Comparison

Spectator Judging vs Equestrily

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

Head to head
About

Spectator Judging

Become a judge in live sports competitions by scoring and ranking events in real-time. Compare your scores with other spectators and official judges to enhance the excitement of equestrian tournaments. Supports multiple scoring modes for different competition types.

Highlights
  • Real-time audience scoring
  • Create custom rankings
  • Compare scores with official judges
  • Multiple scoring modes (full, short, quick, young horses)
  • Anonymized data storage
  • Supported event list available
Features
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Spectator Judging enables fans to get in the judge’s seat and create audience scores and rankings in real-time during the competitions. Co-innovated with SAP and created as a revolutionary new idea with CHIO Aachen in 2013 to let the audience become personally engaged in the judging of dressage and vaulting tournaments, Spectator Judging meanwhile has become a highly welcomed fan offering at forward-thinking tournaments of all sizes up to the FEI World Cup Dressage Series. In 2017, Black Horse One and SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, have joined forces bundling their expert knowledge in technology and fan engagement to present the new ‘Spectator Judging’ app – powered by SAP technology. GENERAL INFORMATION Choose between one of the following modes: · full mode: Full movement by movement scoring · short mode: Shortened test sheet · quick-mode: Single end result · young horses-mode: three marks for the gaits, one for the submission and one for the perspective Compare your results to the average of other spectators and to the scores of the official judges and help to make dressage events even more exciting! Event organisers may restrict which of these options are possible. Find a list of all supported events here: http://blackhorse88.com/projects/spectator-judging/#anchor_events Your marks and scores are stored on our server using an anonymised version of this device's primary e-mail address. We will not publish your individual data. You will find more information on this topic on the first launch. Privacy Statement: https://blackhorse-one.com/projects/spectator-judging/app_privacy-statement/ Imprint: https://blackhorse-one.com/projects/spectator-judging/app_imprint/

About

Equestrily

Features
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Equestrily works whether you ride on your own, teach independently or run a club. Start alone with your horses and your rides, connect with your instructor, or bring an entire club into one calendar — nothing here requires a club to be useful. FOR RIDERS AND HORSE OWNERS • Your horses, with care records, expenses and documents in one profile • Ride diary with GPS track, distance, duration and calories • Health data from Apple Health enriches a ride with heart rate and energy • Book lessons with your own instructor, with or without a club involved • Progress notes written by your instructor, with a rating trend over time • A clear view of what you owe and to whom FOR INSTRUCTORS • Your own availability, your own price list, your own students • Connect with students directly — no club membership needed on either side • Bookings arrive as requests you confirm, or are confirmed automatically • Special rates per student, and prices recorded on every lesson • A running total of what you are owed, per student and per club FOR CLUBS • Members, instructors and stable staff, each with their own level of access • Locations, arenas and horses — arena capacity and horse conflicts are checked automatically when a lesson is booked • Lesson schedule with confirmations, cancellation deadlines and reminders • Club price list per lesson length, with special rates for individual members • Membership fees, box rentals and manual charges, calculated for you • Settlements for instructors, members and stable staff, with a full breakdown • Events with RSVP, announcements and a club chat FOR EVERYONE • Community trails, useful articles and competitions across clubs • Camps organised by clubs, with registrations and approvals • Notification centre for everything that happens around you • Available in English, Slovenian, Croatian, German and Dutch Equestrily is a subscription service. An account with an active subscription is required to use the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spectator Judging4 screens
Equestrily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spectator Judging at none against Equestrily's 10. Spectator Judging also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Equestrily's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Equestrily sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.90 per month. Spectator Judging asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spectator Judging ships an update every 3 weeks, Equestrily every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spectator Judging versus Equestrily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectator JudgingEquestrily
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Horse One GmbHDEVELOPTI STUDIO d.o.o.

In-app purchases

None

Spectator Judging

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Equestrily

Subscriptions10
  • Course rider$5.901 Month
  • Service provider$7.901 Month
  • Rider$14.901 Month
Show 7 more
  • Trainer$24.901 Month
  • Club$49.001 Month
  • Course rider$59.001 Year
  • Service provider$79.001 Year
  • Rider$149.001 Year
  • Trainer$249.001 Year
  • Club$499.001 Year

Questions

Is Spectator Judging free?
Spectator Judging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equestrily free?
Equestrily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spectator Judging or Equestrily have ads?
Neither Spectator Judging nor Equestrily shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spectator Judging or Equestrily?
Spectator Judging ships an update every 3 weeks, and Equestrily every 2 days. Most recently, Spectator Judging was updated on November 1, 2026 and Equestrily on November 6, 2026.

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