EggHatcher vs Everbreed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EggHatcher
This app assists in monitoring bird egg incubations, whether in an incubator or naturally. It provides detailed incubation parameters for over 450 bird species and sends timely notifications for key hatching milestones. Track your hatching success with automatic percentage calculations.
- Track bird incubations
- 450+ bird species data
- Incubation/hatching temperatures & humidity
- Automated milestone notifications
- Hatching success tracking
- Archive completed incubations
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EggHatcher helps you keep track of your bird incubations, either in an incubator or under your brooding birds. The app comes preloaded with over 450 varieties of birds, including incubation and hatching temperatures (in F and C), incubating and hatching relative humidities, and calculates approximate corresponding wet bulb temperatures (in F and C). Load in your incubator name, run number, pick your bird variety from list, and the app will give you incubating and hatching temps, humidities, candle date, stop rotation date, pipping date, and incubation period, all of which can be customized to you preferences. See taxonomy information, clutch size or egg production per year, ranges for incubation temp and humidity, ranges for hatching temps and humidities are displayed for all the bird varieties. Get notifications on the candle date, stop rotation date, pipping date, and hatching date. Keep track of the number of eggs incubated, number of fertile eggs, and number of eggs hatched, percentages of each automatically calculated. Free version allows user to track one incubation, upgraded unlocked version allows unlimited number of incubations. See all your active incubations on one screen and keep track of the next miracles to arrive! Archive completed incubations to keep track of your hatching prowess. Don’t wake up to an incubator full of surprise chicks! Download EggHatcher today!
Everbreed
Manage all your rabbitry information from your phone, tablet, or computer. Schedule breeding plans, report births, track weights, and generate pedigrees. Stay organized with reminders and financial tracking.
- Schedule breeding plans
- Report births and track misses
- Track kit weights and performance
- Create and share pedigrees
- Reminders and notifications
- Financial ledger for income/expenses
- Printable cage cards
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Everbreed is the easiest way to keep track of your rabbit records. All your rabbitry information is now available in your hands, and accessible on your phone, tablet, or computer. *** MAIN FEATURES *** SCHEDULE BREED PLANS Create chains of events in your Everbreed schedule to reflect your rabbitry’s procedure for breeding, palpating, nest boxes, and more! REPORT BIRTHS When a doe kindles, you can report that birth in Everbreed to create the Litter, and schedule Litter events. If the doe doesn’t kindle, report the birth as missed to track doe and buck misses in Reports. TRACK WEIGHTS Enter weights for kits and track their performance as they grow. Track which breeders have the best kits. CREATE AND SHARE PEDIGREES Offer your customers customized printed or online pedigrees. Easily share them online with a verifiable link. REMINDERS AND NOTIFICATIONS Never miss a kindle date again! Everbreed keeps track of your important events and notifies you on your phone or email of upcoming tasks in your rabbitry. RABBIT SALES AND TRANSFERS Easily Sell or Transfer rabbits to other users. PRINT CAGE CARDS Design and print Cage Cards for all of your rabbits. Scan them with your phone to access records right at the cage. FINANCIAL LEDGER Record income and expenses for your rabbitry to make sure no money slips through the cracks. OVER A DOZEN REPORTS See reports on breeder performance, litter weights, meat production, and much more! YOUR DATA IS SECURE No more worrying about computer crashes or a broken or stolen phone. Your data is stored securely and backed up in the cloud for you to access at any time from anywhere. USE ON MULTIPLE DEVICES Everbreed automatically syncs with your calendar, desktop browser, and other devices. NO WIFI? NO PROBLEM. With the Everbreed app, access your rabbit records even when you’re offline or away of from wifi, after you’ve synced your data (currently read-only). FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT - Our Support team is ready to help you make the most of Everbreed. “I absolutely LOVE Everbreed! I want a clear record of everything I do, but I’m horrible at record-keeping. Everbreed has been a life-saver for me. I can record breedings or report births in a few clicks, and keep track of everything with minimal effort. Everbreed also has the BEST customer support I’ve ever encountered. They are always updating with new features, as requested by customers. 10/10 would recommend to ANYONE trying to breed rabbits!” - Megan Berry “I’ve raised meat rabbits for the past 60 years and have tried many record keeping systems over the years. They went from note books to spread sheets and everything in the middle. My needs are for an uncomplicated system that is handy, quick entries and good support. Three things that really make me happy are: 1. The ability to have all my rabbitry information on my phone and all my devices. 2. The ability of Everbreed to send the rabbit schedule to my calendar. I’m able to stay on top of everything. 3. Support. It’s second to none and they stay with you until things are right. Needless to say I am very happy with this program.” -- Robbie Mabry Focus on your rabbits, Everbreed will handle the rest. For questions, email us at support@everbreed.com. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Everbreed at 4.3 against EggHatcher's 3.9. Everbreed also leads on ratings volume (513 vs 22). EggHatcher's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. EggHatcher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Everbreed sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Everbreed holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everbreed has 513 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of EggHatcher's written reviews are positive against 39% of Everbreed's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EggHatcher | Everbreed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) | 4.3 (513 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 39.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 513 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Brazina | Everbreed |
Customer experience
EggHatcher
Everbreed
Bugs and requests
EggHatcher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Everbreed
Reported bugs
20 issues- App requires update but no update available in App Store
- Changes don't save when editing rabbits or litters
- Incorrect average weights displayed on litters
- Pedigree weights show wrong values across generations
- Marketplace listings not viewable on phone or computer
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- PDF pedigree generation fails consistently
- Notes don't print or print incompletely
- Weight dates get scrambled or show random dates
- Litter information inaccessible despite showing in statistics
- Photos deleted randomly or fail to upload
- Login credentials cause force closing
- App crashes when entering litter information
- Weight changes don't save on mobile app
- Subscription status shows as expired when still active
- Live chat support always offline
- Data doesn't load completely without app restart
- Pedigree information missing or scrambled
- Tasks won't mark as completed
- Active breeders don't display unless searched by name
- Genotyping features difficult to use on mobile
Requested features
12 requests- Support for non-rabbit animals (rats, other species)
- Customizable category options beyond 'Rabbit'
- Better photo upload functionality (multiple photos, smaller file support)
- Improved web version stability
- Automatic data sync between app and web version
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- More affordable pricing tiers for small herds
- Lifetime purchase option instead of subscription
- Integration with other breeding software (Evans, BunnyTails)
- Ability to mark rabbits as deceased
- Better search and filter functionality for active breeders
- Improved task conversion and management system
- Support for additional rabbit breeds in defaults
In-app purchases
EggHatcher
- Unlimited Incubations$1.99
Everbreed
- Start - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Start - Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Grow - Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Grow - Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Plus - Monthly$14.991 Month
- Plus - Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Max - Monthly2 variants$19.991 Month
- Start - Annual1 Month trial$47.991 Year
- Grow - Annual$95.991 Year
- Grow - Annual1 Month trial$95.991 Year
- Plus - Annual$144.991 Year








