Mother Flocker vs Backyarder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mother Flocker
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Mother Flocker helps you manage your backyard chicken flock. It allows you to keep track of your chickens as well as your flocks production/consumption levels.
Backyarder
Easily track your backyard chickens' egg production and flock milestones. This app allows you to log eggs per hen, manage flock details, and create a searchable diary for memories. Enjoy a fun, offline experience with no ads or subscriptions.
- Track individual chickens with breed and photos
- Log eggs per hen or daily total
- Searchable flock diary for notes
- Daily egg logging reminders
- Hen milestone celebrations
- Manual data backups
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The simple and fun egg tracker for backyard chicken keepers. No ads. No subscription. Purchase once, own it forever. Your data stays on your device, and the app works entirely offline. Backyarder is for the keeper who has named every hen, knows who laid that gorgeous speckled egg, and wants to track the flock just for the joy of it. What you get: • Track each chicken with breed, hatch date, notes, and up to 10 photos • Log eggs per hen, or use Quick Count to enter a daily total (capped to your number of active hens) • Keep a searchable flock diary for notes, milestones, and memories • Set daily reminders so you never forget to log eggs • Celebrate hen milestones with cheerful confetti moments • Create manual backups with in-app reminders to help keep your data safe Looking for full poultry management? Flockstar is built for breeders, homesteaders, and small farms who need bulk flock tools, high-volume egg logging, hatching, breeding, production, finances, and sync across devices. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mother Flocker at Free against Backyarder's $9.99. On update cadence, 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
Mother Flocker is free to download; Backyarder costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mother Flocker ships an update every 2 weeks, Backyarder every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mother Flocker | Backyarder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shudan Chen | Flockstar Software LLC |
In-app purchases
Mother Flocker
No in-app purchases
Backyarder
No in-app purchases
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