BroodMinder Apiary vs Bambu Handy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BroodMinder Apiary
This app collects data from BroodMinder devices and uploads it to your account. It simplifies data collection from all devices in your apiary and can use an old iPhone as a hub to send data to the cloud. Designed for apiarists, it logs hive temperature, humidity, and weight.
- Collects data from BroodMinder devices
- Uploads data to MyBroodMinder account
- Simplifies apiary data collection
- Uses old iPhones as data hubs
- Logs hive temperature, humidity, and weight
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**This app is no longer supported. Please use the BroodMinder Bees app.** BroodMinder Apiary collects data from BroodMinder devices and uploads it to your account in MyBroodMinder. This process has been greatly simplified from BroodMinder app, allowing collection to happen from all devices in your apiary with minimal effort. The Apiary App also allows you to use an old iPhone as a hub device, sending data to the cloud every 10 minutes. The BroodMinder is a professional-grade monitor expressly designed for the apiarist. Drawing on our many years of consumer and scientific product design, we have created a devices that accurately log hive temperature, humidity, and weight once every hour.
Bambu Handy
Control your 3D printers remotely, monitor print status in real-time, and access a vast library of free 3D models. Discover new designs, customize them, and bring your ideas to life with a tap. Connect with other makers and learn to troubleshoot printing issues.
- Remote printer operation
- Real-time printing status
- Live print view
- 3D model discovery
- Model customization
- Timelapse video recording
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Remotely control your Bambu Lab 3D printers, explore MakerWorld’s vast library of free models, and print your favorite designs with one tap！ Remote Printer Control - Remotely operate the machine to start and stop printing whenever needed - Get real-time printing status and resolve errors promptly - Access to learning resources and step-by-step instructions to fix printing problems - High-resolution live view of the printing process - Automatic records of the printing process to help diagnose printing failures - Automatic timelapse video of the printing process to share with others 3D Model Discovery with MakerWorld - Explore countless creative models and enjoy high-quality printing for free - Find trendy works and customize your unique models with MakerLab - Like, collect, and print in one tap to bring your ideas to life - Interact with makers and redeem credits for Bambu products Bambu Handy is a free 3D printing platform. We are open to any feedback and suggestions. Whether you are an expert, hobbyist or newcomer, we would like to grow together with you. Contact: https://support.bambulab.com/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BroodMinder Apiary at none against Bambu Handy's 3. BroodMinder Apiary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Bambu Handy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (40K 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. Bambu Handy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BroodMinder Apiary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bambu Handy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bambu Handy has 40K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of BroodMinder Apiary's written reviews are positive against 88% of Bambu Handy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BroodMinder Apiary ships an update every 2 months, Bambu Handy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroodMinder Apiary | Bambu Handy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 40K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #34 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 331 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IF, LLC | 上海轮廓科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
BroodMinder Apiary
Bambu Handy
Bugs and requests
BroodMinder Apiary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bambu Handy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Camera feed not working consistently
- Difficulty switching between printers
- Notifications not working as expected
- Syncing issues between app and printer
Requested features
5 requests- Add landscape mode support for iPad
- Implement slicer functionality within the app
- Allow printing from SD card or local storage
- Provide more customization options
- Improve camera feed reliability and quality
In-app purchases
BroodMinder Apiary
No in-app purchases
Bambu Handy
- MakerLab Credits$0.99
- MakerLab Credits$2.99
- MakerLab Credits$9.99
Questions
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