MINDA vs VendBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MINDA
Quickly record farm events and access detailed animal information from anywhere. This app allows offline data entry and synchronization, saving time and preventing data loss.
- Animal information lookup
- Event recording (calvings, matings, health)
- Calving schedule
- High SCC reporting
- Pasture cover recording
- Animal group management
- Checklist creation
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The MINDA app is a simple way to quickly record events and view animal information from wherever you are on the farm. Keep up to date with your animals and record all important events whether you’re connected to the internet or not. Easy to use and understand, the MINDA app saves you time and reduces the risk of losing data. Features: Look-up – Search for and view animal information including; ancestry, production, reproduction, health and other essential details Event recording – Record events for calvings, matings, heats, health events, pregnancy diagnoses, removals, taggings, body condition scores, EID assign, liveweights, NAIT movements and dry off Calving Schedule - easily view the due date of a calving and tap through to record the calving information High SCC reporting - shows top 10% animals SCC results and allows health treatment records to be completed Pasture covers – Record pasture covers into MINDA Land & Feed Groups - view and create groups of animals in your herd Checklist - create and use checklists, helpful for drafting or end of season herd reads.
VendBuddy
This app helps trading card vendors manage their business at events. It offers tools for building deals, scanning cards, tracking inventory, and analyzing event profitability. Keep your business organized and focus on making sales.
- Deal Builder with real-time pricing
- Automatic card identification via camera scan
- Comprehensive inventory management
- Event profit and loss tracking
- Portfolio value dashboard
- Support for 5 major trading card games
- Graded card pricing
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VendBuddy is the all-in-one toolkit for trading card vendors at card shows. Whether you're buying collections, pricing singles, or tracking your profit at events — VendBuddy keeps everything organized so you can focus on making deals. Deal Builder Build buy and sell deals on the spot. Search cards across all major trading card games. Get real-time market prices, scan cards with your camera, and compute net settlement instantly. Card Scanner Point your camera at any trading card and VendBuddy identifies it automatically — filling in name, set, card number, and market price. No more manual lookups. Inventory Management Track every card in your inventory with unique barcodes, cost basis, condition, and market value. Prices refresh automatically so your portfolio is always current. Event Tracking Log your card shows with table fees, dates, and location. See profit and loss per event so you know which shows are worth coming back to. Dashboard See your portfolio value, game breakdown, recent deals, and alerts at a glance. Supported Games 5 major trading card games supported, including English and Japanese cards. Graded Cards Full support for graded cards with grade-specific market pricing. VendBuddy requires an account to use. Subscription plans are available for full access to all features. Terms of Use: https://vendbuddy.app/terms
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Verdict
MINDA and VendBuddy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VendBuddy's written reviews are positive against 10% of MINDA's. VendBuddy also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). MINDA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. VendBuddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. MINDA asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MINDA against 5.0 for VendBuddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 10% of MINDA's written reviews are positive against 100% of VendBuddy's.
MINDA ships an update every 2 months, VendBuddy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MINDA | VendBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Livestock Improvement Corporation | VendBuddy |
Customer experience
MINDA
VendBuddy
In-app purchases
MINDA
No in-app purchases
VendBuddy
- Starter$15.001 Month
- Pro$30.001 Month
- Business$80.001 Month









