Comparison

ApiFields vs Queen calendar

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

Head to head
About

ApiFields

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For the proper organization and effective use of the honey base of beekeeping, it is important to assess the honey productivity of the area. Honey plants are a source of food for bees and commercial products of apiaries. The nectar collected on them is processed by bee colonies into honey, and a stock of bee bread is created from flower pollen. When assessing the area in a melliferous relation and compiling a honey balance of an apiary, it is necessary: take into account the species composition of honey plants in the area of productive flight of apiary bees; identify the area occupied by honey plants; calculate the honey reserve of the area; determine the number of bee colonies that can be provided with honey in a given apiary. Features of the app: Apiaries - creation of apiaries and showing their locations on the map; - displaying a list of fields; - recording the weight of control hives; - recording weather data; - adding photos. Fields - creation of fields on a map of the area; - determination of productive areas of the field, for each apiary separately; - distribution of fields into groups. Floral sources - creation of honey plants; - making the sequence of flowering. The beginning of flowering of melliferous plants depends on the latitude and longitude of the area, growing conditions, as well as meteorological indicators of a given year, but the sequence of flowering of honey plants for all areas is more or less the same. Synchronization The app allows you to synchronize data on all devices: - automatic synchronization between a computer, phone or tablet; - start work on one device and continue on another.

About

Queen calendar

This app guides beekeepers through the 28-day queen bee development cycle. It provides daily stage information and necessary actions, with notifications for critical intervention days. Features include weather forecasts and calendar integration.

Highlights
  • 28-day queen development cycle overview
  • Daily stage descriptions and actions
  • Notifications for intervention days
  • 5-day weather forecast
  • Multiple rearing start options
  • Calendar integration
  • Data backup and sync
Features
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Never miss an important day in queen bee rearing. The Queen Calendar guides beekeepers through the entire 28-day queen development cycle — from egg to grafting to egg-laying check. For each day, it shows what stage the queen is at and what action is needed. Features: - 28-day development overview with daily descriptions - Notifications on important days when intervention is needed - Weather forecast for the next 5 days - Choose your rearing start — from egg, grafting, or queen cell insertion - Add key dates to your phone calendar - Data backup and sync (after registration) - Unlimited number of rearing records Available in 8 languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, Polish, French, Spanish, Russian.

Screenshots

ApiFields4 screens
Queen calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ApiFields at Free against Queen calendar's $1.99. Queen calendar's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ApiFields is free to download; Queen calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApiFields ships an update monthly, Queen calendar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ApiFields versus Queen calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApiFieldsQueen calendar
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry PaponovPunkHive s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

ApiFields

No in-app purchases

None

Queen calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ApiFields free?
ApiFields is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Queen calendar free?
Queen calendar costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ApiFields or Queen calendar have ads?
Neither ApiFields nor Queen calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApiFields or Queen calendar?
ApiFields ships an update monthly, and Queen calendar every 2 months. Most recently, ApiFields was updated on October 3, 2026 and Queen calendar on October 2, 2026.

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