Comparison

HiveBloom vs Time Left

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Time Left

This app helps you visualize the finite nature of your time, displaying the remaining days, months, and years. It encourages a more present and creative life by emphasizing the preciousness of each moment. Your data remains private, with no notifications or ads.

Highlights
  • Displays remaining days, months, and years
  • Emphasizes the preciousness of time
  • Encourages a happy and creative life
  • No notifications, ads, or sign-up
  • Private data storage
  • Unlockable widgets and customization (Pro)
Features
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No notifications. No ads. No sign-up. Just you and your time. TIME LEFT DESCRIPTION Sometimes life seems really short, and other times impossibly long. This app will help you to emphasize that it’s most certainly finite. Time Left shows you, the days, months, and years you have left and that they are all you have got. Don’t be afraid, that means the only appropriate word to describe your time left is “precious”. So I hope this app will enable you to create a life in which you will be happy and creative. WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY? I think Privacy is a fundamental human right. To that end, I have designed Time Left from the ground up without any external framework. In this way, your data, like your birthdate, stays entirely private. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? As I don’t collect any data on this app, to improve it I need your help! You can send me an email to julien@lacroix.dev for any feedback, issues, or bugs on this app or just to say “Hello!”. I answer every email! ********** A special thank you to Wait But Why for this amazing article (https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html). Without their work, this app would not have seen the light of day. ********** TIME LEFT PRO - Unlock widgets & skins. - Unlimited moments. - Live Photos in Life Calendar. - Automatically access all future features and widgets. - Support an indie developer. ********** Terms of Use: https://gettimeleft.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettimeleft.app/privacy

Screenshots

HiveBloom4 screens
Time Left4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiveBloom at 88% against Time Left's 73%. HiveBloom also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Time Left's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HiveBloom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Time Left sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiveBloom holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 287 and 234 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of HiveBloom's written reviews are positive against 73% of Time Left's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiveBloom ships an update fortnightly, Time Left every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HiveBloom versus Time Left: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiveBloomTime Left
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (287 ratings) — better4.6 (234 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better73.2% of reviews
Number of ratings287 — better234
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin FuhryJulien Lacroix

Customer experience

HiveBloom

All ratings287 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%

Time Left

All ratings234 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

HiveBloom

From 287 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 👍 Intuitive design
  • 👍 Excellent for tracking hives
  • 👍 Comprehensive record-keeping options
  • 👍 Voice note taker feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of response from support
  • 🐛 Paywall/cost concerns
  • 🐛 Missing financial management feature
  • 🐛 No Spanish version available
  • 🐛 Issues with data loss after trial

Time Left

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative memento mori concept
  • 🎨 Beautiful and elegant design
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
  • 🆓 Free app with no ads or data collection
  • 📱 Effective widget implementation

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive premium subscription ($260/year)
  • 🐛 Widget functionality broken after updates
  • 🐛 Display rendering issues (upside-down text, missing elements)
  • 🐛 App crashes and fails to load on some devices
  • 🐛 Slow performance and laggy navigation

Bugs and 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

Time Left

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Widget not updating daily after recent updates
  • Display text rendering issues (font size problems)
  • App fails to load past welcome screen on some devices
  • Widget incompatibility with iOS 18.4
  • Years and months numbers displaying upside down
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  • Days not appearing in display
  • Laggy page transitions
  • Current day needle stuck and not moving
  • Developer unresponsive to support requests

Requested features

11 requests
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Apple Watch widget integration
  • Multiple time granularity options (weeks, days, hours)
  • Life expectancy limit increased beyond 90 years
  • Customizable row lengths in calendar view
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  • Auto dark mode for app and widgets
  • Specific date countdown feature
  • Weekly and monthly visualization options
  • Ability to adjust widget size and display metrics
  • Calendar view showing weeks per year
  • Pan and zoom functionality for overall view

In-app purchases

4 purchases

HiveBloom

Subscriptions4
  • 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
5 purchases

Time Left

Subscriptions3
  • Per week$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Per year$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$19.99
  • One time$24.99

Questions

Is HiveBloom free?
HiveBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Left free?
Time Left is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HiveBloom or Time Left?
HiveBloom is rated higher. HiveBloom averages 4.8 out of 5 from 287 ratings, while Time Left averages 4.6 from 234 ratings.
Do HiveBloom or Time Left have ads?
Neither HiveBloom nor Time Left shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiveBloom or Time Left?
HiveBloom ships an update fortnightly, and Time Left every 5 days. Most recently, HiveBloom was updated on August 27, 2026 and Time Left on September 17, 2026.

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