Comparison

BarnMate vs Equiday

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

Head to head
About

BarnMate

Features
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BarnMate is the calm, beautiful planner for your horse β€” built for co-riders, half-board partners and owners who share the same barn life. β€” ONE SCHEDULE, EVERYONE IN SYNC β€” See today, this week or the whole month. Sessions, lessons, competitions, supplements, farrier visits, vaccines and care reminders. Everything is grouped by horse, by day, by rider. β€” EXERCISES & SESSION TEMPLATES β€” A library of 55 exercises sorted by type of work: setup, step-by-step, success criteria. Build your own session templates, apply one to a session and its plan shows up right there. Add your own exercises too. Informational content β€” no substitute for qualified instruction. β€” SHARE WITH YOUR CO-RIDER OR OWNER β€” Invite your half-board partner or owner with a single tap. They get free access to the shared group β€” no separate account, no separate payment. Anyone in the group can plan, log and see the same thing in real time. Several sharers around the same horse? That's covered: each one has their own sessions and their own permissions. β€” TRACK SUBSCRIPTIONS & BILLING β€” Riding lessons paid by the package? BarnMate keeps a clean ledger: deposits, lesson deductions, balance and renewal reminders. No more spreadsheets. β€” PASSPORT & PHOTOS β€” Store each horse's passport number, vaccine record and identification photos. Everything you need at the gate or at a vet visit. β€” SMART REMINDERS β€” Farrier, vaccines, worming, dentist, osteo: BarnMate works out the next due date and reminds you on the day. Farrier coming on the 23rd at 9 am? Set the appointment yourself and get a reminder the evening before β€” no more missed appointments. Several appointments per type of care, as a series if needed (every 6 weeks…). β€” PRIVACY-FIRST β€” Your data syncs through your own iCloud account. We do not run a server. We do not sell anything. Sponsored access for invited co-riders is free. β€” MADE FOR HORSE PEOPLE β€” A typography-led design that doesn't look like a spreadsheet. Quiet, focused, beautiful. β€”β€” PLUS TIERS β€”β€” Solo (1 horse) β€’ Full schedule, supplements, care log, passport, statistics, notifications. β€’ Exercise library and session templates Share / Half-board (multiple horses + sharing) β€’ Everything in Solo β€’ Invite a co-rider or owner β€” free for them β€’ Multiple horses in the same group β€’ Shared billing & care log Each tier is available Monthly, Yearly or Lifetime. Restore purchases at any time. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. β€”β€” PRIVACY β€”β€” Data is stored on your device and synced through your private iCloud account. Shared groups use Apple's CloudKit Sharing β€” invitations are bound to Apple ID. BarnMate operates no server and collects no analytics. Happy riding. β€”β€” SUBSCRIPTION TERMS β€”β€” β€’ Subscriptions: Solo (monthly/yearly) and Share (monthly/yearly). β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. β€’ Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. β€’ Renewal is charged within 24h prior to the end of the period. β€’ Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings β†’ [your name] β†’ Subscriptions. β€’ Any unused free trial portion is forfeited upon purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://barnmate.app/en/privacy

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Equiday

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Everyday life with your horse, in one place. Equiday brings planning, horse records, rides and shared care together. Available in German and English, with regional units for distance, speed and weight. KNOW WHAT IS COMING UP Keep appointments, tasks, care and weekly goals in view. Plan by day, week, month and year. Optionally connect a dedicated Equiday calendar with Apple Calendar. KEEP CARE RECORDS Collect horse details, vaccinations, health notes, documents and photos. Keep prescribed medication plans, actual doses and feeding schedules with times and responsibilities separate. Each member of your horse’s care team receives the permissions you explicitly grant. RECORD RIDES AND TRAINING Record your route, duration and distance. View estimated walk, trot and canter sections and adjust speed thresholds. GPS gaps stay visible. Use the timer for other sessions and share selected activities as an image or route video. Choose map areas using your location or place search. ON APPLE WATCH TOO Start training and GPS rides on your paired Watch. A ride can be recorded without carrying your iPhone and transferred later. Optional rider heart rate stays private and is not added to horse or team reports. STAY IN SYNC Find friends by username, send messages and share selected activities, appointments or costs. Friendship does not grant access to horse records. Clubs offer posts and shared activity goals; participating clubs can choose to exchange nearby warnings. ORGANIZE COSTS Manage expenses and receipts and split costs equally, by percentage or by fixed amounts. Agreement, payment and reimbursement remain separate steps. Splitting costs does not initiate a payment. Receipt recognition runs on your device; you confirm suggestions yourself. STAY INFORMED ON RIDES Report animals, obstacles, wasp nests or closures on the hazard map. Nearby users can confirm alerts or report that a hazard is gone. Alerts expire; expiration does not confirm that an area is safe. Equiday is not an emergency service. BASIS OR PRO Equiday Basis provides a free starting point. The comparison in the app shows the current features. Pro adds multiple horses of your own, GPS recording with no monthly limit, additional finance planning and reports, adjustable training plans, offline map areas and temporary live ride sharing. Live sharing requires internet; people with the link can pass it on. You can end sharing. Pro is an automatically renewing monthly or annual subscription. Current regional prices, durations and any trial offers for eligible accounts are shown before purchase and confirmed by Apple. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled in time. Manage or cancel it in your Apple subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://auth.equiday.app/datenschutz.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BarnMate4 screens
Equiday3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Equiday at daily against BarnMate's every 4 days. Equiday also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. BarnMate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Equiday sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarnMate ships an update every 4 days, Equiday daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
BarnMate versus Equiday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnMateEquiday
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathieu ColletDynste Technologies

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BarnMate

Subscriptions4
  • Solo Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Share Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Solo Yearly1 Month trial$17.991 Year
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  • Share Yearly1 Month trial$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Solo Β· Lifetime$59.99
  • Share Β· Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Equiday

Subscriptions2
  • Equiday Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Equiday Pro Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is BarnMate free?
BarnMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Equiday free?
Equiday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BarnMate or Equiday have ads?
Neither BarnMate nor Equiday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarnMate or Equiday?
BarnMate ships an update every 4 days, and Equiday daily. Most recently, BarnMate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Equiday on October 29, 2026.

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