Comparison

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager vs Legacy View

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

Head to head
About

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager

This app helps beekeepers manage their apiaries by tracking hive histories, honey production, queen information, and equipment usage. It offers detailed inspection logs, photo additions, and data syncing across devices. Plan your beekeeping tasks, monitor finances, and export records for easy sharing and printing.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive hive histories
  • Log honey production
  • Track equipment
  • Monitor finances
  • QR hive IDs
  • Detailed inspection logs
  • Data syncing between devices
Features
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Much more than an old notebook or some paper inspection sheets, BeePlus can help keep your apiaries organised and healthy, from tracking inspection records and honey harvested, to info on queens or where equipment is being used, add as much or as little detail as you need. • Build comprehensive hive histories • Add photos • Log honey production • Sync data between devices • QR hive IDs • Track equipment • Monitor finances • Export records as txt or csv • Plan with the notebook and to do items • Timeline for a quick overview • Plot locations and forage areas • Record info on queens • Get organised with plans • Track captured swarms Use quick inspections for when a few notes is all thats needed or record more detailed information on frame count, cells, activity etc with a few more taps, making accurate record keeping simple and fast. Add photos for a visual record too or use QR codes for quick hive id, share data with your beekeeping associates or export to spreadsheets and text files for printing, BeePlus is the hive tool for the modern beekeeper. With no restrictions on the number of hives you can track, BeePlus can be used by new and experienced beeks alike and grow with them as their hive count grows. Download now and start being a better beekeeper today. Any questions or problems please contact us at beeplus@hive-tool.com so we can try to get it sorted.

About

Legacy View

Monitor and control your Chandler Systems water treatment system with ease. View system settings, track water usage, and initiate cycles remotely. Connect to multiple valves from a single device and update valve firmware.

Highlights
  • View valve settings and status
  • Change valve settings remotely
  • Monitor water usage
  • Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
  • Connect to multiple valves
  • Update valve firmware
Features
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Legacy View makes setting up and monitoring your Chandler Systems water treatment system easier than ever! This App covers systems sold under Chandler Systems' three brands (CSI, Clearion and WaterSoft) that use the Legacy View Valve. When used with a Legacy View Valve the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system from one tablet or phone. - Update firmware on Bluetooth LE valves - Manage your connection to your valves. Note: This app is only compatible with Chandler Systems valves that have a revision number greater or equal to “C2.00”. These valves use Bluetooth 4.0+ (a.k.a. Bluetooth LE) to communicate and require smartphones or tablets to also have Bluetooth LE to use the features in this app. All recently manufactured Apple devices are Bluetooth LE compatible. Check your device specifications if you are unsure of it's compatibility. (The firmware revision of the valve can be viewed on the valve display for 2 seconds after the valve is powered up.)

Screenshots

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager4 screens
Legacy View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Legacy View at Free against BeePlus Beekeeping Manager's $9.99. Legacy View also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 876). BeePlus Beekeeping Manager's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 45%). On rating, 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

Legacy View is free to download; BeePlus Beekeeping Manager costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BeePlus Beekeeping Manager against 4.7 for Legacy View. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy View has 5.7K ratings behind it against 876, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of BeePlus Beekeeping Manager's written reviews are positive against 45% of Legacy View's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager ships an update every 2 months, Legacy View every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeePlus Beekeeping Manager versus Legacy View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeePlus Beekeeping ManagerLegacy View
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (876 ratings) — better4.7 (5.7K ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better45.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8765.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmniChromeChandler Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager

All ratings869 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.5%

Legacy View

All ratings4,407 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.5%
Negative37.1%

Bugs and requests

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos disappearing from the app
  • App crashes when trying to edit certain features
  • Inconsistent data sync between iPhone and iPad

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to archive/retire hives
  • Queen breeding/tracking features
  • Pollen/honey production tracking
  • Automated syncing between devices
  • More customization options

Legacy View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BeePlus Beekeeping Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Legacy View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeePlus Beekeeping Manager free?
BeePlus Beekeeping Manager costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Legacy View free?
Legacy View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeePlus Beekeeping Manager or Legacy View?
BeePlus Beekeeping Manager is rated higher. BeePlus Beekeeping Manager averages 4.7 out of 5 from 876 ratings, while Legacy View averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do BeePlus Beekeeping Manager or Legacy View have ads?
Neither BeePlus Beekeeping Manager nor Legacy View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeePlus Beekeeping Manager or Legacy View?
BeePlus Beekeeping Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Legacy View every 3 weeks. Most recently, BeePlus Beekeeping Manager was updated on November 1, 2026 and Legacy View on November 2, 2026.

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