App Profile: Livestocked

Chuckle Headed Monkey Wrangler

Rating: 4/5

This is a great app for stock management. The only thing I would change would be adding the option to add species as well as the ability to flag all of a specific category of stock and move their designated pasture at once. I rotate pasture and when I do, I move the entire herd. The way it’s currently set I have to change each individual animal setting. That can be time consuming with several hundred head. Currently I raise several different types of stock however there seems to only be a set of specific animals available to select. Overall, very pleased!!!

Goats in Texas

Rating: 5/5

We like that this app keeps track of all of our Goats. We are able to see at a glance how many goats are in each pasture. It doesn’t matter if I’m at one property and my husband is at the other property. We are both able to use our phones to access the Goats. Whether it be to look and see who is up-to-date on medication or to change something within a Goats profile. It is also very handy that when we sell Goats, we are able to email the Goats profile, history and receipt to the new owner. The App also keeps track of your expenses and revenue. If we ever do have a question, we are able to message Livestocked and generally within 24 hours or so we receive a response. They are constantly updating the app with new ways to keep track of our farm which is always a plus. These are just a few things that we like about this app, but there are many more.

Megcraft

Rating: 5/5

I have used both the free and paid versions. If you are just managing for pleasure the free app is great. I breed and sell Boer goats. I have used the paid version, this is my third year. The first year trialed this against quickbooks. That may be a wacky comparison for some. Granted quickbooks has rich features but it didn’t apply to what I needed. In this app I can track pastures, animals, supplies, how much I feed and when. It imports my goats pedigrees. I can treat a pasture when I’m giving vaccinations or an animal if something is going on with that animal. If you’ve updated your inventory when you treat animals it is deducted from inventory. I track all my revenues and expenses for taxes at the end of the year. The app will export to excel and you have all the categories to align with farm tax forms. If you ever have an issue even if it is user error the developer responds right away and helps you. I really can’t say enough positive about this app. I have it in the field with me. My goat vet had her annual visit and asked me a question I pulled it right up. She asked for the app, now she uses it at her farm and recommended it on Facebook to all her clients. I’m sure there is one thing I could come up with maybe to be able to separate expenses for horses vs goats. It may be in a higher version but I have made my own work around for it. 5 stars all the way!