Omlet vs Waggler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Waggler
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Waggler is the beekeeping app built for real beekeepers — designed to be used in the field, with gloves on. Just tell Waggler what you saw. Type or dictate your observations in plain English. Waggler's AI reads your notes and fills in the structured inspection record automatically — temperament, brood, stores, pests and more. No forms, no fuss. Quick Inspect from the map Tap your apiary marker, describe what you saw, and Waggler identifies the hive and fills in the inspection form. Tap Save and you're done. The fastest way to record an inspection in the field. Smart reminders Mention "check back in a week" in your notes and Waggler automatically sets a reminder. Or create your own recurring reminders for each apiary — treatments, feeding, swarm checks. Active reminders are flagged on your apiary cards so nothing slips through. what3words location Every apiary is pinpointed to a 3x3 metre square using what3words. Find your way back to remote locations with a simple three-word address, and share precise locations with other beekeepers or emergency services. Dashboard Simple dashboard showing umbers of hives, year to date production and prompts for any recommended actions with hives. Also has quick reference guide " the beekeepers year" Complete hive records Track inspections, treatments, feeding, extractions and honey yield across all your hives and apiaries. Edit or delete any record. Export a full annual PDF report for your own records or to share with your bee inspector. Queen management Record queen origin, year introduced and marking colour. Waggler suggests the correct international marking colour automatically. Log queen losses with date and reason — full history kept for every hive. Built for the field Screen stays on during inspections — no accidental sleep mid-inspection Haptic feedback confirms every save Voice Control compatible — fully usable hands-free with iOS Voice Control Dark theme throughout — easy to read in bright sunlight Share your apiary Invite other beekeepers to view or edit your records. Perfect for shared apiaries, beekeeping associations, or mentoring new beekeepers. Waggler is free to download. An internet connection is currently required to save records.
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Verdict
Omlet and Waggler 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Omlet ships an update fortnightly, Waggler weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Omlet | Waggler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (110 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Omlet Ltd | Hugo Ford |
Bugs and requests
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
Waggler
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Omlet
No in-app purchases
Waggler
No in-app purchases









