Green Backyard vs Hcalory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Green Backyard
Connect to your bird box camera to watch live streams of birds. Enjoy high-definition video, capture moments with recording, and receive real-time alerts about nesting and hatching. Share your discoveries with friends and family.
- Connect bird box camera
- Live bird streaming
- High-definition video
- Image and video sharing
- Motion and continuous recording
- Real-time nesting alerts
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With the Green Backyard Bird Box Camera, connecting is a breeze! Designed to bring nature to your fingertips, our app pairs seamlessly with our bird box cameras, providing you with a front-row seat to the enchanting world of birds, all while keeping it fun and user-friendly! Key Features: Easily connect your Green Backyard Bird Box Camera Watch birds live with a simple tap on your smartphone or tablet. Experience crystal-clear, high-definition live streams of birds in action. Share delightful images and videos with friends and family. Capture every moment with motion and continuous recording. Stay in the loop with real-time alerts for nesting, hatching, and more.
Hcalory
Control your air heater remotely with this app. Monitor parameters, adjust temperature and gears, set schedules, and activate modes like plateau and ventilation. Designed for specific supported heater models.
- Remote heater control
- Parameter monitoring
- Temperature and gear adjustment
- Plateau mode activation
- Ventilation control
- Scheduling functionality
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Our Hcalory air heater app provides a smarter remote control solution for air heater users (The supported heater models are: F1-S, L1-S, L2-S, W1-S, W2-S, TB1, TB2, TC1SE). You can see all the parameter info on your phone, switch temperature/gears, start plateau mode, start ventilation, switch temperature settings, schedule time, etc. We will continue to collect user suggestions to improve the user experience of our products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hcalory at 4.3 against Green Backyard's 2.8. Hcalory also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 31%). Green Backyard's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Hcalory holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Green Backyard's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hcalory's.
Green Backyard ships an update monthly, Hcalory every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Green Backyard | Hcalory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NVIC TECH PTE LTD | HONG KONG TING HUI LIMITED |
Customer experience
Green Backyard
Hcalory
In-app purchases
Green Backyard
No in-app purchases
Hcalory
No in-app purchases
