Comparison

Veterinary Handbook vs Sheep EAD AR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality sheep simulation
  • Identify signs of illness
  • Link symptoms to exotic diseases
  • Interactive learning tool
  • Disease threat identification
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Veterinary Handbook3 screens
Sheep EAD AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Veterinary Handbook versus Sheep EAD AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeterinary HandbookSheep EAD AR
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB168 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAustralian Livestock Export Corporation LimitedThink Digital Studios Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Veterinary Handbook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Sheep EAD AR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Veterinary Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Sheep EAD AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Veterinary Handbook free?
Veterinary Handbook costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sheep EAD AR free?
Sheep EAD AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Veterinary Handbook or Sheep EAD AR?
Sheep EAD AR is rated higher. Veterinary Handbook averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sheep EAD AR averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Veterinary Handbook or Sheep EAD AR have ads?
Neither Veterinary Handbook nor Sheep EAD AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Veterinary Handbook or Sheep EAD AR?
Veterinary Handbook ships an update every 9 months, and Sheep EAD AR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Veterinary Handbook was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sheep EAD AR on November 3, 2026.

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