BeeCheck vs Queen calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeeCheck
This app allows beekeepers to register and map their hives directly from their mobile device. Users can easily move their hives and manage their apiary locations. It's designed for beekeepers participating in the FieldWatch stewardship platform.
- Hive registration
- Hive mapping
- Hive relocation
- Mobile management
- FieldWatch integration
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The new BeeCheck app is an upgrade in functionality and ease-of-use for the beekeepers who participate in the FieldWatch stewardship platform. Not only can beekeepers register and map their hives, they can now move them with ease from their mobile device or tablet! Existing users of BeeCheck simply need to download the FREE app and login. New BeeCheck users can sign up right from the app and map their hives! Staying connected in agriculture has never been easier!
Queen calendar
This app guides beekeepers through the 28-day queen bee development cycle. It provides daily stage information and necessary actions, with notifications for critical intervention days. Features include weather forecasts and calendar integration.
- 28-day queen development cycle overview
- Daily stage descriptions and actions
- Notifications for intervention days
- 5-day weather forecast
- Multiple rearing start options
- Calendar integration
- Data backup and sync
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Never miss an important day in queen bee rearing. The Queen Calendar guides beekeepers through the entire 28-day queen development cycle — from egg to grafting to egg-laying check. For each day, it shows what stage the queen is at and what action is needed. Features: - 28-day development overview with daily descriptions - Notifications on important days when intervention is needed - Weather forecast for the next 5 days - Choose your rearing start — from egg, grafting, or queen cell insertion - Add key dates to your phone calendar - Data backup and sync (after registration) - Unlimited number of rearing records Available in 8 languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, Polish, French, Spanish, Russian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BeeCheck at Free against Queen calendar's $1.99. BeeCheck also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Queen calendar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
BeeCheck is free to download; Queen calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Queen calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
BeeCheck ships an update every 3 months, Queen calendar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeeCheck | Queen calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FieldWatch, Inc. | PunkHive s.r.o. |
Customer experience
BeeCheck
Queen calendar
In-app purchases
BeeCheck
No in-app purchases
Queen calendar
No in-app purchases
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