Comparison

ApiManager vs Hive Log

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hive inspection tracking
  • Honey production recording
  • Feeding and task management
  • Graphs and reports
  • Advanced statistics
  • Expense and earnings tracking
Features
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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.

About

Hive Log

Features
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Your hive cards belong to you — not to a cloud. Stockkarte keeps your colonies and your treatment records entirely on your iPhone: no account, no ads, no server. 30-SECOND INSPECTIONS • Gentleness, strength, brood pattern, queen cells, food — every rating is exactly one tap • Big tap targets that work with gloves at the hive • "Copy last inspection" for quick comparisons • Queen year with the international marking colour right in your colony list EVERY TREATMENT ON RECORD • Product, amount, date, batch number, applicator, receipt no. — recorded in 20 seconds • Withdrawal period in days with a computed clearance date, shown right on the colony • One form for the whole apiary: document several colonies at once • Recording treatments is always unlimited and free VARROA AT A GLANCE • Log checks via bottom board, powdered sugar or alcohol wash • Trend chart per colony across the whole season (Pro) • A hint when readings are elevated — your local advisor stays authoritative FEEDING LOG • Syrup, fondant or your own feed type, amount in kg • Record several colonies in one go • The season total per colony adds itself up HONEST, TAMPER-EVIDENT RECORDS • Entries lock 7 days after they are recorded • Every earlier change is logged in a change log • No deleting — only voiding with a reason; the entry stays on record YOUR RECORD BOOK AS A PDF • Your complete treatment record, chronologically — per year or all years • With change log lines, void marks and a summary row • Ready to show, print or archive for years YOUR HONEY YEAR • Harvest log per colony with type and amount • Yearly total and colony ranking at a glance • Year-by-year comparison of your apiary (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device — no account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking • Zero permissions: Stockkarte never asks for camera, location or anything else BACKUP WITHOUT A CLOUD • Save and restore all colonies, inspections, treatment records, varroa checks, feedings and harvests as one file • Free for everyone — your records survive every phone upgrade Stockkarte Pro (subscription) unlocks unlimited colonies, the record book PDF, the varroa trend chart and multi-year statistics. 3 colonies including treatment records, varroa checks, feeding and backup stay free forever. Free 7-day trial, cancel anytime. Please note: Stockkarte helps you keep records — official requirements and product instructions remain authoritative. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ApiManager4 screens
Hive Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ApiManager at 3 against Hive Log's 1. ApiManager also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ApiManager sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hive Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
ApiManager versus Hive Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApiManagerHive Log
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDomagoj FilipanYusuf Fuat Sarac

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ApiManager

One-time3
  • Basic Subscription$14.99
  • Standard Subscription$30.99
  • Premium Subscription$64.99
2 purchases

Hive Log

Subscriptions2
  • Stockkarte Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Stockkarte Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is ApiManager free?
ApiManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hive Log free?
Hive Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ApiManager or Hive Log have ads?
Neither ApiManager nor Hive Log shows ads.

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