ChickenFlock vs Backyard Chickens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChickenFlock
Track your eggs, individual hen performance, and flock expenses. This app helps you monitor daily, weekly, and monthly egg production, manage hen profiles, and calculate your cost per egg by logging feed, bedding, and health costs. It offers offline logging and data export capabilities.
- Log eggs for flock or individual hens
- Track daily, weekly, monthly egg totals
- Manage individual hen profiles
- Record feed, bedding, and health expenses
- Calculate cost per egg
- Offline logging and data export
- Coop routine reminders
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Keep track of your eggs, your hens, and what your flock costs — all in one place. ChickenFlock is free for up to 8 hens, with no account or ads. LOG EGGS IN SECONDS - Record eggs for the whole flock or for individual hens - Add entries for days you missed - Follow your daily, weekly and monthly egg totals KNOW YOUR HENS - See which hens are laying and compare their records - Keep bird profiles with breed and hatch date - Record feed and health notes - Set reminders for your coop routine SEE YOUR COST PER EGG - Log feed, bedding, equipment and health expenses - See your cost per egg based on the expenses and eggs you record - Review spending by category KEEP YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU - Log your flock offline, even when there's no signal at the coop - Export your records to CSV - Back up and restore your data ROOM FOR A BIGGER FLOCK The free version supports up to 8 hens. ChickenFlock Pro adds unlimited hens and automatic backup to your own iCloud. Pro is an optional yearly subscription; the current price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Add your hens and log today's eggs to start your flock's story. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plerapps.com/chickenflock-privacy-policy.html
Backyard Chickens
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Backyard Chickens replaces the notebook by the coop door with a real egg log, flock manager, and breed advisor built for keepers who actually collect eggs every morning. Log every egg by flock or by hen, watch your laying trends over time, and get plain-English answers about breeds, coop sizing, and molt timing whenever you need them. Keeping chickens generates more numbers than most people expect — egg counts, feed costs, molt cycles, and which hen actually earns her keep. Backyard Chickens turns that into a simple daily habit instead of a notebook full of half-remembered tallies, so the fifteen seconds it takes to log this morning's eggs actually adds up to something useful by the end of the season. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Egg log — record every egg collected, by flock or per individual hen • Multiple flocks — track separate flocks with their own birds, notes, and egg history • Per-hen records — breed, age, and production history for each bird, not just a flock total • Laying trends — see production rates, a producer ranking for every hen, and upcoming molt forecasts built from your own log • Breed library — reference details on common backyard chicken breeds before you add new birds • AI coop & breed advisor — ask which breeds fit your climate and how to size your coop, with guidance only, never veterinary advice • Feed & cost tracking — see your real cost per egg, not just a guess • Flock notes — coop location, temperament, and care routines saved right on each flock • Full history at a glance — days logged and eggs collected over any stretch of time, per flock or per bird WHY BACKYARD CHICKENS • Built around the daily habit — logging today's eggs takes seconds, not a trip to find a notebook • Real trends, not just totals — molt forecasts and laying-rate charts come from your own history, not a generic chart • Per-hen detail when you want it — know which bird is actually productive and which has slowed down • Advisor that knows your setup — breed and coop guidance factors in your climate and flock size • Cost clarity — feed tracking turns "how much does this hobby cost" into an actual number WHO IT'S FOR • Backyard keepers with one flock who want a simple daily egg log • Growing operations managing several flocks and dozens of birds • New keepers choosing their first breeds and sizing a coop for the first time • Anyone who wants to know their real cost per egg instead of estimating it • Anyone who has ever wondered which hen actually stopped laying and when Backyard Chickens' advisor gives general husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice — for a sick or injured bird, always consult a poultry vet. For the daily routine, it's the egg log, the flock records, and the laying trends that turn keeping chickens into something you actually understand instead of guess at. Download Backyard Chickens and give every flock the record it deserves. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChickenFlock at none against Backyard Chickens's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. ChickenFlock sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Backyard Chickens sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | ChickenFlock | Backyard Chickens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Kobenko | MEHMET CANKER (TR) |
In-app purchases
ChickenFlock
- ChickenFlock Pro$9.991 Year
Backyard Chickens
- Backyard Chickens Pro monthly$4.991 Month
- Backyard Chickens Pro annual$29.991 Year







