Bee Notes vs HiveCompanion

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!

HiveCompanion — The offline beekeeping logbook built for the field Keep track of every hive, every inspection, every harvest — right from your pocket. No account. No cloud. No internet required. Your beekeeping records stay on your device, always available — even miles from a signal. Built by a beekeeper, for beekeepers. WHY HIVECOMPANION > Truly offline Works in the middle of a field, on a mountain, anywhere. Your data stays on your device. > Private by design No account, no sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Ever. > Fast in the field Designed for real conditions — sunlight, gloves, one hand on the smoker. > One-time purchase No subscriptions. No paywalls hiding basic features. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Apiaries & Hives Organize your bees by location. Create storage apiaries for empty or dead hives. Track queen color, queen reference, supers, and status at a glance. Full Inspections Log everything that matters in under a minute: • Queen sighting, population, food stores • Brood quality (capped & uncapped) • Behavior rating • Diseases: American & European foulbrood, chalkbrood, sacbrood • Pests: varroa mites, wax moth, small hive beetle • Viruses: deformed wing virus, chronic bee paralysis • Predators: Asian, European, Oriental hornets • Free notes for anything else Hive Life Events Record every major moment: • Harvests (with honey type and super count) • Treatments • Requeening • Splits & merges • Hive moves between apiaries • Super additions • Varroa counts • Deaths • Custom log entries Tasks & Calendar Plan the season. Assign tasks to hives or apiaries. View everything in a calendar and never miss a treatment window. Harvests Track honey type, quantity, date, apiary, hive, and super count. Build a real production history year after year. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES • Export to PDF — generate per-hive reports or batch exports • Export to Excel — your raw data, ready for analysis • QR codes — scan a hive and log instantly • Full backup — export your entire database anytime BUILT FOR BEEKEEPERS • GPS coordinates for each apiary with one-tap directions • Photos attached to inspections • Imperial or metric units • Clean, readable interface • Optimized for phones and tablets FREE TO TRY, ONE-TIME UNLOCK Use HiveCompanion for free with up to 10 hives. Unlock unlimited hives and reminders for a single $5.99 payment. No subscription. Ever. MADE WITH CARE HiveCompanion is built by a solo developer who keeps bees. Every feature exists because a beekeeper asked for it. Have a suggestion? Write in — real beekeepers make this app better.