Comparison

BarnPilot vs HomeCrowd

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

Head to head
About

BarnPilot

This app serves as a comprehensive equestrian command center, organizing horse profiles, ride logs, schedules, and health records. It offers GPS ride tracking, navigation with equestrian overlays, and a camera system for monitoring. Additional features include expense tracking and tools for evaluating horse prospects.

Highlights
  • Horse profiles and health records
  • GPS ride tracking and journaling
  • Equestrian navigation and trail overlays
  • Barn and show schedule management
  • Camera monitoring for horses and farm
  • Expense tracking and horse prospect management
Features
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Your horses. Your plans. Your photos. Together in BarnPilot. Plan the day, find a horse's records, capture a portrait and explore a mapped route. Talk naturally with Ari, your equestrian AI assistant, inside the app where you keep your horse life organized. Start free with one horse, Schedule, Nutrition, Ride Journal and Navigator. Add Pro for Ari and more. A PHOTOGRAPHY APP BUILT IN ShowCam brings horse and rider photography into BarnPilot. Capture Portrait and Selfie photos, use supported portrait background blur, and finish your favorites with editing tools. In Photo Edit Studio, describe an AI edit, review the result and share the moment. Additional AI edits are available as separate purchases. TALK NATURALLY WITH ARI Ask a question and keep the conversation going. Ari can help you find information in saved horse records, discuss a photo you choose to share, and prepare a schedule item, barn task or show entry for you to review. Included with Pro. AI features require internet access and service availability; check responses before relying on them. NAVIGATION FOR YOUR HORSE LIFE Explore street and satellite maps with BarnPilot's venue overlays. Use your current location, find mapped destinations and preview a full mapped route before you go. Mounted, walking and golf-cart routes depend on available coverage and permitted paths. KEEP EACH HORSE'S STORY TOGETHER Organize profiles, photos, notes, feed, tack and documents by horse. Keep health history, Coggins, vaccinations and imaging close. Record GPS rides with route, distance, time and speed, then save them in Ride Journal. Movement-video and analysis tools provide reference information, not a diagnosis or a way to rule out injury. PLAN THE DAY AND KEEP PEOPLE CONNECTED Manage schedules, reminders, barn tasks, shows and travel. Keep competition plans connected across Schedule and Shows. Use BarnSpeak for equestrian terminology or general translation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian, with audio playback and back-translation. Keep horse prospects and bill analysis in the same app. CHECK IN ON THE BARN With compatible camera hardware and the required plan, open live views and receive supported monitoring alerts. Equine Watcher and Farm Watch review still images; they do not identify individuals or infer motion or duration from a single frame. Sentinel offers an optional 24-hour period of heightened still-image monitoring for a specified situation. Monitoring cannot guarantee detection, diagnose health or replace veterinary care. BARNPILOT PRO & OPTIONAL PURCHASES U.S. prices: Pro $29.99/month includes one monitored camera, 10 video minutes and 1 Studio edit per paid billing month. Extra camera tiers: +1 $19.99/month; +2 $39.99/month; +3 $59.99/month. Active Pro required; only one tier may be active. Studio credits: 1 edit $7.99; 10 edits $49.99, each with one correction. Sentinel: $9.99 per 24 hours. Local prices may vary. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage them in App Store account settings. Privacy: https://barnpilotapp.com/privacy Terms: https://barnpilotapp.com/terms

About

HomeCrowd

Enhance your home sports viewing experience with live crowd audio. Connect with other fans, listen to their reactions, and add your own voice to the game. It's designed to bring the stadium atmosphere directly to your living room.

Highlights
  • Browse live and upcoming matches
  • Join fan Sections for live games
  • Listen to supporter reactions
  • Add your voice with push-to-talk
  • Hosts can use open mic
  • Community Rules for participation
Features
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HomeCrowd is live crowd audio for fans watching sport at home. We call it the Crowd Audio Layer. It adds live supporter voices to the game already on your TV. Open HomeCrowd alongside your usual broadcast, choose a live match and enter a Section of the crowd. Hear live reactions from supporters following the same game. Stay and listen, or add your voice when you’re ready. Features include: • Browse live and upcoming matches • Enter a fan Section built around the match • Listen without needing to use your microphone • Use push-to-talk when your role allows • Hosts can use open mic where available HomeCrowd keeps the game first. It does not show or stream the match, and it does not replace your usual broadcast. HomeCrowd is built around supporter participation, not gambling, odds or prediction markets. Community Rules apply to live participation. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and account controls are available in the app. HomeCrowd is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any league, club, broadcaster or venue. Keep watching the match and let HomeCrowd bring the live crowd into your home.

Screenshots

BarnPilot4 screens
HomeCrowd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeCrowd at none against BarnPilot's 8. BarnPilot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. BarnPilot sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. HomeCrowd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BarnPilot against 5.0 for HomeCrowd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BarnPilot ships an update every 2 days, HomeCrowd monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BarnPilot versus HomeCrowd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnPilotHomeCrowd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB279 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSCOTT RICHARD MORVAYHomeCrowd

Customer experience

BarnPilot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HomeCrowd

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

BarnPilot

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Additional Camera$19.991 Month
  • BarnPilot Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • 2 Additional Cameras$39.991 Month
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  • 3 Additional Cameras$59.991 Month
One-time4
  • Photo Edit Studio - 1 Credit$7.99
  • Add 5 Video Minutes$7.99
  • Enhanced Protocol Sentinel$9.99
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  • Photo Edit Studio - 10 Credits$49.99
None

HomeCrowd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarnPilot free?
BarnPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeCrowd free?
HomeCrowd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BarnPilot or HomeCrowd?
BarnPilot and HomeCrowd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BarnPilot or HomeCrowd have ads?
Neither BarnPilot nor HomeCrowd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BarnPilot or HomeCrowd?
BarnPilot ships an update every 2 days, and HomeCrowd monthly. Most recently, BarnPilot was updated on November 5, 2026 and HomeCrowd on October 31, 2026.

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