Comparison

Flockstar vs Pecking Order

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

Pecking Order

Features
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Pecking Order is a practical, private record-keeping app for poultry keepers and breeders. Keep the important details of your flock in one place and build a clearer picture of each bird, its family lines, breeding history and role within the flock. Use Pecking Order to: • Create individual chicken and duck profiles • Add notes, dates, custom fields and photos • Organise birds into flocks, breeding pens and other groups • Record breeding pairs and breeding outcomes • Manage chick batches and convert chicks into individual records • Build family trees and pedigree records • Record and visualise pecking-order relationships • Create portable backups whenever you choose • Record daily egg production and set an optional daily reminder No account is required. Your flock records are stored on your device. The free Hobby plan supports up to six chickens, four ducks, two custom fields, one bird photo per bird and hobby-level pedigree features. Optional one-time Flock Packs increase flock allowances. Breeder Unlock is a permanent purchase, while Monthly Breeder Access provides all Breeder features while active. Eligible event participants may redeem a store-issued code for temporary Breeder access that ends without billing.

Screenshots

Flockstar4 screens
Pecking Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flockstar and Pecking Order are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Pecking Order sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flockstar versus Pecking Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockstarPecking Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlockstar Software LLCKevin Trigg

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

Pecking Order

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
11 purchases

Pecking Order

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Breeder Access$4.991 Month
One-time10
  • 30-Day Breeder Preview$0.99
  • 30-Day Breeder Community Preview$0.99
  • Flock Pack 1$1.99
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  • Flock Pack 2$1.99
  • Flock Pack 3$1.99
  • Flock Pack 4$1.99
  • Flock Pack 5$1.99
  • Custom Fields Pack 1$1.99
  • Custom Fields Pack 2$1.99
  • Breeder Unlock$17.99

Questions

Is Flockstar free?
Flockstar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pecking Order free?
Pecking Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flockstar or Pecking Order have ads?
Neither Flockstar nor Pecking Order shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flockstar or Pecking Order?
Flockstar ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pecking Order every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flockstar was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pecking Order on October 24, 2026.

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