Comparison

MyHive | Beehive tracker vs BeeWatch Bystander

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

Head to head
About

MyHive | Beehive tracker

Easily manage your apiaries, hives, and colonies. Log inspections and treatments to monitor colony health and progress. Keep detailed records of your beekeeping operations.

Highlights
  • Apiary listing
  • Hive and colony management
  • Inspection logging
  • Treatment logging
  • Colony health monitoring
Features
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MyHive is the new app that makes keeping track of your Apiaries, Hives and Colonies oh-so simple. β€’ List all of your Apiaries β€’ Add all your hives and list which Apiary they belong to β€’ Create your colony and add it to a hive β€’ Log all your inspections β€’ Log all your treatments β€’ Quickly see how each colony is getting on

About

BeeWatch Bystander

Features
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Recording and reporting what is happening to the environment around us is a positive action we can all take in the face of the breathtaking speed of climate change. Bystander records and delivers observations to the organisations that protect and maintain our environment: birds to the RSPB, bumblebees to the BCT; and Japanese Knotweed to the Non-Native Species Secretariat and…… Invasive species enemy #1: The Asian Hornet 2023 has seen a dramatic increase in the number of sightings. 71 Asian hornet nests have been found in 55 locations (National Bee Unit) and so we’ve made the decision to make Bystander free use. In season, it’s a 24/7 job and the NBU needs our help in confirming sightings and nests. The Bystander app captures picture, location, date, time, and vector (direction) providing all the information needed to locate and destroy a nest. β€’ Free app β€’ Reporting without time-consuming phone calls β€’ Available in any language and works anywhere in the world. β€’ Unsoiled with the conjecture and opinions of social media. β€’ Integrated with the BeeWatch Honeybee Swarm Reporting system, to allow the members of the public to alert local beekeepers to swarms for collection.

Screenshots

MyHive | Beehive tracker4 screens
BeeWatch Bystander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MyHive | Beehive tracker at fortnightly against BeeWatch Bystander's every 2 months. BeeWatch Bystander's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyHive | Beehive tracker ships an update fortnightly, BeeWatch Bystander every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
MyHive | Beehive tracker versus BeeWatch Bystander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyHive | Beehive trackerBeeWatch Bystander
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportHub Technologies LtduWatch Ltd

In-app purchases

None

MyHive | Beehive tracker

No in-app purchases

None

BeeWatch Bystander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyHive | Beehive tracker free?
MyHive | Beehive tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeeWatch Bystander free?
BeeWatch Bystander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyHive | Beehive tracker or BeeWatch Bystander have ads?
Neither MyHive | Beehive tracker nor BeeWatch Bystander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyHive | Beehive tracker or BeeWatch Bystander?
MyHive | Beehive tracker ships an update fortnightly, and BeeWatch Bystander every 2 months. Most recently, MyHive | Beehive tracker was updated on October 20, 2026 and BeeWatch Bystander on October 25, 2026.

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