Hippolife vs MyHorse vs EquiStab vs EquiTrack: horse apps compared (2026)
If you are looking for a horse management app and have come across MyHorse, EquiStab or EquiTrack, you have probably noticed that the names sound alike while the apps do not. One was built in Rome for the horse at the yard and at shows, one is cloud software for equestrian centres that manage stalls and bill livery, and the third — EquiTrack — is not even a single app: at least five different products go by that name.
In this guide we compare them with Hippolife across ten concrete criteria, the ones that decide whether you still use an app after six months or go back to the notebook. Every detail about third-party products comes from their official websites and store listings, was collected on 8 October 2026 and is cited at the end. And where another app suits your case better than Hippolife, we say so.
Key takeaways
- MyHorse, EquiStab and EquiTrack are not the same kind of product: MyHorse Stables is an app for the horse at the yard and at shows, EquiStab is cloud software for equestrian centres, livery yards and riding schools, and «EquiTrack» is the name of at least five different products.
- EquiStab is built for businesses: stall occupancy, owner billing, staff roles and an arena calendar; it offers a 30-day trial with no credit card (checked on 8 October 2026).
- MyHorse Stables, published on Google Play by Ufficio Web SRL of Rome, lists health, recurring treatments, a document archive, bedding and feed stock tracking and a pre-show checklist, on iOS and Android.
- Before installing an app called «EquiTrack», check the developer: the name is used by a UK owner app, two GPS training trackers, a web-based stable manager and a racing payments platform.
- Hippolife is free forever for one horse; Premium costs €4.99 a month or €49.99 a year with a 14-day trial, and it runs in English, Italian and Spanish on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web.
- For a private owner, five criteria decide: reminders that reschedule themselves, a health record with attachments, a passport shareable by QR code, an expense log and exportable data.
Why these four names show up in the same search
Anyone typing «horse management app» into Google or an app store gets a mix of products built for very different people. That is why so many owners install three apps in a week and then drop all of them: it was not the wrong app, it was the wrong category.
Before looking at features, work out who you are. A private owner with one, two or three horses, perhaps on livery: you need nothing to expire without you knowing and your horse's history in your pocket. A livery yard or equestrian centre manager: you need stalls, clients, staff rotas and invoices. A rider who wants to measure work in the saddle: you need GPS, gaits and distance.
The four names in this guide sit at different points on that map, which is why «which one is best» only makes sense within your profile. If you want the big picture of app families first, we mapped it in Horse apps: which ones exist and how to pick the right one.
Our method: ten criteria and verifiable data only
We compared the apps on ten criteria taken from real use, not brochures: 1. who it is built for; 2. health record (typed events, photo and PDF attachments); 3. recurring reminders (do they reschedule themselves?); 4. documents and passport (microchip, UELN, sharing); 5. sharing with the vet, farrier, instructor and co-owners; 6. expenses; 7. competitions and training; 8. platforms; 9. languages; 10. price transparency and a free plan.
One rule of method, because a comparison is only useful if it is fair: for third-party apps we report only what the makers state on their websites and store listings. When we write «not stated», it means we did not find it on those pages on the collection date — not that the feature is missing. Apps change, and the right way to check is to ask the developer. For Hippolife we rely on our public feature list, the same one you find on the home page.
Comparison table: Hippolife, MyHorse, EquiStab, EquiTrack
The table sums up the ten criteria. For EquiTrack we use the owner app at equitracks.co.uk, the only product with that name that presents itself as a horse management app for owners; the other namesakes are listed further down. On a phone the table scrolls sideways.
| Criterion | Hippolife | MyHorse Stables | EquiStab | EquiTrack (equitracks.co.uk) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Private owners, from one horse to many; sharing with team and professionals | Owners and yards, with a focus on competitions | Equestrian centres, livery yards, riding schools, training barns | Horse owners |
| Health record | 16 event types with photo and PDF attachments, Health Index 0–100, AI scan of vet reports | Weight, vaccinations, tests, medication, vet visits | Health history in each horse profile | Vet appointments |
| Reminders | 12 types; reschedule themselves when you mark «done»; push and email notifications | Recurring treatments: shoeing, teeth, osteopath, worming, Coggins | Reminders for vaccines, worming, farrier and vet | Medication reminders |
| Documents and passport | Document vault, microchip and UELN, revocable public passport by QR, stall sign | Passport, X-rays, prescriptions and lab results in the app | Horse profile with master data and owner contacts | Horse profile |
| Sharing and team | Per-section permissions, access log, shared yard diary | Not stated | Separate roles and views for management, staff, instructors and owners | Community section |
| Expenses | Expense log, recurring fixed costs, costs split between co-owners | Cost control and bedding and feed stock tracking | Livery billing per owner or per horse, monthly summaries | Not stated |
| Competitions and training | Shows and results, training log, transport and trips | Pre-show checklist: equipment, travel bandages, vaccinations | Shared calendar for indoor arena and outdoor rings | Riding stats and shared trails |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android and web; readable with weak signal | iOS and Android | Cloud, on phone and desktop | Not verified |
| Languages | English, Italian, Spanish | Italian store listing (Italian developer) | Website in English and German | Website in English |
| Price | Free forever with one horse; Premium €4.99 a month or €49.99 a year | Price list not found: check the store | 30-day trial with no card; price list not published on the pages we checked | Not found |
MyHorse Stables: the Italian app for the yard and the show ring
MyHorse Stables is published on Google Play by Ufficio Web SRL, a company based in Rome, and is also on the App Store. The listing describes it as a tool for the daily running of the yard and competitions, as well as for following a horse's health, clinical history and upkeep costs.
The stated features are concrete and speak the language of the yard: weight, vaccinations, tests, medication and vet visits; recurring treatments — shoeing, teeth, osteopath, worming, Coggins; an archive for passport, X-rays, prescriptions and lab results; tracking of bedding and feed stock; and a pre-show checklist covering equipment, travel bandages and vaccinations. That last one is a genuinely useful idea for anyone who competes.
Who it suits. Riders who compete and want a departure checklist, or owners who keep horses at home and need to follow stock. What to check first. On the pages we consulted we found no mention of a public passport shareable by QR, of sharing permissions for professionals and co-owners, or of a price list with a permanent free plan: if those matter to you, ask the developer before loading years of history.
A word on the name: searching «My Horse» in the app stores often brings up a horse-care video game first, which has nothing to do with managing a real horse. The app discussed here is called MyHorse Stables in full.
EquiStab: stable software for people who run an equestrian centre
EquiStab presents itself as a cloud platform that brings together a yard's daily operations: horse data, owner communication, bookings, tasks, payments and analytics. It explicitly targets equestrian centres, riding schools, livery yards and training barns.
The stated features are those of well-made business software: stall occupancy with free, occupied or reserved status; horse profiles with master data, owner contacts, feeding plan and health history; reminders for vaccines, worming, farrier and vet; livery billing and extras per owner or per horse; separate roles for management, staff, instructors and owners; and a shared calendar for the indoor arena and outdoor rings with clash detection. It offers a 30-day trial with no credit card; the price list was not published on the pages we consulted.
Who it suits. If you run a yard with dozens of stalls and invoice every month, EquiStab plays in a category where Hippolife does not compete: we do not manage stall occupancy or livery billing.
If you are an owner, there is a distinction few people consider: a yard's management software is the yard's working tool. It can show you your horse's data while you are there, but the history that matters to you — vaccines, X-rays, treatments, ten years of costs — has to follow you when you change livery, sell the horse or switch vet. That is why an owner's record, exportable, makes sense even when your yard uses excellent software: the two do not exclude each other.
EquiTrack: one name, at least five different apps
«EquiTrack» is the most confusing case on the market. Searching for it on the collection date turned up at least these products, from different developers and with different purposes:
1. EquiTrack from equitracks.co.uk — a UK owner app: horse profiles, vet appointments, medication reminders, activity hours, riding stats, trails and community. This is the one in our table. 2. EquiTrack – GPS Horse Trainer by MayanApps LLC — a GPS training tracker with workout programmes and heart rate; according to the listings we found, it was last updated in 2018 on iOS and 2019 on Android. 3. Equitrack by Leandro Rios — an iOS app for riders and polo players that measures speed, distance and duration of work. 4. EquiTrack Web — a browser-based stable manager. 5. EquiTrack.ai — a payments and accounting platform for thoroughbred racing trainers and owners. On top of these there is EquiTrace, an almost identical name for yet another product, built around the microchip.
The practical advice is simple: before installing, check the developer and the date of the last update. An app that has not been updated for years may not keep up with new versions of iOS and Android, and your horse's history deserves a home that will still exist in five years.
Hippolife: what it does and who it is for
Hippolife is built for the private owner and describes itself as your horse's digital identity: everything about the horse in one record, always in your pocket. In practice: a health record with 16 event types and photo and PDF attachments; 12 reminder types that reschedule themselves when you mark a job as done, with push and email notifications; a Health Index from 0 to 100 that shows at a glance whether the horse is up to date; a document vault with microchip and UELN; a public passport by QR code you show to the vet, farrier or a buyer and revoke whenever you like; an expense log with fixed and shared costs; plus the diary, training, shows, transport and insurance.
If you are not on your own, there is sharing with per-section permissions and an access log: the co-owner sees the costs, the farrier sees only the shoeing. There is also a dedicated page for vets and farriers, who get the horse's history on their phone the moment they arrive at the yard. Premium adds clients and lessons for instructors, a PDF clinical report and the breeding module.
What Hippolife is not. It is not a GPS ride tracker: if you care about distance and gaits, use a tracking app alongside it. And it is not software for stall occupancy and livery billing at an equestrian centre: there, a product like EquiStab is the right choice.
Price. Free forever with one horse, no credit card; Premium at €4.99 a month or €49.99 a year for unlimited horses and advanced features, with a 14-day trial. Your data stays yours: you can export all of it in one click.
Which one to choose: the answer for your profile
You have one, two or three horses and want to forget nothing. Choose an app built for owners, with self-rescheduling reminders, documents and a shareable passport: that is exactly the case Hippolife was made for, and the free plan covers your first horse forever.
You compete often and need a departure checklist. MyHorse Stables has made the show checklist a stated feature; Hippolife records shows, results and transport and lets you save reusable checklists. Try both with the same horse for a week.
You run a livery yard or equestrian centre. You need business software such as EquiStab, with stalls, roles and billing. You can still suggest a personal app to your owners for their horse's health history, one that follows them beyond your yard.
You want to measure work in the saddle. You need a GPS tracker — just check carefully which «EquiTrack» you are downloading. Many owners use a tracker for training and Hippolife for everything else: they answer two different questions.
How to switch to Hippolife without losing your horse's history
Switching apps feels risky because the horse's history seems trapped in the old one. In reality it takes about twenty minutes if you go in this order. 1. Create the profile with name, breed, microchip and a photo: it is free and needs no card. 2. Upload the documents that matter: the passport pages with vaccinations, the latest X-rays, the most recent vet reports. No need to retype everything: if a report is photographed, the AI scan extracts its data. 3. Set the three main reminders — farrier, vaccine, worming — with the date of the last visit: from then on they reschedule themselves. 4. Share with the people who help you, choosing what each one can see.
If your old app lets you export data, download it and keep it as a PDF in the document vault: the history stays searchable even if you do not copy it field by field. Sign up for free and try it with your own horse: within a week you will know whether your routine has really changed.
A note on data, sources and trademarks
Information about third-party products was collected on 8 October 2026 from the official store listings and the makers' websites listed in the sources. Features, prices and availability change over time: check them at the source before you decide. «Not stated» means a feature did not appear on the pages we consulted, not that it is missing.
MyHorse Stables, EquiStab, EquiTrack, EquiTrace and EquiTrack.ai are trademarks of their respective owners and are mentioned only to identify the products discussed. There is no commercial relationship, sponsorship or affiliation between Hippolife and the companies named. The comparison covers verifiable features, not judgements on the quality of the products.
If you develop one of the apps mentioned and spot an inaccurate or outdated detail, write to contact@hippolife.eu: we will correct it and update the guide.
FAQ
- What is the best horse management app?
- It depends on who you are. A private owner needs an app with a health record, self-rescheduling reminders, documents and a shareable passport, such as Hippolife, which is free with one horse. An equestrian centre that manages stalls and bills livery needs business software such as EquiStab. To measure work in the saddle you need a GPS tracker.
- What is the difference between Hippolife and MyHorse Stables?
- Both cover a horse's health, recurring treatments and documents. MyHorse Stables lists a pre-show checklist and bedding and feed stock tracking. Hippolife adds reminders that reschedule themselves, a 0–100 Health Index, a public passport by QR code, sharing with per-section permissions, three languages and a permanent free plan with one horse.
- Is EquiStab a good fit for a private horse owner?
- EquiStab is designed for businesses — equestrian centres, livery yards and riding schools — with stall occupancy, staff roles and owner billing. A private owner usually does not need those features; if your yard uses it, you can pair it with a personal app such as Hippolife so your horse's history stays with you, even if you change livery.
- Which EquiTrack should I download?
- At least five different products use the EquiTrack name: an owner app from equitracks.co.uk, two GPS training trackers (MayanApps and Leandro Rios), a web-based stable manager and a racing payments platform. Always check the developer and the date of the last update before installing.
- Is there a free horse management app?
- Yes. Hippolife is free forever with one horse: health record, recurring reminders, digital passport, document vault, diary and expenses, with no credit card. Premium costs €4.99 a month or €49.99 a year and comes with a 14-day trial.
- Can I move my data from another app to Hippolife?
- Yes, in a practical way: create the horse's profile, upload photos of the passport pages and the main vet reports — the AI scan extracts their data — and set reminders from the last date. If your old app exports data, keep the export as a PDF in the document vault. And Hippolife data can all be exported in one click, should you ever want to leave.
- Do I need an app if my livery yard already uses management software?
- Yes, because the software belongs to the yard and the horse's history belongs to you. When you change livery, sell the horse or switch vet, you need a record that follows you. A personal app and yard software meet different needs and can work side by side.
- Is My Horse an app for managing a horse?
- Watch the name: «My Horse» in the app stores is often a horse-care video game. The management app developed in Italy is called MyHorse Stables. If you are looking for an app for your real horse, always check the category and the developer on the store listing.
Sources
- MyHorse Stables on the App Store — Official listing: description and stated features.
- MyHorse Stables on Google Play — Official listing: developer (Ufficio Web SRL, Rome) and features.
- EquiStab — official website — Platform, target users and 30-day free trial.
- EquiStab — stable management software — Stated features: stalls, horse profiles, billing, roles, calendar.
- EquiTrack — Horse Management App (equitracks.co.uk) — Owner app: features stated by the maker.
- EquiTrack – Equine Training (MayanApps LLC) — GPS training tracker: features and listing history.
- Equitrack on the App Store — Tracker for riders and polo players by developer Leandro Rios.
- EquiTrack.ai — Payments and accounting platform for thoroughbred racing.