informed blanket management
- Facility and vendor coordination
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BarnOps: The Operating System for Horse Farms & Equestrian Facilities BarnOps helps horse farms, boarding barns, lesson programs, training facilities, and equestrian businesses manage daily operations from one connected system. Stop juggling texts, spreadsheets, paper forms, whiteboards, and multiple apps. BarnOps brings your office and field teams together so everyone stays informed, accountable, and organized. Whether you're managing horses, staff, boarders, instructors, trainers, lessons, feeding programs, vendors, or facility operations, BarnOps gives you one place to run your entire barn. Horse Management Maintain complete horse records including: • Medical information • Medications and supplements • Feed programs and feeding instructions • Allergy and emergency information • Veterinary preferences • Activity history and notes • Care records and operational logs Keep important information accessible wherever work happens. Staff Operations Coordinate your team with tools built specifically for equestrian facilities: • Staff scheduling • Recurring shifts • Mobile clock-in and clock-out • GPS-supported time tracking • Timesheet visibility • Field-to-office communication • Operational accountability Know who is working, where they are, and what has been completed. Calendar & Scheduling Manage the moving parts of your operation from one calendar: • Lessons • Arena reservations • Vendor visits • Facility events • Horse-related appointments • Staff schedules Reduce scheduling conflicts and keep everyone aligned. Communication & Collaboration Replace scattered text threads with organized communication: • Role-based messaging • Staff communication • Trainer coordination • Instructor collaboration • Boarder communication • Real-time updates between office and field teams The right people see the right information at the right time. Digital Forms & Documents Eliminate paperwork headaches: • Digital waivers • E-signatures • Document collection • Role-based onboarding packets • Record storage • Public form links • Renewal tracking Keep documents organized and accessible. Feeding & Daily Care Track and manage critical daily workflows: • Feeding rounds • Feed plans • Supplement tracking • Care confirmations • Horse-specific instructions Reduce missed tasks and improve consistency. BlanketOps™ Weather-informed blanket management: • Blanket preferences • Blanket status tracking • Seasonal workflows • Horse-specific instructions FlyOps™ Stay on top of seasonal fly management: • Fly mask tracking • Fly sheet tracking • Seasonal management workflows • Horse-level visibility Facility Management Manage the infrastructure behind your operation: • Pasture management • Hay inventory tracking • Water trough tracking • Site and location management • Operational records Vendor Coordination Organize and track service providers: • Veterinarians • Farriers • Chiropractors • Dentists • Other barn vendors Keep appointments, records, and communication connected. Incident Tracking Document and manage operational issues: • Horse incidents • Medical concerns • Equipment issues • Facility problems • Follow-up tracking Maintain a clear operational history. Billing & Payments (Available with BarnOps Command) For barns that want financial operations connected to daily operations: • Boarding billing • Lesson billing • Trainer billing • Service charges • Invoice management • Payment tracking Built for Equestrian Operations BarnOps is designed specifically for: • Boarding barns • Training facilities • Lesson programs • Riding schools • Breeding operations • Multi-discipline equestrian facilities • Horse farms of all sizes From the office to the field, BarnOps helps you run a more organized, accountable, and efficient operation. Run your barn. Run your business.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: OnStride at 6 against BarnOps's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OnStride against 5.0 for BarnOps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OnStride has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
OnStride ships an update weekly, BarnOps every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnStride | BarnOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GL Horses | SHALAN MARIA MARCUS |
Customer experience
OnStride
BarnOps
In-app purchases
OnStride
No in-app purchases
BarnOps
No in-app purchases







