Comparison

HorseShowPrep vs Scrap Paper Pro

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

Head to head
About

HorseShowPrep

Features
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You know your ride time. Everything else follows from it — and that is exactly what HorseShowPrep works out for you. Enter the time you enter the arena. The app counts backwards: when the trailer has to roll, when to load, tack up, groom and feed. What comes out is the one number that matters on the morning of a show — your departure time. YOUR ROUTINE, NOT OURS The dressage show day template that ships with the app is a suggestion, not a rule. Change durations, remove tasks, add your own. That is why the app is worth more at your second show than at your first. Editing a template only affects new shows — a show coming up on Saturday never shifts underneath you. TRAVEL TIME YOU CAN TRUST The app gets the driving time from your yard to the venue via Apple Maps and shows you the route on a map, plus a buffer for the trailer — it is slower than a car. You can override any number yourself, and everything keeps working without a signal. CHANGE ONE THING, EVERYTHING FOLLOWS Start lists get reshuffled, classes run late. Change the start time and the whole plan moves with it — timeline, reminders and, if you want, the calendar entry. ONE CALENDAR ENTRY, NOT TWENTY-FIVE If you like, the app adds your show to your calendar as a single entry: from departure until you are back, with the schedule in the notes. No cluttered calendar. Individual tasks can be added as well if that is what you want. NO ACCOUNT, NO CLOUD No login, no sign-up, no server. Your data stays on your iPhone. No tracking, no ads. The app never asks for your location, and it may only write to your calendar — never read it. WHO IT IS FOR Riders competing in dressage and show jumping who travel with a trailer and would rather not leave the morning of a show to chance.

About

Scrap Paper Pro

This app provides a single, always-open page for jotting down thoughts and tasks. It syncs across Apple devices and offers intelligent suggestions to turn your notes into actions like calendar events or reminders. Your data remains private, processed entirely on your device.

Highlights
  • Single, always-open page
  • Private iCloud sync
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri integration
  • On-device action scanning
  • Swipe to undo/redo
Features
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Scrap paper, not a filing system. Scrap Paper Pro is one page. It opens where you left off, at the bottom, with the keyboard already up. There are no notebooks, no folders, no titles, no tags, and nothing to name. You write the thing down and get on with your day. ONE PAGE, EVERYWHERE • One canvas. Everything you jot lands on the same page, in order. Nothing to file, nothing to lose. • Always at the bottom. The app opens with the cursor where you stopped writing. • Syncs privately. Your page follows you across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch through your own iCloud account. • Capture without opening it. A Home Screen widget shows your latest lines and drops you into the canvas. A Lock Screen widget starts dictation in one tap. Siri takes a thought hands-free. • Apple Watch. Dictate a line from your wrist and it appears on the page. • Swipe to undo. A horizontal swipe undoes and redoes by thought, not by character. • Two typefaces, three appearances, one size slider. That is the entire settings screen. TURN NOTES INTO ACTIONS On devices with Apple Intelligence, tap Scan for Actions and your page is read on-device to find the things you meant to do: • "coffee with Sam Thursday at 10" becomes a Calendar event at the right time • "add a reminder to get toilet paper" becomes a reminder that says get toilet paper • "text Sam that I'm going to be home late" opens Messages to the right person with the message already written • "buy printer ink from amazon" opens Amazon searching for it • Addresses open in Maps, links open in Safari, numbers dial You choose which suggestions to keep, and nothing happens until you say so. Anything already handled stops being suggested next time. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account, no server, no analytics, no ads. Parsing runs entirely on your device — your writing is never uploaded to anyone, including me. Your notes live in your own private iCloud. Contacts, Calendar, and Reminders are touched only in response to an action you tap. One purchase, no subscription. Write the thing down and get on with your day.

Screenshots

HorseShowPrep4 screens
Scrap Paper Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HorseShowPrep at Free against Scrap Paper Pro's $2.99. HorseShowPrep also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Scrap Paper Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

HorseShowPrep is free to download; Scrap Paper Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
HorseShowPrep versus Scrap Paper Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorseShowPrepScrap Paper Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars BruckschenANKUR AGRAWAL

In-app purchases

None

HorseShowPrep

No in-app purchases

None

Scrap Paper Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HorseShowPrep free?
HorseShowPrep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrap Paper Pro free?
Scrap Paper Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HorseShowPrep or Scrap Paper Pro have ads?
Neither HorseShowPrep nor Scrap Paper Pro shows ads.

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