Comparison

Superhen vs Pecking Order

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

Head to head
About

Superhen

Easily track your backyard flock's egg production, expenses, and sales. Organize multiple flocks, monitor individual bird health, and view production trends over time. Gentle daily reminders help you stay on top of your logs.

Highlights
  • Fast daily egg logging
  • Multiple flock organization
  • Individual bird profiles
  • Production trend analysis
  • Expense and sales tracking
  • Daily logging reminders
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Superhen is the simplest way to track your backyard flock. Whether you keep three hens or hundreds, Superhen helps you log eggs in seconds and actually understand how your flock is doing over time — no spreadsheets, no clutter. Hatching - Superhen counts the days with you and keeps a record. Fast daily logging - Tap or type to add today's eggs. Need to fix a past day? Just pick the date and adjust. Multiple flocks, one app - Keep separate coops, breeds, or backyard groups organized with support for multiple flocks. Track each one independently and switch between them with ease. Know your birds - Keep track of your individual hens and add notes about health, behavior, and care. Production trends that mean something - See totals, daily averages, and your best-ever day at a glance, then dig into a clean production graph across 7 days, a month, a year, or all time. Browse your full day-by-day history and more. Know your numbers - Log both expenses and sales, organize them by category, and keep track of customers who buy from you. Superhen totals what you've spent, what you've earned, and your net — by month or all time — so you know exactly how your flock is doing. Gentle daily reminders - Set a daily reminder to log your eggs at the time you choose — and more. Superhen is free to use. Some features are unlocked with a Superhen Pro membership. Start tracking today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://superhen.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://superhen.app/privacy

About

Pecking Order

Features
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Pecking Order is a practical, privacy-focused record-keeping app for poultry keepers and breeders. Keep the important details of your flock in one place and build a clearer picture of each bird, its family lines, breeding history and role within the flock. Use Pecking Order to: • Create individual chicken and duck profiles • Add notes, dates, custom fields and photos • Organise birds into flocks, breeding pens and other groups • Record breeding pairs and breeding outcomes • Manage chick batches and convert chicks into individual records • Build family trees and pedigree records • Record and visualise pecking-order relationships • Record daily egg production and review trends • Set deworming reminders • Create portable backups whenever you choose No account is required for local flock records or manual backup files. Records remain on your device unless you choose to link an account for optional cloud syncing. The free Hobby plan supports up to six chickens, four ducks and two custom fields. Optional one-time Flock Packs and Breeder purchases add capacity and advanced breeder tools. Cloud backup and web access use a separate renewable subscription and do not replace permanent Breeder purchases. Event participants may redeem a store-issued code for temporary Breeder access that ends without billing. Cloud backup and web access are available through an optional monthly auto-renewable subscription. Your local price is shown in the app before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription through your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://projectpeckingorder.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription information: https://projectpeckingorder.com/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Superhen4 screens
Pecking Order4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Superhen at weekly against Pecking Order's every 3 weeks. Pecking Order's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Superhen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Pecking Order sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Superhen ships an update weekly, Pecking Order every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Superhen versus Pecking Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperhenPecking Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperASIEL ALVAREZKevin Trigg

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Superhen

Subscriptions2
  • Superhen Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Superhen Pro (Yearly)$79.991 Year
10 purchases

Pecking Order

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Breeder Access$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • 30-Day Breeder Preview$0.99
  • 30-Day Breeder Community Preview$0.99
  • Flock Pack 2$1.99
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  • Flock Pack 3$1.99
  • Flock Pack 4$1.99
  • Flock Pack 5$1.99
  • Custom Fields Pack 1$1.99
  • Custom Fields Pack 2$1.99
  • Breeder Unlock$17.99

Questions

Is Superhen free?
Superhen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pecking Order free?
Pecking Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Superhen or Pecking Order have ads?
Neither Superhen nor Pecking Order shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Superhen or Pecking Order?
Superhen ships an update weekly, and Pecking Order every 3 weeks. Most recently, Superhen was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pecking Order on November 13, 2026.

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