Veterinary Handbook vs Sheep EAD AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Veterinary Handbook
A mobile reference for animal health professionals and students, offering detailed information on diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases in cattle, sheep, and goats. Quickly access data on animal health conditions, disease recognition, and livestock management.
- Disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
- Information on cattle, sheep, and goats
- Search by species, disease, or syndrome
- Disease recognition and investigation guidance
- Livestock management and welfare information
- Adapted from industry standards
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The Veterinary Handbook app for cattle, sheep and goats is a comprehensive, mobile resource for veterinarians, animal health professionals, livestock producers, livestock handlers and veterinary and agricultural students. This useful app includes information on the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and associated syndromes of diseases in cattle, sheep and goats. You can filter your search by Species, Disease or Syndrome to quickly have animal health information at your fingertips to assist you whether in the field or at the office. The Veterinary Handbook app has been adapted from ‘The Veterinary Handbook for the Livestock export industry’ by the Australian Livestock Export Corporation (LiveCorp) the RD&E service company for Australia’s cattle, sheep and goat exporters;and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) the marketing and RD&E service company for Australia’s cattle, sheep and goat producers. As a result provides a range of information that includes: * Causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions known to occur in sheep, goats, dairy and beef cattle. * The process of disease recognition and investigation – how to detect, investigate and necropsy. * The management of feed and water during sea transport and potential related health and welfare problems * How to manage sick and injured livestock and safe and effective euthanasia The Handbook includes best-practice information and standardised approaches for veterinarians and stock people caring for exported Australian livestock.
Sheep EAD AR
Identify potential emergency animal diseases in sheep through interactive augmented reality. Scan your environment to place virtual sheep and diagnose their symptoms, linking them to specific exotic disease threats.
- Augmented reality sheep simulation
- Identify signs of illness
- Link symptoms to exotic diseases
- Interactive learning tool
- Disease threat identification
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Do you know what signs of injury or illness in sheep could be cause for concern of a potential emergency animal disease? The Sheep Emergency Animal Disease Augmented Reality tool helps you to identify key signs of some of the most important exotic disease threats to the Australian sheep industry. The tool allows you to scan a room, paddock or any other space to place virtual sheep that will walk around and require you to identify any unusual signs and link that to the disease you think it might be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sheep EAD AR at Free against Veterinary Handbook's $1.99. Sheep EAD AR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months). Veterinary Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.1). On ratings volume, 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
Sheep EAD AR is free to download; Veterinary Handbook costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sheep EAD AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Veterinary Handbook ships an update every 9 months, Sheep EAD AR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veterinary Handbook | Sheep EAD AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited | Think Digital Studios Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Veterinary Handbook
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In-app purchases
Veterinary Handbook
No in-app purchases
Sheep EAD AR
No in-app purchases
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