Sweat and Tonic vs HiveDiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sweat and Tonic
Discover a comprehensive fitness and wellness experience combining boutique classes with recovery services. Access a variety of workouts and holistic health options in one convenient location.
- Boutique fitness classes
- Wellness services
- Recovery options
- All-in-one location
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SWEAT, RECOVER, CONNECT. We bring the best of boutique fitness & wellness, all under one roof.
HiveDiary
Easily log hive inspections, analyze comb photos, and generate to-do lists for beekeeping. Track costs, income, and export data for inspectors. Model your real hives and manage your apiary efficiently.
- Log inspections with a few taps
- Photograph frames for comb analysis
- Generate to-do lists from records
- Model real hives with drag-and-drop
- Track costs and income per hive
- Export data as PDF
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HiveDiary is the easiest way to keep hive records. Log inspections with a few taps, photograph frames to have the comb analyzed, and see what each colony needs before your next visit. INSPECTIONS IN SECONDS Open a hive and tap what you see: queen spotted, eggs, larvae, swarm cells, mite counts, feeding, treatments. Each entry is saved to the exact frame or box it belongs to. When you close the hive, HiveDiary writes a summary of the visit for you, with every detail kept underneath. PHOTO COMB ANALYSIS Take a picture of a frame and HiveDiary estimates how much of the comb is brood, honey and pollen, and highlights anything worth checking. Readings are dated, so you can watch a frame fill in over the season. A TO-DO LIST FROM YOUR OWN RECORDS HiveDiary turns what you record into action items: a mite count over threshold, comb that needs replacing, equipment that needs repair, a hive you haven't checked in a while. Tap any item to go straight to the hive or frame it's about. MODEL YOUR REAL HIVES Set up each hive exactly as it stands, from bottom board to cover, and rearrange parts by dragging. Move a box between hives and its frames and history move with it. TRACK COSTS AND INCOME Record expenses and sales per hive, attach receipts, and export a summary by period. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Export any visit or your full records as a PDF for a bee inspector, mentor or insurer. Delete your account and data from within the app whenever you want. HiveDiary Premium is an auto-renewing subscription available weekly, monthly or yearly, with a free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hivediary.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sweat and Tonic at none against HiveDiary's 3. Sweat and Tonic also leads on ratings volume (116 vs 1). HiveDiary's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads 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. HiveDiary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Sweat and Tonic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sweat and Tonic against 5.0 for HiveDiary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sweat and Tonic has 116 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sweat and Tonic ships an update monthly, HiveDiary weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sweat and Tonic | HiveDiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sweat and Tonic Inc. | Brett Reisman |
Customer experience
Sweat and Tonic
HiveDiary
In-app purchases
Sweat and Tonic
No in-app purchases
HiveDiary
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
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