BroodMinder Bees vs Bee Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BroodMinder Bees
This app collects data from specialized monitoring devices for beekeepers. It allows users to view and configure hive information, supporting both online and offline data collection. It serves as a replacement for previous versions of the application.
- Collects data from BroodMinder devices
- Uploads data to MyBroodMinder account
- Online and offline data collection
- View hive temperature, humidity, and weight
- Configure device settings
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BeesApp collects data from BroodMinder devices and uploads it to your account in MyBroodMinder. It allows for both online and offline data collection, viewing, and configuration. This app replaces both BroodMinder Lite and BroodMinder Apiary. The BroodMinder is a professional-grade monitor expressly designed for the apiarist. Drawing on our many years of consumer and scientific product design, we have created a devices that accurately log hive temperature, humidity, and weight once every hour.
Bee Notes
A straightforward digital diary designed for beekeepers to meticulously record hive activities. Track crucial data like varroa checks, hive weight, queen information, and comb management. It offers a free tier for up to three hives with no advertisements.
- Track varroa checks and treatments
- Record hive weight
- Manage queen data
- Log brood count
- Monitor comb additions/removals
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Bee Notes is a simple diary for beekeepers. Keep track of all your activities like - Varroa checks/treatments - Hive weight - Queen data - Brood count - Adding/removing combs (food, honey, brood) - etc. It's free for up to three hives, no ads whatsoever. Give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bee Notes at 5.0 against BroodMinder Bees's 4.4. Bee Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). BroodMinder Bees's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Bee Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BroodMinder Bees asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bee Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BroodMinder Bees has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BroodMinder Bees's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bee Notes's.
BroodMinder Bees ships an update every 6 weeks, Bee Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroodMinder Bees | Bee Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IF, LLC | Johannes Charra |
Customer experience
BroodMinder Bees
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In-app purchases
BroodMinder Bees
No in-app purchases
Bee Notes
- Support coffee$0.99
- Full version$0.99
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