Helpa vs HiveBloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Helpa
This personal assistant app helps users save time by providing real-life assistance. It connects people to help each other with various tasks.
- Personalized assistance
- Time-saving capabilities
- Real-life task support
- Community-based help
- User-friendly interface
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Helpa - Your Personal Assistant. Ask Helpa and Save Time. Your Real Life Personal Assistant. People Helping People.
HiveBloom
This app simplifies beekeeping by providing a digital journal for managing your hives. It helps you track colonies, record inspections, and stay organized, with features like cloud syncing and weather-based reminders. The free version supports up to two hives.
- Free management for up to 2 hives
- Unlimited hive inspections
- Apiary mapping and organization
- Detailed hive health tracking
- Cloud backup and syncing
- Weather-based inspection reminders
- Offline functionality
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HiveBloom: Free beehive management for healthier, happier bees Keep your colonies thriving with HiveBloom, the beekeeping journal that makes hive management clear and effortless. Whether you're tending a few backyard hives or managing a large apiary, HiveBloom helps you stay organized and connected to your bees. Free forever for up to 2 hives. - Free forever. Manage up to 2 hives with unlimited inspections at no cost. No trial, no credit card, no expiration. - Upgrade when you're ready. Unlock unlimited hives and premium features for only $59.99/year or $5.99/month. - Oversee every apiary. Add as many apiaries as you like and see them pinned on the map. - Track your hives. HiveBloom keeps your colonies organized in one place. - Protect your bees' health. Record detailed inspections and check the status of any hive at a glance. - Work together. Share apiaries so friends or fellow beekeepers can help manage your hives. - Always in sync. Your records are securely backed up and automatically synced to the cloud. - Stay on schedule. Get notified when it's time to inspect, with smart reminders based on your local weather. - Works offline. Keep logging even without a connection. - Quick access. Use QR codes or NFC tags on your hives for instant identification. View our terms of service at https://hivebloom.com/terms-of-service/ Icons by Flat Icons, Smashicons, Freepik, and Nhor Phai via flaticon.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helpa at none against HiveBloom's 4. Helpa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). HiveBloom's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (287 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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. HiveBloom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Helpa asks for nothing beyond the download.
Helpa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiveBloom has 287 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Helpa ships an update every 4 months, HiveBloom fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helpa | HiveBloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (287 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 287 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helpa Inc | Martin Fuhry |
Customer experience
Helpa
HiveBloom
Bugs and requests
Helpa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HiveBloom
Reported bugs
4 issues- Technical issue with no support response
- Lost all entries and data after free trial
- Issues with reloading records after phone death (resolved by support)
- Harvest feature issue (resolved by support)
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to share notes/inspections read-only
- Summary views for varroa counts, hive weights, gentleness over time
- Line graphs for data visualization
- Financial management features (recording sales, units)
- Ability to modify dates to be in the past
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- General notes per hive
- Ability to mark defensive bees
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Helpa
No in-app purchases
HiveBloom
- HiveBloom Monthly$2.991 Month
- HiveBloom Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- HiveBloom Yearly$17.991 Year
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- HiveBloom Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
