Comparison

Beak Keeper vs SizeAhead

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

Head to head
About

Beak Keeper

Manage your backyard birds with this comprehensive app. Track individual bird details, monitor egg production, organize coops, and receive care reminders. Share flock information with a pet sitter using a QR code for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Individual bird profiles with photos
  • Egg production logging and analytics
  • Coop organization and management
  • Customizable care and task reminders
  • Pet sitter QR code sharing
  • Health records and status alerts
Features
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Beak Keeper — Flock Management & Egg Tracking Made Simple Whether you keep backyard chickens, ducks, geese, keets, emu, peacocks, or any other barnyard birds, Beak Keeper is the complete flock management app for both beginners and seasoned homesteaders. Designed for egg production, meat birds, heritage breeds, and mixed flocks, Beak Keeper helps you track every detail of your flock with powerful tools in an intuitive interface. FLOCK MANAGEMENT • Individual bird profiles with photos • Breed, hatch date, and lineage tracking • Broody/molt state monitoring • Vaccination & medical history • Health records and status alerts EGG PRODUCTION & TRACKING • Daily egg logging • Egg color, size, and weight notes • Production analytics & trends (premium) • Historical egg reports • Perfect for egg tracker and backyard chicken workflows COOP ORGANIZATION • Manage multiple coops • Assign birds to housing • Track coop changes and maintenance tasks SMART ANALYTICS • Flock health insights • Egg production dashboards • Milestone achievements • Export data for record keeping or farm audits CARE & TASK REMINDERS • Custom chore reminders • Feeding, watering & cleaning schedules • Health check notifications • Treatment and medication tracking GOING ON VACATION? Never worry about your flock when you're away! Beak Keeper's Care Package feature lets you: • Generate a scannable QR code with everything your sitter needs • Share bird profiles, feeding schedules, and care instructions • Include vet contact info and emergency procedures • Set care period dates so sitters know exactly what to do and when Your sitter downloads the free Beak Keeper - Pet Sitter companion app, scans the code, and instantly has all your flock information at their fingertips. They can log completed tasks, track egg collection, and send you photo updates — all synced and ready for your return. Peace of mind for you. Clear guidance for your sitter. Happy birds all around. FREE — UP TO 8 BIRDS • Full flock management, egg logging, and health tracking • Custom egg colors and achievements • Import/export your data • iOS Reminders integration • Care packages for pet sitters • Broiler mode for meat bird operations HOMESTEAD — $2.99/MO • Up to 32 birds and 4 coops • Egg weight tracking and advanced analytics • GPS coop location and proximity sorting • RFID tag support RANCH — $7.99/MO • Unlimited birds and coops • Coop-level weight sampling and analytics • Extended analytics (90-day, all-time trends) ACCESSIBILITY Beak Keeper is designed for everyone: • Full VoiceOver screen reader support • Voice Control compatible • Dynamic Type for larger text • Dark Mode & OLED Dark Mode • Reduced Motion support • High contrast colors • Status indicators use icons, not just color PERFECT FOR • Backyard chicken keepers • Small farms & homesteads • Waterfowl and exotic bird owners • Heritage breed conservation • 4-H & FFA youth projects • Anyone serious about poultry & flock management Beak Keeper grows with your flock — from a few backyard hens to large homestead operations. Built by a real flock keeper who also happens to be a programming nerd. Download Beak Keeper today and manage a healthier, more productive flock. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SizeAhead

Predicts when children will outgrow their clothes using growth data, helping shoppers buy the right sizes. Offers features like size conversion, tag scanning, and sharing predictions with family for gift-giving.

Highlights
  • Predicts next clothing size
  • Forecasts when current size will be outgrown
  • Share size predictions
  • Fit Finder for clothing items
  • Convert between international sizes
  • Scan clothing tags
  • Siri integration for voice queries
Features
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Stop guessing what size to buy next. SizeAhead predicts when the kids in your life will outgrow their clothes — using internationally recognized growth data — so you can shop ahead, not on impulse. Built for whoever shops for the kids: parent, grandparent, aunt, godparent, or just the friend with too many kids in their life. — — — WHAT'S FREE (every user, every time) • Predict the next clothing size for one child • See when the current size will be outgrown • Share size predictions with family & friends for perfect gift‑giving • Fit Finder: check whether a clothing item will fit • Convert between US, EU, JP, and UK clothing sizes • Scan clothing tags with your camera (on-device, no cloud) • Full growth-standard forecasting: free at launch for every user ONE-TIME UNLOCK (in-app purchase) • Add unlimited child profiles (free tier: one profile) • Match your App Icon to your theme: 5 designer-crafted variants (1 free + 4 Plus) • Switch between 5 visual themes, each tuned for Light and Dark modes — — — ALSO INCLUDED, FREE • Siri integration: ask sizes by voice ("Hey Siri, what size is Emma in SizeAhead") • Detects clothing brands and remembers which brand each item came from • Shoe size predictions: sizes 0 through 13 and beyond — — — YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU SizeAhead is offline-first. Everything you enter — names, dates, sizes, measurements — stays on your device, or syncs through your private iCloud if you're signed in. It never goes to our servers. We literally cannot access your data, by design. No ads. No tracking SDKs. No data sold, ever. We use TelemetryDeck — a privacy-respecting, EU-hosted analytics service — to count anonymous events (like "paywall shown" or "0–2 children added") so we know what's working. No personal data, no measurements, no profiles, no IDFA. Turn it off in Settings → Privacy if you'd rather. — — — Questions, ideas, or a kid's odd sizing pattern we should account for? Email us at support@littleorbitlab.com. — — — Growth predictions reference the CDC Growth Charts (2000 NCHS revision, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public domain) for U.S. App Store users, and the WHO Child Growth Standards / WHO Reference 2007 for international users, used under a non‑exclusive license from the World Health Organization (Grant 202609224). SizeAhead is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the CDC or WHO.

Screenshots

Beak Keeper4 screens
SizeAhead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SizeAhead at 5.0 against Beak Keeper's 4.3. Beak Keeper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Beak Keeper sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SizeAhead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SizeAhead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beak Keeper ships an update every 3 days, SizeAhead fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beak Keeper versus SizeAhead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeak KeeperSizeAhead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff VierLuis Castillo

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Beak Keeper

Subscriptions6
  • Beak Keeper Premium - Backyard$0.991 Month
  • Beak Keeper Premium - Homestead$4.991 Month
  • Beak Keeper Premium - Backyard$9.991 Year
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  • Beak Keeper Ranch (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Beak Keeper Homestead (Yearly)$49.991 Year
  • Beak Keeper Ranch (Yearly)$99.991 Year
1 purchases

SizeAhead

One-time1
  • SizeAhead Plus$4.99

Questions

Is Beak Keeper free?
Beak Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SizeAhead free?
SizeAhead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beak Keeper or SizeAhead?
SizeAhead is rated higher. Beak Keeper averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while SizeAhead averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Beak Keeper or SizeAhead have ads?
Neither Beak Keeper nor SizeAhead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beak Keeper or SizeAhead?
Beak Keeper ships an update every 3 days, and SizeAhead fortnightly. Most recently, Beak Keeper was updated on October 24, 2026 and SizeAhead on October 23, 2026.

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