Why Users Are Leaving Top Horse Tracker Apps

Equestrian App

Aggressive feature paywalling and iPhone compatibility issues with top navigation bars

"I've tried multiple equestrian/equine management apps and this one was by far my favorite. I loved it and would've given it 5 stars - until, as usual, they took away features I'd been able to use and made them part of a subscription I'd have to pay f"

"The layout of this app is not compatible with the newer iPhone. I cannot access the bar at the top because it's too high and my phone doesn't register me tapping up there. This app is useless to me."

Horse Riding Tracker & Journal

Severe data loss issues and restrictive one-horse limit on free tier

"It seems like every time I open this app, all of my horses and info are gone. Why would I store my data in an app that is going to lose it every time there's an update."

"ok this app is super super awesome and well detailed and designed. it's a great replacement to what i was doing on my notes app, however, you can only add one horse with the non premium subscription, which makes it very hard to manage multiple horses"

32% of reviews express frustration with pricing, primarily around bait-and-switch tactics where previously free features become paywalled after updates. Users report $50/year subscriptions and feel betrayed when core features like ride tracking or adding multiple horses become premium-only.

Low for subscriptions, but users acknowledge value. Multiple users state they would pay for certain features but resist when previously free functionality is locked. One user explicitly says 'I am not going to PAY ANYTHING!!!!' while others mention switching to paper notebooks rather than paying $50/year.