Comparison

Stable Builder vs Bee Notes

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

Head to head
About

Stable Builder

Design horse stables and farm buildings in 3D with modular components. Visualize your stable with interior and exterior views, then save or email your designs.

Highlights
  • Modular exterior and interior walls
  • Add doors, windows, and horse boxes
  • 3D visualization with zoom
  • Virtual interior and exterior tours
  • Save and email designs
  • Customizable stable dimensions
Features
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Stable Builder 3D is the perfect design tool for horse owners and farmers who are planning to build a new stable but is also very useful for architects, designers and producers of stable buildings and interior details. Design the stable in a few minutes with modules for exterior and interior walls, windows, doors and horse boxes. The stable will be shown in 3D, both with and without a roof where you can zoom in and take a look at the stable from all different directions. Take a virtual tour inside and outside the stable placed in a natural landscape. Stable Builder is developed for use on iPad but also works on the iPhone. Save time and expensive architect and design costs. With Stable Builder you have the possibility to design the stable at home, you will therefor save much time and money to obtain design proposals and quotations from architects and producers of stable an interior details. The perfect design tool for producers and sellers of stable and interior details. The seller or architect can quickly and in 3D design the horse stable together with the customer. This can shorten the sales process significantly. Email design proposal to the construction department that will make the perfect basis for the final construction. Stable Builder is easy to use with the following steps: 1. Stable dimensions - Create the size of the stable by entering the number of wall modules. 2. Interior - Create walls, rooms and boxes in all possible configurations. 3. Details - put in doors, windows and select material of the box walls. 4. 3D - Look at the stable with and without a roof, zoom in and take a look from all different directions. 5. Walk around - Take a virtual tour inside and outside the stable. 6. Save - save to photo or mail directly. We are aware that it is possible to develop this creative application to be even better with more choices of materials, colours, sizes, configurations and appearance of the doors and window boxes. We will gradually add more modules and interior details to meet our users' needs and we appreciate if we get your comments or feedback about this app.

About

Bee Notes

A straightforward digital diary designed for beekeepers to meticulously record hive activities. Track crucial data like varroa checks, hive weight, queen information, and comb management. It offers a free tier for up to three hives with no advertisements.

Highlights
  • Track varroa checks and treatments
  • Record hive weight
  • Manage queen data
  • Log brood count
  • Monitor comb additions/removals
Features
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Bee Notes is a simple diary for beekeepers. Keep track of all your activities like - Varroa checks/treatments - Hive weight - Queen data - Brood count - Adding/removing combs (food, honey, brood) - etc. It's free for up to three hives, no ads whatsoever. Give it a try!

Screenshots

Stable Builder4 screens
Bee Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bee Notes at 100% against Stable Builder's 20%. Bee Notes also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.2). Stable Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bee Notes is free to download; Stable Builder costs $1.99 up front. Bee Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Stable Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bee Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stable Builder has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Stable Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bee Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stable Builder ships an update every 5 months, Bee Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Stable Builder versus Bee Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStable BuilderBee Notes
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.2 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMadeByYou Idd DesignJohannes Charra

Customer experience

Stable Builder

All ratings16 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral20.5%
Negative59.1%

Bee Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stable Builder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bee Notes

One-time2
  • Support coffee$0.99
  • Full version$0.99

Questions

Is Stable Builder free?
Stable Builder costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bee Notes free?
Bee Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stable Builder or Bee Notes?
Bee Notes is rated higher. Stable Builder averages 1.2 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Bee Notes averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stable Builder or Bee Notes have ads?
Neither Stable Builder nor Bee Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stable Builder or Bee Notes?
Stable Builder ships an update every 5 months, and Bee Notes monthly. Most recently, Stable Builder was updated on October 20, 2026 and Bee Notes on October 17, 2026.

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