Comparison

Bee vs Pebblebee

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

Head to head
About

Bee

This AI companion transforms your daily context into actionable insights, conversation summaries, and personalized reminders. It learns and evolves with you, offering a conversational AI for any aspect of your life.

Highlights
  • Conversation summaries
  • Suggested to-dos
  • Personal insights
  • Timely reminders
  • Contextual learning
  • Wearable AI integration
Features
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Meet Bee, the personal wearable AI that understands you. Bee transforms your ambient context into conversation summaries, suggested to-dos, actions, memories, personal insights and timely reminders. It learns and grows with you each day, giving you access to a personal AI you can talk to about anything in your life.

About

Pebblebee

This app helps you locate misplaced items like keys and bags using Bluetooth and crowdsourced networks. It also offers safety features like an emergency alert and secure messaging with finders.

Highlights
  • Item finding with Bluetooth
  • Global crowdsourced tracking
  • Emergency alert with strobe and siren
  • Phone finder by double-tapping device
  • Secure messaging with finders
  • Device firmware management
Features
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Pebblebee keeps your keys, bags, and phone close – and now keeps you safer, too. Pair your rechargeable Clip, Card or Tag as well as manage your item finding Link Labels. Our products use Bluetooth to find close-by items and Apple Find My or Google Find Hub for global crowdsourcing - millions of phones helping you track anything, anywhere. With powerful additional features Pebblebee turns a simple item finder into a powerful addition to your everyday life. New for Summer of 2025 - Alert – A free feature inside every Clip, turns an ordinary key ring into a lifeline: rapid presses activate a strobe, blasts a siren, and sends your location straight to the people you trust. - Phone Finder - Double tap your Pebblebee device to find your phone! Other Features - Device management – activate, rename, and update firmware for Clip, Card, Tag in one place. - Safety Circle - manage a list of people you trust that get notified when Alert is triggered. - Link Label management – add return instructions, chat securely with finders, and get instant scan alerts. - Secure messaging - Communicate safely with people who may find your items without revealing personal information. - Instant alerts - Get notified when your Link Labels are scanned so you know where your item was found More upgrades roll out all year, including expanded Alert support, new device features and Link types. Find us anywhere! support@pebblebee.com facebook.com/pebblebee instagram.com/pebblebee reddit.com/r/Pebblebee Track What Matters Most

Screenshots

Bee4 screens
Pebblebee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pebblebee at none against Bee's 2. Bee's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (61% vs 39%). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Bee sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Pebblebee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bee against 4.8 for Pebblebee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bee has 3K ratings behind it against 227, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Bee's written reviews are positive against 39% of Pebblebee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee ships an update every 3 days, Pebblebee every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bee versus Pebblebee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeePebblebee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3K ratings)4.8 (227 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better227
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB56 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBluush IncPebbleBee LLC

Customer experience

Bee

All ratings3,021 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative32.5%

Pebblebee

All ratings227 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative56.5%

Bugs and requests

Bee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent performance, with some users reporting non-functioning devices
  • Issues with calendar integration, including pulling in other users' calendars
  • Difficulty with login and account management

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to name participants in conversations
  • Integration with more platforms like Google Docs and OneNote
  • Improved speaker tagging and editing capabilities
  • More therapeutic response and coaching features
  • Ability to export daily summaries
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  • Better distinction between real-life conversations and media playback

Pebblebee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bee

Subscriptions2
  • Bee Pro Monthly$11.991 Month
  • Bee Pro Annual$99.001 Year
None

Pebblebee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bee free?
Bee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pebblebee free?
Pebblebee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bee or Pebblebee?
Bee and Pebblebee are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3K and 227 ratings respectively.
Do Bee or Pebblebee have ads?
Neither Bee nor Pebblebee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee or Pebblebee?
Bee ships an update every 3 days, and Pebblebee every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bee was updated on November 8, 2026 and Pebblebee on November 8, 2026.

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