Pig1000 vs BarnTalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pig1000
This utility app converts Gregorian calendar dates to a 1000-day swine breeding calendar. It allows users to log notes and set reminders for crucial dates related to swine husbandry.
- Gregorian to 1000-day swine calendar conversion
- Note registration for important dates
- Alert creation for key events
- Swine breeding cycle tracking
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Conversion of the Gregorian calendar for 1000 day swine breeding calendar. Allows registering notes and create alerts for important dates.
BarnTalk
Monitor environmental conditions at your site 24/7 from any location. Receive instant alerts for alarms, adjust settings, and manage your notification system directly from your mobile device. This system offers reliable, out-of-the-box connectivity without requiring existing phone lines or Wi-Fi.
- 24/7 remote monitoring
- Instant alarm notifications
- Adjustable thresholds
- CallTree management
- Built-in cellular connectivity
- No landline or Wi-Fi required
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The BarnTalk app keeps you connected to your barns 24/7, wherever you are. Get instant alarms when something's wrong, resolve issues fast, and manage your call tree and thresholds right from your phone. Your Gateway connects automatically the moment you plug it in. No landline or WiFi required. Now with Barn360 Biosecurity: automatically log site visits, manage downtime intervals, and check in offline, so every movement stays connected from arrival to audit. [:mav: 4.9.5]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BarnTalk at 4.1 against Pig1000's 1.0. BarnTalk also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Pig1000's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BarnTalk holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BarnTalk has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pig1000's written reviews are positive against 78% of BarnTalk's.
Pig1000 ships an update every 8 months, BarnTalk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pig1000 | BarnTalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 4.1 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bierhals | BarnTools |
Customer experience
Pig1000
BarnTalk
In-app purchases
Pig1000
No in-app purchases
BarnTalk
No in-app purchases
