Comparison

FlockFriend vs CotCot

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-tap egg logging
  • Individual hen profiles
  • Smart insights and charts
  • Custom reminders and alerts
  • Secure cloud sync
  • Intuitive design
Features
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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/).

About

CotCot

Track your backyard chickens' egg production, health, and costs with this comprehensive logbook. Monitor individual hen performance, manage care tasks, and analyze flock profitability. Includes AI-powered features for breed identification and egg counting.

Highlights
  • Egg and laying tracker
  • Individual hen profiles and journals
  • Health and care reminders
  • Cost and profitability analysis
  • Breed profiles and guides
  • AI-powered features
  • Weather and progress tracking
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CotCot — the logbook for your backyard flock. Log eggs in two seconds, follow every hen by name, and finally know what your backyard chickens really cost you. Built for keepers, from a first coop at the bottom of the garden to a full flock. How many eggs this month? Which hen has stopped laying? Why is production dropping? Have my chickens paid for themselves yet? CotCot answers, with the numbers to back it up. ■ ONE HOME SCREEN Today's eggs, the next care task due, local weather and your flock's progress — the whole coop at a glance, the moment you open the app. A short first-steps checklist gets you going on day one. ■ EGG & LAYING TRACKER • Log the day's eggs in one tap, for the whole flock or hen by hen • Laying calendar and a whole year at a glance • Week-ahead forecast, current streaks and records • This year vs last year: see whether your flock is really improving • Laying drop alerts and molt detection • Daylight hours and temperature: the link with laying, measured • Who lays what over 90 days, hen by hen ■ YOUR HENS • A full profile: photo, album, breed, date of birth, age • Life journal, notes and day-to-day observations • Weight tracking, curve and an alert on weight loss • Performance against her own breed, the effect of age, pause detection • Every hen gets her own name, photo and character • A collectible card to reveal for every hen ■ HEALTH & CARE • Recurring tasks and reminders: red mites, worming, beak and claws, disinfection, vaccination, nest box cleaning • A health record per hen, with notifications at the right moment • Flock logbook: every treatment and weigh-in gathered on one timeline • Broody hens and hatching: a countdown to day 21 • Avian flu level and a biosecurity checklist • "Can I feed them this?" — safe, occasional and forbidden foods • Egg withdrawal period after a treatment ■ COST & PROFITABILITY • Spending by category and the real cost of an egg, month by month • Break-even: the date your chickens paid for themselves • Feed and bedding stock: real consumption, run-out date and an alert before you run dry • CSV export and a yearly PDF report, to keep or to share ■ BREEDS & GUIDES • 29 breed profiles: eggs per year, egg colour, temperament, hardiness • Rhode Island Red, Sussex, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Orpington, Australorp, Easter Egger, Silkie and many more • Practical guides: getting started, winter, introducing a new hen, predators, coop setup ■ 7 AI FEATURES • Identify a breed from a photo • Count the eggs in a basket automatically, and assign them to the right hen • "What is my hen thinking?" — from her photo • Health check: a careful steer from what you describe • A chicken-keeping assistant for any question • A weekly gazette about your flock • An illustrated collectible card for each hen ■ WEATHER & PROGRESS • Local weather, seasonal advice and heat alerts • Levels, badges to unlock and seasonal challenges, alone or with the family • A recap of your laying year, to look back on and share ■ NO ADS No adverts, no ad networks, no banners. Ever. ■ FREE OR PREMIUM Free: 2 hens, 7 days of history, one free try on every AI feature. Premium: unlimited hens, full history, every laying analysis, cost and profitability, CSV and PDF exports, 20 AI actions a month. ■ YOUR DATA CotCot works offline. An account is optional and only serves to sync your data across your devices. Delete your account and all of your data in one tap, from inside the app. Whether you keep three hens at the bottom of the garden or a proper flock, whether you raise layers, ornamental birds or heritage breeds, CotCot tracks it all: eggs and laying, health and care, broodiness and hatching chicks, feed stock, cost and profitability — all year round, season after season. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FlockFriend4 screens
CotCot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlockFriend at 78% against CotCot's 0%. FlockFriend also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). CotCot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. FlockFriend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and CotCot sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlockFriend holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. 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 0% of CotCot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlockFriend ships an update fortnightly, CotCot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlockFriend versus CotCot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlockFriendCotCot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1716.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNo Worries! Lifestyle, LLCAnthony Pellarin

Customer experience

FlockFriend

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

CotCot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FlockFriend

Subscriptions2
  • Pro! Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro! Yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

CotCot

One-time3
  • 30 crédits IA$1.99
  • 100 crédits IA$3.99
  • 250 crédits IA$8.99

Questions

Is FlockFriend free?
FlockFriend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CotCot free?
CotCot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlockFriend or CotCot?
FlockFriend is rated higher. FlockFriend averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CotCot averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FlockFriend or CotCot have ads?
Neither FlockFriend nor CotCot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlockFriend or CotCot?
FlockFriend ships an update fortnightly, and CotCot every 4 days. Most recently, FlockFriend was updated on October 24, 2026 and CotCot on October 13, 2026.

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