ApiManager vs Hive Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ApiManager
This app helps beekeepers track and record hive development, inspections, honey production, and feedings. It offers user-friendly data management with graphs, reports, and statistics to monitor apiary progress and finances.
- Hive inspection tracking
- Honey production recording
- Feeding and task management
- Graphs and reports
- Advanced statistics
- Expense and earnings tracking
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Tracking and recording the development of your bees is an integral part of beekeeping. A pen and paper is good to record the progress of the hive. However, a beekeeping mobile app with a user-friendly interface is cooler than the traditional ones. Made for beekeepers, ApiManager is a feature rich application designed to help you manage your beehive records. It allows you to record important beekeeping data on your bees. Tracking hive inspections, honey production, feedings, tasks are just a few of the awesome features this app provides. Use various Graphs, Reports and Advanced statistics for monitoring your business and never lose track of your expenses and earnings. Beekeeping can be simple, manage your apiary well.
Hive Logger
Easily manage your beehives with quick logging via QR codes or voice. Receive timely reminders for hive checks to ensure health and organization. Offers features like multi-hive logging and data reporting.
- QR code scanning for quick logging
- Smart Voice Logs for dictation
- Multi-hive logging
- Apiary sharing with contributors
- Dashboard for overdue tasks
- Customizable reminders and push notifications
- Cloud sync with offline support
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Log every hive inspection in 30 seconds or less using QR code scanning and Smart Voice Logs (Pro). Hive Logger keeps records, tasks and reminders organized across every hive and apiary, so you always know which hive needs attention next. Why beekeepers love HiveLogger - Scan to log: Print a QR code, attach it to the hive, scan, and start logging instantly - Smart Voice Logs (Pro): Dictate a log and have key fields filled in automatically - Reports (Pro): Export PDF or CSV reports for your apiaries, hives, or by log type: inspections, feedings, treatments, harvests, notes or all logs. Great for record keeping and compliance, or send your hive data to a spreadsheet for deeper analysis. - Multi-Hive Log: Treating or feeding multiple hives? Fill out one log and apply it to all of them at once. - Apiary Sharing (Pro): Invite up to 10 contributors to log, edit, and view a shared apiary. - Schedule: View your overdue and upcoming tasks and inspection reminders in a single list, up to 60 days ahead - Dashboard: Spot overdue hives and tasks, generate reports and much more - Archive Hives: Have a dead out? Archive the hive instead of deleting to keep the hive's full history while avoiding notifications and reminders for it. - Structured logs: Inspection, Feeding, Harvest, Treatment, and Notes - Custom reminders: Set inspection intervals based on the season and get timely push notifications - Cloud sync + offline: Works without service and syncs when you’re back online Free vs. Pro Free includes 1 hive and 1 apiary. Enjoy a 30-day Pro trial to unlock unlimited hives and apiaries, Smart Voice Logs and reports. Have feedback or a feature request? Please contact us! Happy beekeeping! Hive Logger was formerly known as Hive Trackr. Same app, new name. Terms of Service: https://www.hiveloggerapp.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hive Logger at 4.7 against ApiManager's 2.0. Hive Logger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). ApiManager's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ApiManager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hive Logger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hive Logger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hive Logger has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ApiManager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hive Logger's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ApiManager | Hive Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Domagoj Filipan | Appco LLC (USA) |
Customer experience
ApiManager
Hive Logger
In-app purchases
ApiManager
- Basic Subscription$14.99
- Standard Subscription$30.99
- Premium Subscription$64.99
Hive Logger
- HiveLogger Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.491 Month
- HiveLogger Pro Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
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