Farmera™ vs Flock Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farmera™
This platform assists pig farmers with daily animal care by collecting and analyzing data from various production sources. It aims to enhance pig health and overall productivity through digital management tools.
- Daily animal care assistance
- Data collection and analysis
- Improve pig health
- Enhance productivity
- Digital platform for swine industry
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FARMERA™ is a digital platform that helps pig farmers in their daily animal care activities and by that collects and leverages data from different sources around pig production to improve pig health and productivity.
Flock Manager
Easily track your backyard chickens, log eggs, monitor individual bird health, and calculate flock profitability. This app provides a comprehensive yet simple solution for chicken keepers, offering breed information and managing multiple flocks without subscriptions or ads.
- Log eggs quickly
- Track individual birds by name and photo
- Monitor flock production and profitability
- Manage bird health and medication
- Support for multiple flocks
- Built-in breed reference guide
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The chicken keeping app backyard keepers actually asked for. Log eggs in a few taps. Track every bird by name. Know your true cost per egg. Finally, an app that fits how backyard keepers actually live — not one built for commercial farms and duct-taped to work for the rest of us. Flock Manager is built for backyard chicken keepers who want to track their flock without subscriptions, accounts, or features they'll never use. Built by chicken keepers, for chicken keepers. LOG EGGS IN A FEW SECONDS Open the app, tap the count, done. It's the fastest egg log you'll find. KNOW YOUR GIRLS Add photos so you can tell Henrietta from Ginger. Record each bird's breed, hatch date, and expected egg color. Track when hens are sold, rehomed, or pass away. Your flock history, always at hand. SEE YOUR PRODUCTION - Calendar view shows eggs per day at a glance - Weekly and monthly totals with trend comparisons - Per-bird production rankings - Spot your top layers — and your freeloaders! IS YOUR FLOCK WORTH IT? Set your local store egg price once and Flock Manager shows you exactly how your flock stacks up. See the retail value of your production, your true cost per egg, and whether or not you're beating the store! STAY ON TOP OF HEALTH - Log medications with automatic withdrawal tracking - Get notified when eggs are safe to collect again - Add health notes for each bird - Never wonder "when did I last treat for mites?" MANAGE MULTIPLE FLOCKS Keep your layers separate from your bantams. Track a breeding project apart from your backyard girls. Switch flocks instantly, or see everything at once. 50+ BREED REFERENCE GUIDE Built-in guide to over 50 chicken breeds — egg color, production rates, temperament, cold hardiness, and more. Filter by what matters to you. Perfect for planning your next additions. PRIVACY FIRST All your data lives on your device. No account required. No cloud sync. No ads. Ever. Your flock is your business. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES Export everything to CSV anytime. We'll never hold your data hostage. ONE PRICE, FOREVER Try free for 14 days, then unlock everything with a single $4.99 purchase — less than a dozen eggs at the farmer's market. No subscriptions. No "pro" tiers. No annual renewals. --- Perfect for backyard keepers with 3–50 birds, homesteaders juggling multiple flocks, and anyone tired of using spreadsheets or paying monthly for an app. Questions? We'd love to hear from you at flockmanager.app@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Farmera™ at 4.0 against Flock Manager's 3.0. Farmera™ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Flock Manager sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Farmera™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Farmera™ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Farmera™ ships an update fortnightly, Flock Manager every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farmera™ | Flock Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG | Joseph Barlow |
Customer experience
Farmera™
Flock Manager
In-app purchases
Farmera™
No in-app purchases
Flock Manager
- 14-Day Free TrialFree
- Flock Manager$4.99









