Prog. Beef vs Redbook Cattle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prog. Beef
This platform automates beef quality control by implementing standard operating procedures and activity logs. The mobile app allows feedyard staff to submit required logs, while the web app enables administrators to manage feedyards and program documents.
- Automated quality control
- Standard operating procedures
- Activity logs and checklists
- Mobile submission of logs
- Web-based administration
- Program document management
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Progressive Beef platform provides additional automation to the Progressive Beef program to ensure beef quality control through implementing standard operating procedures and activity logs/checklists at feedyards. The mobile app is used by workers and other staff at feedyards to submit the activity logs required by the program. The Web App is used by Progressive Beef program administrator to create feedyards and program documents that apply to them (SOPs and activity logs).
Redbook Cattle
This cloud-based solution simplifies cattle feeding and management. It helps users track feed inventory, manage feeding schedules, handle billing, and run analytics. The app integrates with Bluetooth scales for seamless operation.
- Feed inventory tracking
- Cattle feeding management
- Billing management
- Analytics and reporting
- Bluetooth scale integration
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Redbook is a modern cloud-based solution for cattle feeding and management. Our user-friendly software is designed to help you keep track of feed inventory, manage cattle feeding, keep track of billing, and run analytics. The app is compatible with most Bluetooth scales in the industry for easy integration into your existing operation. The app was built through collaboration with feedyard managers, nutritionists, cowboys, and bankers to more easily manage your feeding and your business. Try Redbook today and experience its simple, yet effective approach to cattle management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Redbook Cattle at 7 against Prog. Beef's 2. On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Prog. Beef against 5.0 for Redbook Cattle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.
Prog. Beef ships an update every 2 months, Redbook Cattle every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Prog. Beef | Redbook Cattle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Progressive Beef, LLC | Redbook Software Inc. |
Customer experience
Prog. Beef
Redbook Cattle
In-app purchases
Prog. Beef
No in-app purchases
Redbook Cattle
No in-app purchases
