FlockFriend vs Chicken Scratch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlockFriend
Easily manage your backyard chickens with this app. Track egg production, individual hen details, and coop chores. Get smart insights and custom reminders to keep your flock healthy and productive.
- One-tap egg logging
- Individual hen profiles
- Smart insights and charts
- Custom reminders and alerts
- Secure cloud sync
- Intuitive design
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Raise happier hens, track every egg, and run your coop like a pro – all with FlockFriend. Built by backyard chicken keepers for fellow hobby farmers and homesteaders, FlockFriend keeps your flock’s health, production, and chores organized in one friendly app. Key Features: One-tap Egg Logging Record daily egg counts in seconds and watch productivity stats update instantly. Individual Hen Profiles Add photos, breed, hatch date, and notes for each bird. See laying history and health records at a glance. Smart Insights & Charts Visualize eggs by day, week, or month. Spot seasonal slumps, identify star layers, and track improvements after feed or care changes. Custom Reminders & Alerts Get nudges to collect eggs, clean the coop, or schedule health checks so nothing slips through the cracks. Secure Cloud Sync Your data stays safe on device and in iCloud, ready on every iPhone and iPad you use. Designed for Real Life Simple, intuitive screens mean no tech expertise required – just happier hens and less guesswork. Perfect For: - Backyard chicken enthusiasts keeping a dozen hens - Homesteaders juggling gardens, goats, and a growing coop - Classroom chicken projects and 4-H poultry clubs - Small farms who want clean, digital records without spreadsheets Start your flock’s journey today. Download FlockFriend free, log your first eggs in seconds, and watch your hens thrive! For more information, please visit our Terms of Use (https://www.noworrieslifestyle.com/eula/) and Privacy Policy (https://www.noworrieslifestyle.com/privacy-policy/).
Chicken Scratch
This app helps you manage your backyard chickens by tracking egg production, health, and daily tasks. It offers detailed statistics and reminders for feeding and cleaning, making flock management easy and fun.
- Add and manage individual chickens
- Log daily egg output
- Set reminders for care tasks
- Track flock health and medical history
- View charts and statistics
- Local data storage
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Congratulations, you own chickens now. You’re basically a farmer, a zookeeper, and an amateur egg economist. Naturally, you need an app for that. Chicken Scratch is your semi-professional, definitely-overbuilt tool for tracking your backyard flock like you’re managing a Fortune 500 company made of feathers. Features you probably didn’t think you needed: • Add all your chickens (even the one you swear isn’t a rooster) • Log daily egg output like it’s your retirement portfolio • Get reminders to feed, clean, or stop staring at them • Track medical stuff so you feel like a real vet (you’re not) • Charts and stats, because nothing says “fun” like analytics on poop machines Perfect for chicken newbies, casual bird collectors, or people who started with 3 hens and now need a second mortgage to fund feed costs. No logins, no cloud, no crypto, just local data and poultry accountability. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlockFriend at Free against Chicken Scratch's $2.99. FlockFriend also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0). On review sentiment, 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
FlockFriend is free to download; Chicken Scratch costs $2.99 up front. FlockFriend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Chicken Scratch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FlockFriend holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of FlockFriend's written reviews are positive against 75% of Chicken Scratch's.
FlockFriend ships an update fortnightly, Chicken Scratch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlockFriend | Chicken Scratch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | No Worries! Lifestyle, LLC | Ctrl Alt Go Ltd |
Customer experience
FlockFriend
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In-app purchases
FlockFriend
- Pro! Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pro! Yearly$39.991 Year
Chicken Scratch
- Coop Club Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Coop Club Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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