Comparison

Flockstar vs HomeTrail App

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

Head to head
About

Flockstar

Manage your poultry operations with a comprehensive system for breeding, flock management, and production analytics. Track eggs, bird lineage, expenses, and sales to optimize your business. Syncs across all devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Track eggs and breeding pen performance
  • Full lineage tracking for birds
  • Bulk bird creation and updates
  • Log daily egg production
  • Expense and sales tracking
  • Task manager with reminders
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The essential app for serious poultry people. Replace your spreadsheets, notebooks, and guesswork with one app built for breeders and keepers who need records they can trust. Flockstar requires an active subscription to use. Two plans are available: Keeper, with complete flock, egg, and record keeping, and Breeder, which adds everything in the hatching and breeding section below. Choose an annual plan for the best value, or monthly for flexibility. Change or cancel anytime. HATCHING & BREEDING (BREEDER PLAN ONLY) • Track eggs from all your breeding pens in a single hatch run • Per-source fertility and hatch rates so you know which pairings work • Create chicks from completed runs with lineage pre-filled • Save incubator presets and pen configurations • Full lineage tracking: dam, sire, and offspring views • Pedigree viewer spanning three generations, with shareable certificates FLOCK MANAGEMENT • Bulk create and update hundreds of birds at once • Track breeds, traits, colors, weights, and photos • Share bird profiles as branded cards via text, email, or social media • Filter by flock, sex, breed, or custom traits • Archive birds without losing historical data PRODUCTION & ANALYTICS • Daily egg logging by flock or individual layer • Week-over-week trends and historical charts • Identify your top producers instantly BUSINESS TOOLS • Expense and sales tracking with categories • See your actual profit and loss • Task manager with reminders and recurring schedules • Journal with photos and tags for health records, observations, and more WORKS EVERYWHERE • Data syncs automatically across all devices • Log eggs from your pocket, review analytics from your laptop Serious poultry software, actively developed and updated since 2022. Questions or feature requests? support@flockstar.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

HomeTrail App

This app offers tools for managing homeschool activities, including attendance tracking, nature time logging, and weekly planning. It also features a parent update feed and customizable daily check-ins to streamline the homeschooling experience.

Highlights
  • Attendance tracking
  • Nature time logging
  • Weekly planner
  • Parent update feed
  • Customizable check-ins
Features
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From our home to yours — the tools you need for happy homeschooling. HomeTrail keeps your family's learning in one calm place: plan the week, capture what happened, and see how far you've come. Day: Your homeschool day at a glance. Check off attendance, nature time and your Rhythm in a tap, see what's planned, and find ideas to explore. Rhythm: The steady routines that shape your weeks, from morning read-alouds to Friday nature walks, laid out simply and easy to adjust. Planner: Plan your weeks with your own activities and curriculum. Each activity shows its latest photo, so your plans look like your family. Capture Learning: Snap a photo, jot a note, tag the children and subjects. Small moments become a record you'll be glad you kept. Journey: Your family's learning as a trail. Scroll back through the days, the work and the wins. Nature Time: A good day is spent outside! Track time in nature every day and watch it add up over the year. Portfolios and reports: Gather your best work into portfolios and see attendance, subjects and progress whenever you need them. Daily check-in: Less time on devices, more time on what matters. Get a short text at the end of the day and log how it went with a quick reply. HomeTrail Plus adds more help when you want it: • TrailGuide: log learning and attendance, send photos of finished work, and ask what's planned, all by text. • Nest: personalized learning packs and printable daily editions for each child. • Compass: a clear picture of where each learner is. • Create Materials: worksheets and activities tailored to your children. • Grading, transcripts, portfolio sharing and family access. Your planner and record keeping are free.

Screenshots

Flockstar4 screens
HomeTrail App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeTrail App at none against Flockstar's 6. HomeTrail App also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (90% vs 81%). Flockstar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Flockstar sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. HomeTrail App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HomeTrail App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 118 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Flockstar's written reviews are positive against 90% of HomeTrail App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flockstar ships an update every 3 weeks, HomeTrail App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flockstar versus HomeTrail App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockstarHomeTrail App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (142 ratings)4.8 (118 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings142 — better118
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlockstar Software LLCHomeTrail App, Inc.

Customer experience

Flockstar

All ratings140 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.3%

HomeTrail App

All ratings118 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flockstar

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Data loss issues after app updates or device changes
  • Occasional UI freezes or crashes

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to import existing records via CSV
  • Option to leave 'laid by' and 'flock' fields blank in bulk entries
  • Automatic addition of hatched chicks to designated 'Chick' flock
  • Designated area for tracking deceased birds
  • Push notifications for hatch reminders
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  • Expanded species support beyond just chickens
  • Customizable tags and filters
  • Excel-style export options

HomeTrail App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Flockstar

Subscriptions6
  • Keeper Plan - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Breeder Plan - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Keeper Plan - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Breeder Plan - Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access - Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

HomeTrail App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flockstar free?
Flockstar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HomeTrail App free?
HomeTrail App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flockstar or HomeTrail App?
HomeTrail App is rated higher. Flockstar averages 4.4 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while HomeTrail App averages 4.8 from 118 ratings.
Do Flockstar or HomeTrail App have ads?
Neither Flockstar nor HomeTrail App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flockstar or HomeTrail App?
Flockstar ships an update every 3 weeks, and HomeTrail App every 2 months. Most recently, Flockstar was updated on November 3, 2026 and HomeTrail App on November 4, 2026.

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