Comparison

BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant vs ApiTracer Lite

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

Head to head
About

BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant

Features
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Manage your beehives anytime, anywhere The BeeSaver app helps you manage your hives digitally and keeps all essential hive information at your fingertips. Record beekeeping activities, analyze sensor data and detect issues early. Digital Hive Records Document inspections, feeding, treatments and harvests directly in the app. All records are securely archived and always accessible. Smart Hive Monitoring Connect your BeeSaver Queen or compatible hive scales to monitor hive weight and other sensor parameters. Track the development of your colonies remotely and in real time. Alerts for unusual hive activity such as sudden weight loss or drastic increase allow you to react quickly and support your bees more effectively. Built for modern beekeeping BeeSaver combines smart sensor technology with digital hive management to help beekeepers maintain healthier and stronger colonies.

About

ApiTracer Lite

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This application is dedicated to beekeepers wishing to manage closely their hives. Turn your phone into a geolocalised barcode reader, specialised for beekeepers. Our application will quickly replace your notebook! You will be able to enter in the apiaries, all the necessary informations to track your hives: -Strain association scan: associate each hive to the queen it contains and easily follow your queen lineage. - Harvest scan: link the supers to their hive. - Transhumance scan: place hives in their apiary. - Wintering scan: locate your overwintered hives. - Hive list: indicate the hives that need a quick intervention and find them easily in your application. -List of tasks : Also use ApiTracer to organize your task by apiary, keep track of your visits and plan future work. -Apiaries map : quickly access a map of all your apiaries and let it guide you. -Access a simple barcode generator in the application. You can then export all the data by e-mail in the form of an Excel table. It is then up to you to interpret the collected information. This Lite version is completely free of charge, with a limit of 100 hives. A Pro version is available for an unlimited number of hives and a personal website for easier use of the data. This application is independent of any server, all data is stored locally on your phone, and no one but you can access it.

Screenshots

BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant4 screens
ApiTracer Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant at every 3 days against ApiTracer Lite's monthly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $22.99 per year and ApiTracer Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant ships an update every 3 days, ApiTracer Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant versus ApiTracer Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeSaver Beekeeping AssistantApiTracer Lite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeeSaver GmbHLes Ruchers du Bassigny

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant

Subscriptions3
  • Worker Bee Abo$22.991 Year
  • Drone Bee Abo$44.991 Year
  • Queen Bee Abo$79.991 Year
1 purchases

ApiTracer Lite

One-time1
  • ApiTracer Lite$8.99

Questions

Is BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant free?
BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ApiTracer Lite free?
ApiTracer Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant or ApiTracer Lite have ads?
Neither BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant nor ApiTracer Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant or ApiTracer Lite?
BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant ships an update every 3 days, and ApiTracer Lite monthly. Most recently, BeeSaver Beekeeping Assistant was updated on October 29, 2026 and ApiTracer Lite on October 25, 2026.

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