Bird lover feeder vs Omlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bird lover feeder
This app uses AI to identify birds visiting your feeder. Remotely capture photos and videos, share access with loved ones, and receive reminders about backyard visitors. Never miss a moment with playback support.
- AI bird recognition
- Remote photo and video capture
- Device sharing
- Visitor reminders
- Playback support
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AI bird recognition, watching your feather visitor at any time, 1. Remote control: take pictures and videos from anywhere 2. One tap to share devices with your family or friend 3. Visitor reminder for your backyard bird 4. Playback support, won't miss any cute visitors
Omlet
Transform your chicken coop into a smart coop. Remotely control your automatic coop door, adjust settings like opening and closing times, and monitor battery life and light timings via Wi-Fi. Stay connected to your flock from anywhere.
- Remote coop door control
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Adjust open/close times
- Monitor battery life
- Control light timings
- Share coop access
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Keep smart with the Omlet app. Control your chicken coop door remotely and connect with your flock from anywhere in the world. Make your coop a smart coop with a few clicks, and control your automatic chicken coop door over Wi-Fi. Change settings including open and close times, battery life and light timings. Add friends and family, so they can also get alerts and help manage your coop devices remotely. With the Omlet Smart Automatic Door for chickens, you can stay connected to your flock, whether you're round the corner or on another continent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Omlet at fortnightly against Bird lover feeder's every 13 months. Omlet also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (32% vs 17%). Bird lover feeder's advantage is ratings volume (338 vs 110) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Omlet holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 338 and 110 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Bird lover feeder's written reviews are positive against 32% of Omlet's.
Bird lover feeder ships an update every 13 months, Omlet fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Bird lover feeder | Omlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (338 ratings) | 2.6 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.6% of reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangdong Pine Lake Technology Co., Ltd | Omlet Ltd |
Customer experience
Bird lover feeder
Omlet
User reviews
Bird lover feeder
From 338 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great when it connects
- 📸 Good picture quality
- 🎥 Enjoyable to watch birds
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequently goes offline for no reason
- 🤔 Confusing and non-intuitive app
- 🤖 Poor bird identification accuracy
- 🔌 Battery issues and charging problems
- 💸 Expensive subscription service
Omlet
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Door works well
- 👍 App is useful
- 👍 Convenient for remote control
- 👍 Protects flock
- 👍 Notifications are helpful (when working)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is garbage
- 🐛 Horribly inconsistent app
- 🐛 App says offline when connected
- 🐛 Remote control missing for feeder
- 🐛 Wonky UX
Bugs and requests
Bird lover feeder
Reported bugs
4 issues- App settings not saving properly
- Playback feature not working
- Frequent connection issues
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Clearer instructions and documentation
- Ability to save photos/videos locally
- More customization options for notifications
- Improved bird identification capabilities
Omlet
Reported bugs
83 issues- App is horribly inconsistent
- App says offline when connected
- Remote control missing for feeder
- App is wonky
- Latest update removed remote open/close button
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- App often doesn't connect correctly
- System locks up
- Takes 7-15 minutes to open door
- Light sensor doesn't function
- Light sensor to open never works
- Constantly tells wrong notification
- Takes 24 hours for new time cycle to register
- Notifications stop working
- App is worthless
- App gets stuck on loading screen
- Coop coming offline
- App doesn't reconnect remotely after power outage
- Latest update leaves app saying door is offline
- App says door is offline when it is not
- Door keeps disconnecting from app
- Delay in opening/closing door
- App is buggy
- App is very ordinary
- WiFi enabled door drops connection
- Batteries drain quickly
- Not dependable
- Drops connection easily
- App shows door status as pending
- App gets stuck in pending status
- No control of door
- Unreliable
- Buggy app
- Light sensor history limited
- Inconsistent readings
- Light sensor value too high
- App loses sync with control panel
- System does not behave as settings indicate
- Needs improvement
- Does not wake from sleep mode
- Times out when trying to control
- Notifications are hit or miss
- Horrible and unreliable
- Buggy and bad
- Smart panel is stupid
- New smart panel issues
- Controller not connecting to WiFi
- Not ready for release
- Update caused more issues
- Dangerous for chickens
- App is very buggy
- Cannot see light levels
- Very buggy app
- App bugs out with (pending)
- Smartdoor without more code bug checks
- Remote part of app only works occasionally
- Coop light won't work at all when using the app
- App gets stuck as pending
- UI code had bugs
- Smart panel would not connect to app
- Lost connection and would never connect again
- Disconnect from WiFi occasionally
- Do not reconnect automatically
- Controller not so well
- Won't connect to WiFi at all
- Restarts when trying to connect
- Factory reset doesn't work
- Drops wifi for no reason
- Often says in sleep mode when plugged in
- Door opening automatically after closing
- App is horribly buggy
- Goes into pending mode
- Door opens/closes and status update is hours later
- App is unreliable
- App remains incredibly buggy
- Light sensor history only shows two hours
- Light sensor readings inconsistent
- Light sensor never outputs value below 14
- App sometimes loses sync
- Device must be removed and readded
- Does not resync on its own
- System does not behave as settings indicate
- App informed light on at wrong time
- Cannot form coherent mental model of app
Requested features
10 requests- Incorporate into Apple HomeKit/Shortcuts
- Set open/close X minutes before/after sunrise/sunset
- Set an open time without a close time
- Apple Watch app
- More scheduling options (different days)
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- Set coop light automatically independent of door
- Allow user to adjust auto-stop resistance
- Enhance technical details view with more granular data
- Separate page for reports with adjustable time frames
- Allow zooming in on time by the minute for light levels
In-app purchases
Bird lover feeder
No in-app purchases
Omlet
No in-app purchases
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