Henventory vs EggBasket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Henventory
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Meet Henventory β the friendly home for your backyard flock. Whether you keep three hens or thirty, Henventory turns daily chicken-keeping into something you'll look forward to: log this morning's eggs in two taps (or one sentence to Siri), keep every hen's health story in one place, and never run out of feed again. EVERYTHING YOUR FLOCK NEEDS β FREE β’ Egg logging with streaks, weekly stats and a "last laid" glance for every hen β’ Lifted the whole basket from shared nest boxes? Log the flock's total in one tap and deal eggs out to hens later β or never β’ Hen profiles with photos, breeds, ages and life status β’ Health records β illnesses, treatments, checkups β’ Storeroom with low-stock alerts and an automatic shopping list β’ Dashboard with recent activity, milestones and broody watch β’ CSV export and local backup β your data is always yours ON YOUR WRIST, YOUR HOME SCREEN AND SIRI β’ Apple Watch app: today's eggs at a glance, log from the coop (hen by hen if you like), tick off coop tasks, and your shopping list on your wrist at the feed store β plus watch-face complications β’ "Log an egg in Henventory" β Siri logs it without opening the app, even by hen name; ask "how many eggs today" or for your shopping list β’ Home Screen widget with an interactive +1, Lock Screen accessories, and a Control Center egg button β’ Coop weather alerts: heat, frost and storm warnings for your flock, plus an optional "lock up the coop" reminder at sunset GO PRO β ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER No subscription. Ever. About the price of one bag of feed. β’ Unlimited hens and multiple flocks β’ Cloud sync & automatic backups β iCloud, Google Drive, or a shared folder your whole household syncs through β’ Money: egg sales, flock expenses, and what a dozen eggs really costs you β’ Laying insights: per-hen cycles, predictions and an egg calendar heatmap β’ Breed benchmarking β how does your flock compare to the standard? β’ Tasks & protocols: worming courses, recurring coop jobs, checklists β’ Advanced health: weight tracking, moult tracker, medicine reminders with egg-withdrawal countdowns, and a vet-visit PDF report β’ A Spotify-Wrapped-style annual flock report, and Hen Passport transfers when a hen moves home BUILT THE RIGHT WAY β’ Local-first: everything lives on your device β works in the coop with no signal β’ No account, no ads, no tracking β’ Beautiful in light and dark mode β’ A notification inbox, so an alert you swiped away is never lost Questions or ideas? We'd love to hear from you: henventoryapp@gmail.com
EggBasket
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EggBasket is the egg counter that never asks for a login. Tap tonight's eggs into the nest before you lock up the coop β ten seconds, done. And always know what your backyard eggs really cost. No account. No ads. No subscription. No company server that can lose your records: everything lives on your phone and syncs privately through your own iCloud. THE 10-SECOND EVENING HABIT β’ Tap eggs in with one big button β one card per flock, today's count front and center β’ A week strip under the counter shows the last 7 days at a glance β’ An optional evening nudge asks "How many eggs tonight?" β one quiet notification, nothing else KNOW YOUR COST PER EGG β’ Log feed, bedding and supplies in seconds β’ EggBasket divides what you've spent by every egg collected β your honest cost per egg β’ Watch it fall as the girls hit their stride SHARE THE HAUL β’ A beautiful share card with your flock's name, this week's eggs and your cost per egg β ready for your story, the family group chat, or the neighbors who keep asking YOUR FLOCK, YOUR DATA β’ Hen roster with names and breeds; per-hen weekly averages β’ Stats and charts: 14-day lay chart, streaks, weekly trends β’ CSV export is free, forever β your records are portable on day one β’ Backup to a file you keep; restore merges safely, never duplicates FREE VS LIFETIME Free: one flock of up to 6 hens with EVERY feature β logging, stats, share cards, reminder, iCloud sync, backup, CSV export. Lifetime ($9.99 once): unlimited flocks and hens, Insights (weekly trends, best laying days), and photo notes on every hen. That's the whole price list β no subscription, ever. Built by one person who was tired of apps that put a login between you and your own chickens. Support: shakti.thakran@outlook.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Henventory at 3 against EggBasket's 1. Henventory also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Henventory sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EggBasket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Henventory | EggBasket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lewis McLennan | Shakti Thakran |
In-app purchases
Henventory
- Henventory Pro$12.99
EggBasket
- EggBasket Lifetime$9.99








