Comparison

Coop Counter vs Backyard Chickens

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coop Counter

Easily track your chickens' daily egg production with this straightforward application. Visualize trends and monitor output over time with attractive, user-friendly graphs.

Highlights
  • Track daily egg counts
  • Visualize egg production trends
  • Simple and easy to use interface
  • Attractive graphs for data visualization
Features
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Simple, easy to use app for tracking how many eggs your chickens are laying each day. Features attractive graphs so you can easily see trends in egg production.

About

Backyard Chickens

Features
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Backyard Chickens replaces the notebook by the coop door with a real egg log, flock manager, and breed advisor built for keepers who actually collect eggs every morning. Log every egg by flock or by hen, watch your laying trends over time, and get plain-English answers about breeds, coop sizing, and molt timing whenever you need them. Keeping chickens generates more numbers than most people expect — egg counts, feed costs, molt cycles, and which hen actually earns her keep. Backyard Chickens turns that into a simple daily habit instead of a notebook full of half-remembered tallies, so the fifteen seconds it takes to log this morning's eggs actually adds up to something useful by the end of the season. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Egg log — record every egg collected, by flock or per individual hen • Multiple flocks — track separate flocks with their own birds, notes, and egg history • Per-hen records — breed, age, and production history for each bird, not just a flock total • Laying trends — see production rates, a producer ranking for every hen, and upcoming molt forecasts built from your own log • Breed library — reference details on common backyard chicken breeds before you add new birds • AI coop & breed advisor — ask which breeds fit your climate and how to size your coop, with guidance only, never veterinary advice • Feed & cost tracking — see your real cost per egg, not just a guess • Flock notes — coop location, temperament, and care routines saved right on each flock • Full history at a glance — days logged and eggs collected over any stretch of time, per flock or per bird WHY BACKYARD CHICKENS • Built around the daily habit — logging today's eggs takes seconds, not a trip to find a notebook • Real trends, not just totals — molt forecasts and laying-rate charts come from your own history, not a generic chart • Per-hen detail when you want it — know which bird is actually productive and which has slowed down • Advisor that knows your setup — breed and coop guidance factors in your climate and flock size • Cost clarity — feed tracking turns "how much does this hobby cost" into an actual number WHO IT'S FOR • Backyard keepers with one flock who want a simple daily egg log • Growing operations managing several flocks and dozens of birds • New keepers choosing their first breeds and sizing a coop for the first time • Anyone who wants to know their real cost per egg instead of estimating it • Anyone who has ever wondered which hen actually stopped laying and when Backyard Chickens' advisor gives general husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice — for a sick or injured bird, always consult a poultry vet. For the daily routine, it's the egg log, the flock records, and the laying trends that turn keeping chickens into something you actually understand instead of guess at. Download Backyard Chickens and give every flock the record it deserves. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Coop Counter3 screens
Backyard Chickens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coop Counter at none against Backyard Chickens's 2. Coop Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown). Backyard Chickens's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On device support 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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Coop Counter versus Backyard Chickens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoop CounterBackyard Chickens
Price—Free — better
Rating2.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 57 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott KirklandMEHMET CANKER (TR)

In-app purchases

None

Coop Counter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Backyard Chickens

Subscriptions2
  • Backyard Chickens Pro monthly$4.991 Month
  • Backyard Chickens Pro annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Coop Counter free?
Pricing for Coop Counter is not currently listed on the App Store.
Is Backyard Chickens free?
Backyard Chickens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coop Counter or Backyard Chickens have ads?
Backyard Chickens shows ads; Coop Counter does not.

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