Chicksapp vs InkPond
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicksapp
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Chicks App is the farm app for laying hen keepers: record laying rate, flock and sales in seconds and see how your flocks are doing at any time – in the barn, in the office or on the road. Built for farms with larger flocks (roughly 360 hens and up) that want their numbers under control instead of keeping paper slips and spreadsheets. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE • Laying rate, eggs per day and flock in one overview • Choose any period: today, yesterday, 7, 30, 90 days or 1 year • "To do today" reminds you of open entries and actions EVERY GROUP UNDER CONTROL • Houses and groups with their own colour, housing type and flock size • Laying rate over time, group comparison, removals and losses • Record flock changes: new flock, increase or replacement RECORDED IN SECONDS • Laying rate by egg size (S, M, L, XL) plus broken and dirty eggs • Removals, flock changes and actions such as vaccination or house cleaning • Record and review temperatures • Entries right in the barn SALES & EGG BALANCE • Record sales by channel: farm shop, weekly market, direct sales, restaurants, vending machine • Egg balance: what was laid, what was sold, what is not yet assigned? REPORTS AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON • Analyse by day, week or month • Export and print for your accountant, advisor or inspections FOR THE WHOLE FARM • Several users with their own logins for family and staff • Reminders and notifications • Sign in with email, Google or Apple • Your data is available on every device – app and browser show the same state • Available in German and English TRY IT FREE Try Chicks App for 30 days without obligation. Details on subscription and term are available in the app. Questions or wishes? Send us a message through the feedback function in the app or at www.chicksapp.de.
InkPond
A native Typst editor for iOS devices that offers real-time preview, syntax highlighting, and smart auto-completion for creating beautifully typeset documents. Organize projects, manage fonts, and sync seamlessly across devices via iCloud.
- Real-time Typst document preview
- Syntax highlighting and auto-completion
- Multi-file project organization
- iCloud Drive project sync
- Export to PDF, source, or ZIP
- Per-project font management
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InkPond is a native Typst editor built for iPad and iPhone. Write beautifully typeset documents right from your device with real-time preview, syntax highlighting, and smart auto-completion. POWERFUL EDITOR - Full syntax highlighting with Catppuccin color themes (Mocha dark / Latte light) - Context-aware auto-completion for functions, parameters, fonts, labels, and more - Smart bracket pairing, auto-indentation, and type-over - Typst-optimized keyboard accessory bar with quick-insert symbols - Code snippets library with custom snippet support - Find & Replace - Document outline navigation LIVE PREVIEW - See your document rendered in real time as you type - Side-by-side split view on iPad, tabbed view on iPhone - Bidirectional sync between editor and preview — tap to jump - Full-screen slideshow mode for presentations - Word, character, and token statistics MULTI-FILE PROJECTS - Organize source files, images, and fonts in per-project directories - Import and export projects as ZIP - Per-project font management alongside built-in CJK fonts (Source Han Sans & Serif) - App-wide font library for fonts shared across all projects - Local Typst package support — import and manage custom packages iCLOUD SYNC - Seamless project sync across all your devices via iCloud Drive - Selective sync for fonts, packages, and snippets - Conflict detection when files are edited on multiple devices EXPORT & SHARE - Export compiled PDF, source files, or full project ZIP - Share directly from the app via the system share sheet Built on Typst — the modern, fast typesetting system. Whether you are drafting academic papers, class notes, resumes, or any structured document, InkPond gives you a focused, native writing experience without leaving your iPad or iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chicksapp at Free against InkPond's $4.99. Chicksapp also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). InkPond's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 42 months). On ads, 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
Chicksapp is free to download; InkPond costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chicksapp ships an update every 42 months, InkPond fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chicksapp | InkPond |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franz Dirnecker | 祺迪 林 |
In-app purchases
Chicksapp
No in-app purchases
InkPond
No in-app purchases









