Simple Horses vs The Tack Rack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Horses
This app serves as a dedicated marketplace for the horse community. It facilitates the buying and selling of horses, tack, and equipment, while also connecting users with various equine services like lessons, shipping, and events.
- Buy and sell horses
- List and shop tack and equipment
- Promote events like jackpots and rodeos
- Find horse shipping services
- Offer or book lessons
- Connect with equine businesses
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Simple Horses is a marketplace built for the horse community. Buy and sell horses, tack, and equipment all in one place. Discover jackpots, rodeos, lessons, horse shipping, and other equine services with a simple, easy-to-use app designed for riders, owners, trainers, and businesses. Whether you are looking for your next horse, trying to sell tack, promote an event, offer lessons, or connect with reliable horse services, Simple Horses helps bring everything together in one spot. With Simple Horses, you can: Buy and sell horses List and shop tack and equipment Promote jackpots, rodeos, and events Find horse shipping services Offer or book lessons Connect with equine businesses and service providers Simple Horses makes it easier to connect with the people, horses, events, and services that keep the horse world moving. Here’s a shorter version that may fit better if you want it punchier:
The Tack Rack
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The Tack Rack is a marketplace built specifically for buying and selling western tack, apparel, and rodeo gear. Whether you’re looking for your next saddle, a favorite bit, western wear, boots, rodeo equipment, or everyday tack, The Tack Rack makes it easier to find what you need and sell what you no longer use. SHOP WESTERN Browse listings across categories including saddles, tack, western wear, boots, rodeo gear, horse care, barn supplies, jewelry and accessories. SEARCH THE DETAILS THAT MATTER Use western-specific filters to narrow listings by category, discipline, brand, size, condition, color and other item details. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE Make offers or purchase eligible listings directly in the app. Payments are securely processed, and The Tack Rack’s order flow helps buyers and sellers track purchases from checkout through delivery. SELL YOUR GEAR Create listings with photos, descriptions, pricing, item details and shipping information. Manage active and sold listings from your Tack Room. SHIPPING BUILT IN The Tack Rack is designed as a shipping marketplace, allowing buyers and sellers to connect beyond their local area. Track orders and shipping progress directly in the app. OFFERS & MESSAGING Make offers, respond to buyers and sellers, and communicate about listings through in-app messaging. SAVE WHAT YOU LOVE Favorite listings, save searches and quickly return to items you’ve recently viewed. SELLER PROFILES & REVIEWS View seller information and reviews from verified purchases to help make informed buying decisions. BUYER PROTECTION & ORDER SUPPORT The Tack Rack includes order tracking, reporting tools and support for issues involving shipping, returns and refunds. Built for the western community, The Tack Rack gives tack and western gear a marketplace of its own.
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Verdict
Simple Horses and The Tack Rack are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Simple Horses | The Tack Rack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan McMahon | Hillary Kilroy |
In-app purchases
Simple Horses
No in-app purchases
The Tack Rack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Simple Horses or The Tack Rack have ads?
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