Queen calendar vs Melys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Queen calendar
This app guides beekeepers through the 28-day queen bee development cycle. It provides daily stage information and necessary actions, with notifications for critical intervention days. Features include weather forecasts and calendar integration.
- 28-day queen development cycle overview
- Daily stage descriptions and actions
- Notifications for intervention days
- 5-day weather forecast
- Multiple rearing start options
- Calendar integration
- Data backup and sync
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Never miss an important day in queen bee rearing. The Queen Calendar guides beekeepers through the entire 28-day queen development cycle — from egg to grafting to egg-laying check. For each day, it shows what stage the queen is at and what action is needed. Features: - 28-day development overview with daily descriptions - Notifications on important days when intervention is needed - Weather forecast for the next 5 days - Choose your rearing start — from egg, grafting, or queen cell insertion - Add key dates to your phone calendar - Data backup and sync (after registration) - Unlimited number of rearing records Available in 8 languages: Czech, English, German, Slovak, Polish, French, Spanish, Russian.
Melys
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Melys vous propose une gestion complète dédiée aux gros cheptels apicoles. Vous pourrez y retrouvez la gestion des interventions dans vos ruchers, de vos transhumances, mais aussi la gestion de vos nucléi, greffages, introductions ... Vous pourrez également enregistrer vos extractions puis vos mises en pots, pour une traçabilité exemplaire sur vos produits finis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Melys at Free against Queen calendar's $1.99. Melys also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Melys is free to download; Queen calendar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Queen calendar ships an update every 2 months, Melys every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Queen calendar | Melys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PunkHive s.r.o. | Hexatek |
In-app purchases
Queen calendar
No in-app purchases
Melys
No in-app purchases
