Beeminder vs hobbyist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beeminder
Easily log data for your Beeminder goals and receive timely reminders. Visualize your progress with a clear dashboard and integrate with Apple Health for automatic tracking of health metrics.
- Data entry for Beeminder goals
- Goal progress dashboard
- Customizable reminders
- Apple Health integration
- Automatic metric tracking
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Add data to your Beeminder goals, get reminders, and see a dashboard of your progress on the Beeminder Data Entry Companion App. Beeminder is goal-tracking with teeth. We plot your progress along with a bright red line on your graph. Don't let your datapoints cross the red line! The Beeminder app also allows you to sync goals with your Apple Health data, so you can automatically track steps, distance, and other metrics without manually entering data.
hobbyist
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A simple, better way to track your hobbies. hobbyist was made to be simple and easy to use. No clutter, no unnecessary features, just a clean and reliable way to track your hobbies and look back on them later. Optional goals & streaks are available if you want them, but they never get in the way of tracking your hobbies. Your data stays fully private. No feeds and no followers, just you and your hobbies. Skiing, fishing, hiking, you name it! hobbyist is the quick and simple way to keep a record of the things you enjoy doing the most. Track your time, without the hassle • Start a timer to log a live session • Quickly add completed sessions after the fact • Designed to be fast, simple, and easy to use Remember every session • Add notes to capture what you did • Attach photos to remember what you saw • Revisit full session details anytime See your time add up • Clean, simple stats across all hobbies • Breakdowns by individual hobby • Understand how your time builds over time Everything in one place • A complete history of every session • Easy to browse, search, and revisit • Your hobbies, organized and accessible Track it once. Keep it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: hobbyist at 16.2 against Beeminder's 18.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Beeminder | hobbyist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maker and Baker LLC | ANDREW RAYMOND KELLY |
Bugs and requests
Beeminder
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login failures with 'Invalid credentials' error
- App crashes on startup or after data entry
- Goals not displaying after update
- Graphs taking excessive time to load
- Data entry freezing or hanging
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- Keyboard not dismissing after entering values
- Facebook, Google, and Twitter login failures
- Syncing issues with Apple Health causing false derailments
- App crashes on iPhone SE and older devices
- Blank screens and placeholder text on first page
Requested features
10 requests- Widget feature for at-a-glance progress data
- Ability to create and manage goals within the app
- Ability to sign up for accounts directly in the app
- URL minder trigger button for word count checks
- Easy access to goal fine print details
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- Ability to set breaks within the app
- Dark mode option
- Modern UI/UX redesign
- Improved home menu for single-graph users
- Better integration with automatic data sources
hobbyist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beeminder
No in-app purchases
hobbyist
No in-app purchases








