Comparison

birdBreeder vs Hatch With Me

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

Head to head
About

birdBreeder

Manage data for various bird species, including health records, hatches, and finances. Record custom data fields, monitor income and expenses, and view analytics. Back up your data for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Manage data for multiple bird species
  • Record health records by bird
  • Create custom data fields by species
  • Monitor hatches and outcomes
  • Document income and expenses
  • View data analytics
  • Data backup and recovery
Features
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If you keep and breed chickens, parrots, quail, emu, pheasants, pigeons, ducks, turkeys, waterfowl, or any other species of bird, you can use the birdBreeder app! With the birdBreeder App you can record and reference your data while holding your birds in front of you, no need to be tied to a computer. The app gives you the ability to manage data on your birds, hatches and finances for multiple species in one app. From the palm of your hand you can record health records by bird, create and record custom data fields by species, record and monitor the outcome of your hatches, document your income and expenses and view analytics on your data. Save time recording data, make better decisions and have your data available when and where you need it. Most importantly back up your data to be recovered if needed. Simply put, this IS the data management solution you have always wanted for your home aviary and bird breeding program. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://datan3rd.com/birdbreeder-app-privacy-policy/

About

Hatch With Me

This app accurately tracks incubation for a wide variety of species, including birds and reptiles. It provides species-specific profiles, egg weight loss tracking, and troubleshooting for common incubation issues. The app also offers brooder mode to guide you through post-hatch care and generates shareable reports.

Highlights
  • Species-specific incubation profiles
  • Egg weight loss tracking
  • Automated reminders for turning and lockdown
  • Brooder mode for post-hatch care
  • Built-in troubleshooting for incubation problems
  • Shareable hatch reports
  • AI assistant for hatch-specific questions
Features
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Know exactly where every hatch stands, from the day you set the eggs to the day the last chick dries off. Hatch With Me tracks incubation for 18 species — chickens, ducks, quail, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, pheasant, peafowl, emu and ostrich, plus leopard geckos, crested geckos, bearded dragons, ball pythons, corn snakes, box turtles and Russian tortoises. Each one comes with its own temperature, humidity and turning targets, so you are never applying chicken numbers to a gecko clutch. WHAT YOU GET • A countdown that tells you the day you are on, not just the date you started • Candling reminders on day 7 and day 14, and a lockdown alert when turning must stop • Turning reminders that end on their own — no notifications firing weeks after a hatch • Egg weight and moisture tracking, with loss targets for birds and gain targets for reptiles • A brooder plan with a temperature ramp for the weeks after hatch • Photo notes, so candling shots stay attached to the day you took them • Fertility and hatch-rate statistics across every hatch you have run • Troubleshooting for when something looks wrong mid-incubation • CSV and PDF export, and iCloud sync across your devices SHARE A HATCH, IF YOU WANT TO New in this version. Make a profile, share the hatches you choose, and follow other keepers to see how theirs are going. Comment on updates, compare humidity numbers, and ask the people who have done it before. Your profile is public, private, or invite only — you decide who follows you, and every hatch stays unshared until you say otherwise. Nothing is posted automatically. BUILT FOR REAL HATCHES Reptile eggs absorb moisture rather than losing it, so the app tracks gain, not loss. Species that must never be turned say so. Hatch windows are shown as a range where a single date would be a guess. Hatch With Me is free. An optional one-time purchase removes ads, and an optional subscription unlocks an AI incubation assistant that answers questions about your specific hatch.

Screenshots

birdBreeder4 screens
Hatch With Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hatch With Me at 5.0 against birdBreeder's 3.9. Hatch With Me also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). birdBreeder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. birdBreeder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hatch With Me sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hatch With Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: birdBreeder has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of birdBreeder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hatch With Me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

birdBreeder ships an update fortnightly, Hatch With Me every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
birdBreeder versus Hatch With Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbirdBreederHatch With Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (28 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJason FishbeinAustin Beck

Customer experience

birdBreeder

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%

Hatch With Me

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

birdBreeder

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$29.99
2 purchases

Hatch With Me

Subscriptions1
  • AI Assistant Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is birdBreeder free?
birdBreeder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hatch With Me free?
Hatch With Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, birdBreeder or Hatch With Me?
Hatch With Me is rated higher. birdBreeder averages 3.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Hatch With Me averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do birdBreeder or Hatch With Me have ads?
Hatch With Me shows ads; birdBreeder does not.
Which is updated more often, birdBreeder or Hatch With Me?
birdBreeder ships an update fortnightly, and Hatch With Me every 3 months. Most recently, birdBreeder was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hatch With Me on October 30, 2026.

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