# HiveCompanion: Beekeeping — Offline beekeeping logbook

> Offline beekeeping logbook (iPhone/iPad app by Hexatek.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hivecompanion-beekeeping/id6761271031 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hexatek](https://appshunter.io/developer/1531124154)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 74 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-15
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hivecompanion-beekeeping/id6761271031/reviews.md

## What is HiveCompanion?

HiveCompanion — The offline beekeeping logbook built for the field

Keep track of every hive, every inspection, every harvest — right from your pocket.
No account. No cloud. No internet required.

Your beekeeping records stay on your device, always available — even miles from a signal.

Built by a beekeeper, for beekeepers.

WHY HIVECOMPANION

> Truly offline
Works in the middle of a field, on a mountain, anywhere. Your data stays on your device.

> Private by design
No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Ever.

> Fast in the field
Designed for real conditions — sunlight, gloves, one hand on the smoker.

> One-time purchase
No subscriptions. No paywalls hiding basic features.

WHAT YOU CAN TRACK

Apiaries & Hives
Organize your bees by location. Create storage apiaries for empty or dead hives.
Track queen color, queen reference, supers, and status at a glance.

Full Inspections
Log everything that matters in under a minute:
• Queen sighting, population, food stores
• Brood quality (capped & uncapped)
• Behavior rating
• Diseases: American & European foulbrood, chalkbrood, sacbrood
• Pests: varroa mites, wax moth, small hive beetle
• Viruses: deformed wing virus, chronic bee paralysis
• Predators: Asian, European, Oriental hornets
• Free notes for anything else

Hive Life Events
Record every major moment:
• Harvests (with honey type and super count)
• Treatments
• Requeening
• Splits & merges
• Hive moves between apiaries
• Super additions
• Varroa counts
• Deaths
• Custom log entries

Tasks & Calendar
Plan the season. Assign tasks to hives or apiaries.
View everything in a calendar and never miss a treatment window.

Harvests
Track honey type, quantity, date, apiary, hive, and super count.
Build a real production history year after year.

YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES

• Export to PDF — generate per-hive reports or batch exports
• Export to Excel — your raw data, ready for analysis
• QR codes — scan a hive and log instantly
• Full backup — export your entire database anytime

BUILT FOR BEEKEEPERS

• GPS coordinates for each apiary with one-tap directions
• Photos attached to inspections
• Imperial or metric units
• Clean, readable interface
• Optimized for phones and tablets

FREE TO TRY, ONE-TIME UNLOCK

Use HiveCompanion for free with up to 10 hives.
Unlock unlimited hives and reminders for a single $5.99 payment.
No subscription. Ever.

MADE WITH CARE

HiveCompanion is built by a solo developer who keeps bees.
Every feature exists because a beekeeper asked for it.

Have a suggestion? Write in — real beekeepers make this app better.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-15

- The app now provides better support for divisible hives
- Bug fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2026-04-15

No release notes.

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