Comparison

Dash vs BarkBoard App

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

Head to head
About

Dash

Track your dog's performance in AKC Fast CAT events, monitor their progress towards titles, and discover upcoming competitions. View breed rankings and share your dog's achievements with others.

Highlights
  • Log Fast CAT run times and speeds
  • Track title progress with visual bars
  • View daily updated breed rankings
  • Search for upcoming events by location
  • Import run history from screenshots
  • Share dog profiles with custom links
Features
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Dash-Hound: the Fast CAT tracker for dogs who love to run Track every run, see how your dog stacks up against their breed and the whole country, follow your friends' dogs, and never miss an event. EVERY RUN, IN ONE PLACE Log your dog's Fast CAT runs the day they happen and instantly see speed, points and title progress. Compare Run 1 vs Run 2, spot trends on the speed chart, and see your personal bests at a glance. Runs that match AKC's posted results get a green check, so you know your record is right. BREED RANKINGS & PROJECTIONS See where your dog ranks in their breed, with size classes for breeds that split by height. Your projected ranking comes from your best-3 average and updates as new results come in. Look back at past years with historical rankings. TITLES Follow the road from BCAT to DCAT, FCAT and beyond. Progress bars show exactly how many points you need for the next title, with a ribbon for every title earned. FIND EVENTS Search upcoming Fast CAT events by state or zip code, with entry details and dates. Get notified when new events are posted near you. Browse clubs and lure operators too. FOLLOW DOGS YOU LOVE Follow your friends' dogs (or your rivals) and get a notification when they run. Share your own dog's public profile with a custom link: stats, speed chart, rankings and run history. DOG OF THE WEEK Every week we spotlight a standout dog from the Fast CAT community. Nominate yours! EASY IMPORT Coming from another app? Upload screenshots of your run history and Dash-Hound brings it in. No retyping. DASH-HOUND PREMIUM (optional) Everything above is free. Premium adds even more for your own dogs: • Detailed run results: where your dog placed overall, in their height group and breed, and against every dog that ran that day nationwide • Weather performance: see how your dog runs on wet vs dry tracks and hot vs cool days • Photos on every run, building a photo gallery on your dog's public profile Premium is $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dashhound.app/privacy Dash-Hound is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Kennel Club.

About

BarkBoard App

Features
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BarkBoard is the home for your dog's competition career. Instead of juggling a separate portal and spreadsheet for every organization you compete in, track every result, title, and qualifying score in one place. EVERY SPORT, ONE DASHBOARD Log and follow results across the sports and orgs you actually compete in: - Disc dog — UpDog, Skyhoundz, USDDN, AWI, UFO - Flyball — UFLi, NAFA - Agility — AKC, UKI - Dock diving — NADD, DockDogs - FastCAT, Quadruped, and more TITLES & QUALIFIERS See how close your dog is to their next title, and track qualifying runs (Q's) as you earn them. BarkBoard can auto-detect qualifying placements and let you confirm or adjust them, so your progress toward every title stays current. PER-DOG PROFILES Every dog gets a profile with their full competitive history, achievements, and stats — a clean record of everything they've accomplished. STAY IN SYNC For organizations with public results, BarkBoard shows whether each entry is synced or still pending, so you always know what's official. DISCOVER EVENTS Find upcoming events and keep track of the ones you're going to. Whether you run one dog in one sport or a whole pack across a dozen orgs, BarkBoard scales to your roster. Start tracking every sport in one dashboard — download BarkBoard today.

Screenshots

Dash4 screens
BarkBoard App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dash at every 3 days against BarkBoard App's every 4 weeks. 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

Dash ships an update every 3 days, BarkBoard App every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dash versus BarkBoard App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashBarkBoard App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames BrownANDREW HAN

In-app purchases

None

Dash

No in-app purchases

None

BarkBoard App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash free?
Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarkBoard App free?
BarkBoard App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dash or BarkBoard App have ads?
Neither Dash nor BarkBoard App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dash or BarkBoard App?
Dash ships an update every 3 days, and BarkBoard App every 4 weeks. Most recently, Dash was updated on October 31, 2026 and BarkBoard App on October 31, 2026.

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