We analyzed 28 negative reviews from the top 5 Horse Tracker apps on the App Store. Here's what users hate most.
Ranked by frequency — how often each complaint appears in negative reviews.
32% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"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"
"I LOVED this app so much and used it every time that I rode. It was really useful for me and it was soooo good. Recently however, you have to pay in order to have the ride tracker which was the main thing I used!"
29% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I have 40+ horses that I was wanting to add to this app. I was really looking forward to the calandras feature to help wi TV scheduling. But, this app is useless for more than 10 horses! The drop down menu has no scroll option, so I have no way of se"
"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"
18% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"I used this app for a while and loved it, it was a great way to track your riding and horses needs. It could have used more options and some updates but it was ok. I noticed one day though that all my entries were gone?"
"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."
14% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"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."
"I was introduced to this app by my trainer, who is thrilled with the app. I however can't seem to add any contacts because the search bar is so far at the top of my screen that is completely unresponsive when I try to use it."
7% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Tracking is inaccurate, have to open phone constantly to have it "track you" even with the location on. Needs the option to include one or more horses as I was using this as a trail ride and just kept bouncing me from one dot to the next even tho tha"
11% of negative reviews mention this issue.
"Great way to keep all your horse's info in one place. App is slow and is power-hungry (heats up phone after 2 mins of use, often crashes)."
"The app is a helpful way to keep track of what's going on with our horses and communicate with our team. There's so much on it though that it's a bit buggy and usually takes a while to load."
Design and usability issues driving negative reviews.
Users with 40+ horses cannot select horses beyond the first 10 because dropdown menus lack scrolling functionality
"I have 40+ horses that I was wanting to add to this app. I was really looking forward to the calandras feature to help wi TV scheduling. But, this app is useless for more than 10 horses! The drop down menu has no scroll option, so I have no way of se"
Users report calendar entries not displaying after creation, forcing them to rewrite entries multiple times
"You don't always see your calendar entries after you post them so you have to rewrite them often. Such a pain."
New users struggle to understand basic functionality like adding contacts or navigating features after initial setup
"Easy to set up but i don't know how to use it other than that. How do you add people unless you know their account?"
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