HiveBloom vs Queenright Beekeeping Logbook
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
Queenright Beekeeping Logbook
Manage your beekeeping apiary with unlimited hive tracking, weekly analysis, and task reminders. Log hive inspections with real-time weather, monitor queen health, and track honey harvests. Features include QR codes for quick lookup and visual charts for treatments and food.
- Unlimited hive management
- Weekly apiary analysis
- Task tracking and reminders
- Detailed hive inspections
- Queen tracking and health monitoring
- Honey harvest logging
- QR code hive lookup
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Unlimited Hives + Premium Apiary Analysis for FREE! The Queenright beekeeping logbook has everything a modern beekeeper needs to manage their apiary. - UNLIMITED HIVES - no artificial limits or forced subscriptions! - WEEKLY APIARY ANALYSIS - delivered automatically each week - TASKS - Keep track of upcoming apiary tasks and get reminder notifications - HIVE INSPECTIONS - Robust but efficient hive inspection logging with real time weather data - QUEEN TRACKING and hive health monitoring - HONEY HARVEST tracking for each hive - QR codes for fast and accurate hive lookup - Charts and trends to manage treatments, food, and more - Realtime and forecast weather data at apiary location - Beekeeping tools - Multiple theme colors, plus dark mode - Multiple languages With Queenright Pro, you get EVEN MORE: - APIARY SHARING to collaborate with other mentors, friends, family - AI-powered Inspection Analysis and Recommendations - Unlimited Hive and Inspection Photos - Multiple Apiaries Built by beekeepers, for beekeepers! Terms of Service: https://queenright.app/terms-of-service.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HiveBloom at 287 against Queenright Beekeeping Logbook's 1. Queenright Beekeeping Logbook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Queenright Beekeeping Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Queenright Beekeeping Logbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiveBloom has 287 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HiveBloom ships an update fortnightly, Queenright Beekeeping Logbook every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiveBloom | Queenright Beekeeping Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (287 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Fuhry | Joni Pepin |
Customer experience
HiveBloom
Queenright Beekeeping Logbook
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
Queenright Beekeeping Logbook
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
Queenright Beekeeping Logbook
- Queenright Pro1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Queenright Pro1 Month trial$19.991 Year
