ApiTracer Lite vs Bee Api
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Bee Api
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You are looking for a simple and visual application that would allow you to manage your apiary? A clear and intuitive bee management solution designed for beekeepers by a beekeeper. You may just have found it! And to put a smile on your face, we named it Bee Api. This application is built around the idea of a calendar referencing all the interventions and observations you make on your apiary. Notes, sounds, images, PDF, and a whole range of tools already built-in allow you to clearly and effortlessly reference the life of your hives throughout the year. Record weather, honey flows, brood observation, feeding, swarming, division, requeening, transhumance, disease and treatment. Generate a QR code to stick on your hives for quick access. Work offline, locally on your smartphone or sync your data to the cloud to share and secure it. Export and import your data (CSV and JSON). We offer two versions. The first one, free of charge, allows you to manage one single hive. The second one, for a fee, allows you to manage and synchronize hives and apiaries, without limitations and on several devices. We are committed to avoid any advertising spam and, rest assured, your data will neither be collected, nor sold to anyone. We chose a pricing that we believe is reasonable and appropriate for maintenance and further development of this application. Many features are in the works. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bee Api at weekly against ApiTracer Lite's monthly. Bee Api also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. ApiTracer Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bee Api sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ApiTracer Lite ships an update monthly, Bee Api weekly. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ApiTracer Lite | Bee Api |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Ruchers du Bassigny | Thibault Chatillon |
In-app purchases
ApiTracer Lite
- ApiTracer Lite$8.99
Bee Api
- 1 month$3.491 Month
- 1 year$27.991 Year









