Comparison

Bee Squared Beekeeping vs Hey Maya

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

Head to head
About

Bee Squared Beekeeping

This app helps beekeepers manage their hives with advanced record-keeping features. Track inspections, harvests, feedings, equipment, and finances. Sync data across devices and generate PDF reports for better colony management and productivity.

Highlights
  • Unlimited hives and apiaries
  • Automatic data sync across devices
  • Detailed inspection logging
  • Honey harvest and feeding records
  • Equipment and consumable inventory
  • Financial tracking and PDF reports
  • QR codes for hive identification
Features
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From the makers of the best selling BeePlus comes Bee Squared, an advanced beekeeping app for the modern beekeeper. Designed from the ground up to be powerful yet easy to use, let Bee² improve your record keeping, colony management and ultimately, the health and productivity of your hives. Main features at a glance • Unlimited hives & apiaries • Automatically sync data between devices • Perform inspections • Log honey harvests • Record feedings • Add photos • Monitor problems and treatments • Pin hives on map • QR codes for quick hive ID • iCloud backup • Plan tasks • Manage equipment • Log individual frames • Track consumables • Document products sold • Oversee finances • PDF hive reports By beekeepers, for beekeepers. Multiple record types for inspections, feedings, harvests and more so you can record the information you need. Add photos for a visual record too and have them stored within Bee² so they don't clutter up your Photos app. Auto sync records between devices associated with your Apple ID. Input data on your iPhone while at the apiary and have it sync automatically to your iPad and Mac with Apple silicon for later review or further editing. You can still input data if you have no connection and Bee² will sync when next online. Track colony splits or combine colonies together. Should the worst happen you can also track a colony perishing. Archived colonies retain their equipment records but as they are no longer in use allow them to be reassigned to where needed. Advanced inventory management. Equipment inventory to keep track of exactly where your hive components are being used so you always know what you have available. Consumables section to track items that get used up over time like sugar syrup, fondant or mite treatments etc. Add consumables to colony records to follow exactly when and where they were used and if you're running out. List the products your bees have kindly made for you and record sales. Add honey from a harvest for provenance or consumables like glass jars to see your costs. Add equipment, consumables and products to finance records to track sales and purchases. Existing BeePlus users. If you are a BeePlus user you can import their hives without manually adding all the details, simply export a transfer file from BeePlus and import to Bee², locations, hives and swarm traps will be automatically added. Inspections and other data are not compatible yet and won’t be imported. We think Bee² is great, and we're confident you will too so you can download and try Bee² for 3 months for free! After the free trial a subscription is required to create new records. We really hope you'll never want to, but if for some reason you do ever cancel your subscription you will still retain full access to your all data. End user license agreement (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download Bee² now and experience the future of beekeeping.

About

Hey Maya

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The recorded information is immediately available in the application in graphical form and thematically arranged. The collective view of the hives allows for quick verification of all resources collected on frames, information about the queens and any additional activities in the hive. Information on honey and pollen harvests and the effects of varroa treatment are presented in the form of individual charts for individual hives and annual reports. The application allows you to enter information on the purchase of beekeeping products needed to run the apiary, sales of beekeeping products and their collective quantities obtained during the year. The handy notebook allows you to remember any information and can create a list of activities to be performed.

Screenshots

Bee Squared Beekeeping4 screens
Hey Maya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hey Maya at weekly against Bee Squared Beekeeping's fortnightly. 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. Bee Squared Beekeeping sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hey Maya sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee Squared Beekeeping ships an update fortnightly, Hey Maya weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bee Squared Beekeeping versus Hey Maya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBee Squared BeekeepingHey Maya
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmniChromeDariusz Rys

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bee Squared Beekeeping

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Months trial$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Hey Maya

One-time1
  • Hi Bees 365$17.99

Questions

Is Bee Squared Beekeeping free?
Bee Squared Beekeeping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hey Maya free?
Hey Maya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bee Squared Beekeeping or Hey Maya have ads?
Neither Bee Squared Beekeeping nor Hey Maya shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee Squared Beekeeping or Hey Maya?
Bee Squared Beekeeping ships an update fortnightly, and Hey Maya weekly. Most recently, Bee Squared Beekeeping was updated on September 17, 2026 and Hey Maya on September 9, 2026.

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