HiveIQ vs 8Ball Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiveIQ
This platform helps beekeepers manage their hives and apiaries like a business. It allows for detailed record-keeping of inspections, treatments, and hive health, along with apiary organization and asset tracking. Gain insights into performance and streamline compliance for hobbyist to enterprise-level operations.
- Record hive inspections
- Track brood, queen status, and hive strength
- Log treatments and health observations
- Organize apiary sites and hive movements
- Monitor equipment and assets
- Analyze performance and yield
- Generate compliance reports
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HiveIQ is an enterprise-grade platform built for beekeepers who want more than a notebook. Whether you’re managing a few backyard hives or a large commercial apiary operation, HiveiQ gives you the tools to run your beekeeping like a business. Complete Hive Management • Record inspections quickly in the field • Track brood patterns, queen status, and hive strength • Log treatments and health observations • Maintain detailed historical records per hive Apiary & Asset Tracking • Organise multiple apiary sites • Track hive movements and splits • Monitor equipment and assets • Manage seasonal workflows Business & Productivity Insights • Analyse performance across apiaries • Improve yield and honey production • Identify trends over time • Make data-driven management decisions Compliance & Reporting • Maintain accurate treatment logs • Prepare for audits and biosecurity requirements • Generate structured records when needed Built for Scale HiveIQ supports: • Hobbyist beekeepers • Small commercial operators • Large enterprise apiaries • Multi-user team environments
8Ball Timer
This app helps track player shot times in billiards games, offering customizable shot clocks and countdowns. It also provides diagrams and rules for fouls, umpiring, and game procedures, with a feature to illustrate and teach shots.
- Customizable shot clock times
- 5-second countdown beep
- Foul and rule diagrams
- Umpiring guidance
- World and International rules
- Interactive shot diagram tool
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The Original and #1 8Ball timing App for iPhone is Back! Now for the first time ever, available on Apple Watch! Keep track of players shot time with the simple use of either Buttons or Gestures Players have the option to choose what Shot Clock Time the want as well as also having a Time Extension and a 5 Second countdown beep Learn how to determine what is and what isn't a Foul Snooker with the diagrams provided And Brush up on current rules, calling procedures and guidance for umpiring Both 2 Shot/World Rules and International Rules are right on the App for quick and easy access Introducing "Shot Diagram" For the first time ever you can now illustrate and setup and teach shots right in the App. With the ability to move balls all around a table, there are endless possibilities to how you can lay out a shot. And also available is a large White ball, so you can also show where to cue the white. Simply select the "Shot Diagram" tab from the tab bar and follow the instructions to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 8Ball Timer at 3.0 against HiveIQ's 2.3. 8Ball Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8Ball Timer holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
HiveIQ ships an update every 5 days, 8Ball Timer weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HiveIQ | 8Ball Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Honeybee | Erik Westerholm |
In-app purchases
HiveIQ
No in-app purchases
8Ball Timer
No in-app purchases









