Comparison

Mother Flocker vs Backyarder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mother Flocker

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

Screenshots

Mother Flocker2 screens
Backyarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mother Flocker versus Backyarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMother FlockerBackyarder
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShudan ChenFlockstar Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Mother Flocker

No in-app purchases

None

Backyarder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mother Flocker free?
Mother Flocker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backyarder free?
Backyarder costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mother Flocker or Backyarder have ads?
Neither Mother Flocker nor Backyarder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mother Flocker or Backyarder?
Mother Flocker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Backyarder every 8 days. Most recently, Mother Flocker was updated on October 5, 2026 and Backyarder on October 12, 2026.

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