LeadChick vs North West REC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LeadChick
This smart device automatically opens and closes your chicken coop door, protecting your flock from predators. It features a safety mechanism that stops and reopens the door if an obstruction is detected, ensuring animal safety.
- Automatic coop door operation
- Predator protection
- Smart device with app control
- Safety obstruction detection
- Manual override and test button
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The LeadChick Automatic Coop Door protects your chickens from the wild animal. The aluminium coop door close until morning so that no wild animal can invade your coop. Then your chickens will feel safe and lay more eggs, and you’ll be stress-free with your chickens taken care of.Using the APP auto model for setup, you’ll never worry forget to open and close your coop door. This door is a smart device. Therefore, if anything were to get stuck in between the closing door (for example, the chicken gets stuck when it passes), the motor automatically stops the door，then reopen, so it will not harm the animal but might trap it for safety reasons. The door stays in the position until you open it manually with the test button and release the obstruction.The LeadChick Automatic Coop Door is designed to make your days easier and relaxed.
North West REC
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Welcome to North West REC, we provide reliable, competitively-priced energy and other valuable services to benefit our members and the communities we serve. Use our app to conveniently access all the features from our website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: North West REC at every 3 weeks against LeadChick's every 4 months. LeadChick's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LeadChick ships an update every 4 months, North West REC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LeadChick | North West REC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 388 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Gardennock Technology Co., Ltd. | North West Rural Electric Cooperative |
In-app purchases
LeadChick
No in-app purchases
North West REC
No in-app purchases
