Backyard Chickens (BYC) vs Identifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Chickens (BYC)
Discover how to raise backyard chickens and build a coop with this comprehensive guide. Connect with a large community for advice, share your flock's stories, and view photos from other chicken enthusiasts.
- Learn chicken raising basics
- Build a chicken coop
- Community forum access
- Share flock photos
- Read member experiences
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A pet that makes you breakfast? Learn how to raise chickens & build a chicken coop. Ask questions and get answers from our community of over 200,000 members! Share stories and upload pictures of your flock. Read some of the amazing experiences of other peeps just like you!
Identifier
Identify chicken breeds from photos in seconds using AI analysis of feather patterns and body shape. Explore detailed breed information, origin notes, and care tips, all saved in your history.
- AI-powered breed identification
- Analyze feather patterns and body shape
- Detailed breed information
- Origin notes and care tips
- Personal identification history
- Confidence indicators for matches
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Identifier: Chicken Take a photo. Identify. Explore. Identify chicken breeds Take or upload a photo: the app helps identify chicken breeds, hens, and roosters in seconds by analyzing feather patterns, color, comb type, and body shape. Learn more See likely matches with confidence indicators, breed information, origin notes, and basic care tips, all saved in your personal history. Useful for • Farmers and backyard keepers • Poultry enthusiasts • Curious homeowners A simple way to learn more from a photo and keep your discoveries in one place. Subscribe for unlimited identifications. Manage anytime in Settings. Terms of Use - https://sifterapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://sifterapps.com/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Identifier at 4.7 against Backyard Chickens (BYC)'s 3.2. Identifier also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). Backyard Chickens (BYC)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (59 vs 10). On price 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. Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Backyard Chickens (BYC) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Identifier holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backyard Chickens (BYC) has 59 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Backyard Chickens (BYC) ships an update every 27 months, Identifier every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backyard Chickens (BYC) | Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (59 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ludlow Concepts, Inc. | Sergii Nesterenko |
Customer experience
Backyard Chickens (BYC)
Identifier
Bugs and requests
Backyard Chickens (BYC)
Reported bugs
50 issues- App is extremely glitchy
- Cannot type anything
- Cannot log in
- Amazon fire stick advertisement loop
- Cannot get past ads
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- Cannot make an account
- App glitches too much
- Hard to use
- Video ads kick user out of app
- Ads make it impossible to use
- Bombarded by constant advertisements
- Homing missile adds (pop ups)
- Ads keep popping up
- Can't look at any post before a pop up
- Buffers or cursor is outta whack when creating account
- Kicked out and opened a legal page
- App outdated or hacked
- Can't type out in search bar
- Kept popping up videos when scrolling
- Cannot scroll through without seeing video ad
- Cannot read one article
- Banned for being too young
- Won't let me post most of the time
- Goes back and forth to different screens
- Screen takes me out of typing mode
- Keeps interrupting typing
- Cannot log in
- Alert panel stays blank
- Cannot see alerts
- Barely log in, takes several tries
- Keyboard keeps going down
- Page constantly reloading
- Search function only works 30% of the time
- Will not let me sign in
- Won't work on iPhone 6
- Needs an update to use with iPhone
- Stated it needed to update
- 404 error message
- Creating an account was too hard
- iPhone 6 upload of PHOTOS not working
- Freezes phone and puts CANCEL message
- Uploading pictures not working
- Pop up ads have made the app unusable
- Opens app store and tries to get me to buy an app
- Ad opens full screen and kicks user out
- Keyboard disappears when typing private message
- Tapping on sponsored adds
- Private message is gone
- Notifications not working
- Alert panel blank
Requested features
18 requests- Fix glitches ASAP
- Fix app glitches
- Fix app bugs
- Fix keyboard issues
- Fix login issues
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- Fix ad interruptions
- Fix pop-up ads
- Fix search function
- Fix photo upload issues
- Add notifications
- Update app for iPhone 6
- Update app for iPhone
- Make app more user-friendly
- Improve navigation
- Allow photo uploads
- Fix private message typing issue
- Fix alert panel
- Improve overall usability
Identifier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Backyard Chickens (BYC)
No in-app purchases
Identifier
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
