HiveBloom vs 1000 Hours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
1000 Hours
This minimalist application helps you track your progress towards achieving specific goals by recording daily practice hours. It allows you to set goals with custom icons, log your practice time, and maintain a diary of your progress and daily mood. Review your past performance and notes through a dedicated history section.
- Set habit goals with custom icons
- Record daily practice hours
- Leave progress diary entries
- View historical records and memos
- Minimalist and simple interface
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— Useful features — Goal: Set habit goals and choose fun icons for it. Tracker: Record the hours you have practiced each day. Memo: Leave a diary of your progress and vibe of the day. History: Check your previous record and memos. While other habit trackers in the market are making things complicated, ”1000 Hours” tries to make things simpler. Instead of banners popping up reminding you to practice every day, it is just here helping you quickly record your every single minute achieving that 1000 hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiveBloom at 88% against 1000 Hours's 42%. HiveBloom also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (287 vs 18). 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. HiveBloom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 1000 Hours sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HiveBloom holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiveBloom has 287 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of HiveBloom's written reviews are positive against 42% of 1000 Hours's.
HiveBloom ships an update fortnightly, 1000 Hours every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiveBloom | 1000 Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (287 ratings) — better | 3.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Fuhry | Yuhang Chen |
Customer experience
HiveBloom
1000 Hours
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
1000 Hours
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiveBloom
- 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
1000 Hours
- Support author$0.99
