RUN vs LuckySap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RUN
Control and optimize your automated chicken coop door. Set custom timers or sync with sunrise for automatic opening and closing. Monitor door status for flock safety and convenience.
- Configure door opening/closing
- Set custom timers
- Sync with sunrise
- Built-in GPS feature
- Overview of door statuses
- User-friendly interface
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Enhance the functionality of your RUN-CHICKEN door with our sophisticated mobile app, designed for discerning poultry keepers. This application grants users the ability to configure the door’s opening and closing mechanisms, either by setting specific timers or synchronizing with natural events such as sunrise, with a built-in GPS Feature. In addition, the app provides overview of door statuses. With a secure connection and user-friendly interface, the RUN-CHICKEN Door Controller App ensures both optimal performance and the utmost safety for your flock. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LuckySap
This app helps maple syrup producers track sap collection, predict future sap flow based on weather, and estimate syrup yield. It provides detailed analytics for individual trees and collection methods, supporting both backyard hobbyists and commercial operations.
- Sap collection logging
- Weather-aware sap flow predictions
- Syrup yield calculator
- Brix tracking
- Tree-by-tree analytics
- Multi-season history
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From your first tap to your last boil, LuckySap helps you make every gallon of sap count. Track collection, predict the next big run with weather-aware sap flow forecasts, and calculate exactly how much syrup your season will produce — built for backyard tappers, hobbyist sugar makers, and commercial sugar bush operators alike. LuckySap is the digital sugarbush logbook and sap flow predictor for serious tappers. Whether you have one tap on a backyard maple or a thousand on a commercial operation, LuckySap turns weather data, brix readings, and your collection notes into actionable predictions for the season. FEATURES • Sap collection log — every tap, every tree, every collection day; volume, species (sugar/red/silver/black maple), weather, timestamps • Weather-aware sap flow predictions — temperature and freeze/thaw analysis predicts your best collection days ahead of time so you can plan trips, evaporator runs, and boil sessions • Syrup yield calculator — sap-to-syrup ratio (typically 40:1) adjusted for your actual brix readings; estimates how much finished syrup you'll get • Brix tracking — log hydrometer readings tree by tree; find which trees consistently produce sweetest sap • Tree-by-tree analytics — identify your top producers, the laggards, and the trees worth retapping next season • Charts and trends — sap collection over the season, year-over-year comparison, conditions that drove the biggest runs • Tapping knowledge — built-in guidance on technique, timing, tool selection, sustainable practices for healthy sugar maple production • Multi-season history — every season's data preserved; spot trends across years • Spile and tubing tracking — log which collection method works best on which trees • Boiling and evaporator notes — propane usage, finishing temperatures, batch yields WHO USES LUCKYSAP • Backyard tappers running 1-10 taps for personal syrup • Hobbyist sugar makers boiling on a turkey fryer or hobby evaporator • Commercial sugar bush operators with 100+ taps and tubing systems • Homestead families teaching kids the maple tradition • Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Wisconsin, Michigan tappers • Quebec, Ontario, and Maritimes maple producers • Sugarhouse owners running visitor seasons • Junior sugarmakers and 4-H projects • Anyone tracking a tradition that runs in the family WHAT LUCKYSAP IS NOT LuckySap is not a maple syrup recipe app or cookbook. If you want to learn how to use maple syrup in cooking, that's a different app. LuckySap is the production-side tool — for the people upstream of the bottle, in the woods and at the evaporator. We also do not predict your exact yield with certainty — sap flow depends on weather, tree health, and individual tree variability. LuckySap improves your forecast accuracy with data, but no app removes the unpredictability that makes maple sugaring an art. FREQUENTLY ASKED Q: Does it work without cell signal? A: Yes — log taps, sap volume, and brix readings offline at any sugar bush. Weather predictions cache for 7 days; new forecasts sync when you reconnect. Q: Is it free? A: Free to download with all core logging and yield features. Optional Premium for multi-season analytics and sap flow predictions. Q: How accurate are the sap flow predictions? A: Predictions improve as you log more data. Tree species, location, and historical patterns all factor in. Treat them as planning aids, not guarantees — sap is sap. Q: Can I track multiple sugar bushes? A: Yes — separate woodlots, separate counts, separate yields. Useful if you tap multiple properties or run a co-op. Q: Privacy? A: Your collection data is private by default. Sharing with family or partners is opt-in. Made by Stuck at Home, LLC — also behind LuckyCoin (coin tracker), LuckyFind (metal detecting), LuckyVinyl (records), and the Lucky family of collector apps. Terms of Use: https://getluckycoin.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LuckySap at 5.0 against RUN's 4.2. RUN's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and monetization model (free vs freemium). 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. RUN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LuckySap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LuckySap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUN has 968 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RUN ships an update every 3 weeks, LuckySap every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RUN | LuckySap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (968 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 968 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUN-TIGER | Stuck at Home, LLC |
Customer experience
RUN
LuckySap
Bugs and requests
RUN
Reported bugs
27 issues- Bluetooth not connecting
- App not detecting doors after update
- Door resets and stays open after update
- Non-Bluetooth doors incompatible with new app
- App locks up and doesn't respond
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- Door doesn't close automatically
- App requires Bluetooth for non-Bluetooth models
- Door closing in the middle of the day
- App not taking chosen settings
- App unusable for older doors after update
- Forcing Bluetooth for T50, disabling light sensor programming
- Cannot program timer after battery replacement
- App crashes on opening
- Door malfunctions after app installation
- App disconnects from Bluetooth frequently
- App requires email/account login
- New app doesn't have same functionality as old app
- GPS mode not working, door opens randomly at night
- App doesn't show door status
- Cannot manually open/close door via app
- App doesn't work to change settings
- App doesn't work with iOS 26
- Door stops working
- App requires phone to be next to device for function
- Firmware updates break door
- App sends ads despite being turned off
- Newer models lack physical buttons for manual operation
Requested features
12 requests- Bring back physical buttons
- Allow programming without internet
- Add remote open/close functionality
- Show door status (open/closed/stuck)
- Improve app stability
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- Add dark mode
- Allow programming older models easily
- Add option to delay closing
- Remove ads from app
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Add WiFi connectivity option
- Allow programming from website
LuckySap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RUN
- Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Premium - Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
LuckySap
- Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year









