Comparison

Chicken Scratch vs CoopKeeper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

CoopKeeper

Features
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CoopKeeper is a calm daily log for backyard chicken keepers. Count today's eggs in one tap, watch your laying trend take shape, keep a health note for every bird, stay on top of coop chores, and learn what a dozen eggs really costs you in feed. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Count eggs each day and see a live laying trend with a seven day average - Keep a bird registry with a photo, breed, status, and a dated health log for each hen and rooster - Run a coop chore schedule with due and overdue reminders for feed, water, bedding, and cleaning - Track every bag of feed with its weight and cost - See your egg economics: feed cost per dozen over 30 days, 90 days, and all time - Read season production charts by week and by month - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud FREE AND PRO CoopKeeper is free to use, and the last 30 days of your history are always free. CoopKeeper Pro unlocks your full season beyond 30 days, the egg economics screen with cost per dozen, and your exports: a printable season report PDF plus CSV files of your eggs and feed. CoopKeeper Pro pricing - Monthly: 3.99 USD - Yearly: 24.99 USD - Lifetime: 59.99 USD, pay once Your data stays yours. CoopKeeper keeps everything on your device and in your private iCloud. No account of ours, no ads, and no tracking. CoopKeeper Pro subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://innovalabworks.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chicken Scratch3 screens
CoopKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CoopKeeper at Free against Chicken Scratch's $2.99. Chicken Scratch's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On 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

CoopKeeper is free to download; Chicken Scratch costs $2.99 up front. Chicken Scratch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and CoopKeeper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chicken Scratch versus CoopKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChicken ScratchCoopKeeper
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCtrl Alt Go LtdInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chicken Scratch

Subscriptions2
  • Coop Club Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Coop Club Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

CoopKeeper

Subscriptions2
  • CoopKeeper Pro$5.991 Month
  • CoopKeeper Pro$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • CoopKeeper Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Chicken Scratch free?
Chicken Scratch costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CoopKeeper free?
CoopKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chicken Scratch or CoopKeeper have ads?
Neither Chicken Scratch nor CoopKeeper shows ads.

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