Comparison

HiveWatch vs Hivewire Mobile

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

Head to head
About

HiveWatch

This app connects field security personnel to their operations center, eliminating the need for traditional radio systems. It allows guards to receive detailed event context, communicate via voice messages, and monitor incident responses for improved tactical coordination and performance assessment.

Highlights
  • Real-time event context for field resources
  • Voice message collaboration with operators
  • Incident monitoring and response visibility
  • Performance assessment tools
  • Streamlined guard force onboarding
Features
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The HiveWatch® Guard Mobile App connects your field resources (guards) to your operations center without the need for expensive radio solutions or cumbersome call sheets. ● Field resources can receive full context of the event they are responding to. ● Collaborate seamlessly with security operators through Voice Messages to quickly resolve incidents. ● Guards can see when new incidents occur near their posts and which guards are addressing them to improve response tactics. ● Assess performance to identify high performers, adjust standard operating procedures, and evaluate security program designs. ● Quickly onboard both large and small guard forces. No need for expensive radio systems or confusing call sheets.

About

Hivewire Mobile

Features
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Hivewire — Smart Beekeeping & Remote Hive Monitoring Keep your finger on the pulse of every hive — from the yard or from anywhere. Hivewire pairs real-time sensor monitoring with a complete, offline-first record-keeping system, so you always know what's happening inside your colonies and never lose a note in the field. Know before you go: Hivewire's battery-powered sensors stream live data over a long-range mesh network to the cloud and straight to your phone: hive weight, brood-nest temperature and humidity, acoustic activity, and battery and solar status. Watch trends over time, get alerts when something's off, and decide which hives actually need a visit — before you open a single lid. A full beekeeping record, built for the field: Log inspections, treatments, feedings, and harvests in seconds. Track what's in every box and every frame — brood, pollen, and honey — and photograph frames as you work. Everything is offline-first: write it all down with no signal in the apiary, and it syncs the moment you're back in range. Photos, AI, and a second opinion: Attach photos to hives, visits, records, and individual frames. AI automatically identifies what's in your frame photos — capped brood, queen cells, and more. Not sure what you're looking at? Submit any photo for a consult and get a second opinion from a peer or an expert. Manage colonies, queens, and genetics: Follow each colony's story separately from its equipment — splits, combines, requeening, and dead-outs. Keep queen records with tenure and year codes, and use per-line trait scoring and a live selection index to breed from your best stock. Your hardware, your data: Set up and update your hubs, gateways, and sensors right from the app, with over-the-air firmware and direct device management. Solar-ready and cellular-capable for remote yards with no Wi-Fi. More that makes a difference: Multi-hive voice logging — one recording, filed automatically to each hive Hivewire AI assistant for beekeeping questions, grounded in a real knowledge base Shareable apiaries for clubs, mentors, and partners Home screen widgets and push alerts that keep you informed at a glance Whether you run two hives or two hundred, Hivewire helps you spend less time guessing and more time keeping bees.

Screenshots

HiveWatch3 screens
Hivewire Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hivewire Mobile at every 3 days against HiveWatch's every 2 months. HiveWatch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiveWatch ships an update every 2 months, Hivewire Mobile every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HiveWatch versus Hivewire Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiveWatchHivewire Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiveWatch, Inc.Hivewire Technologies, LLC

In-app purchases

None

HiveWatch

No in-app purchases

None

Hivewire Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiveWatch free?
HiveWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hivewire Mobile free?
Hivewire Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiveWatch or Hivewire Mobile have ads?
Neither HiveWatch nor Hivewire Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiveWatch or Hivewire Mobile?
HiveWatch ships an update every 2 months, and Hivewire Mobile every 3 days. Most recently, HiveWatch was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hivewire Mobile on October 13, 2026.

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