Hive Logger vs Space Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Logger
Easily manage your beehives with quick logging via QR codes or voice. Receive timely reminders for hive checks to ensure health and organization. Offers features like multi-hive logging and data reporting.
- QR code scanning for quick logging
- Smart Voice Logs for dictation
- Multi-hive logging
- Apiary sharing with contributors
- Dashboard for overdue tasks
- Customizable reminders and push notifications
- Cloud sync with offline support
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Log every hive inspection in 30 seconds or less using QR code scanning and Smart Voice Logs (Pro). Hive Logger keeps records, tasks and reminders organized across every hive and apiary, so you always know which hive needs attention next. Why beekeepers love HiveLogger - Scan to log: Print a QR code, attach it to the hive, scan, and start logging instantly - Smart Voice Logs (Pro): Dictate a log and have key fields filled in automatically - Reports (Pro): Export PDF or CSV reports for your apiaries, hives, or by log type: inspections, feedings, treatments, harvests or all logs. Great for record keeping and compliance, or send your hive data to a spreadsheet for deeper analysis. - Multi-Hive Log: Treating or feeding multiple hives? Fill out one log and apply it to all of them at once. - Apiary Sharing (Pro): Invite up to 10 contributors to log, edit, and view a shared apiary. - Schedule: View your overdue and upcoming tasks and inspection reminders in a single list, up to 60 days ahead - Dashboard: Spot overdue hives and tasks, generate reports and much more - Archive Hives: Have a dead out? Archive the hive instead of deleting to keep the hive's full history while avoiding notifications and reminders for it. - Structured logs: Inspection, Feeding, Harvest and Treatment - Custom reminders: Set inspection intervals based on the season and get timely push notifications - Cloud sync + offline: Works without service and syncs when you’re back online Free vs. Pro Free includes 1 hive and 1 apiary. Enjoy a 30-day Pro trial to unlock unlimited hives and apiaries, Smart Voice Logs and reports. Have feedback or a feature request? Please contact us! Happy beekeeping! Hive Logger was formerly known as Hive Trackr. Same app, new name. Terms of Service: https://www.hiveloggerapp.com/terms-of-service
Space Notes
This app allows users to create detailed lists with expandable items, offering dedicated note-taking for each entry. It provides various list types, progress tracking, and organizational tools to manage complex information.
- Expandable checklist items into detailed notes
- Multiple note types (shopping, recipe, goals)
- Progress bars for goal tracking
- Random item selection from lists
- Checklist table view for quick editing
- User-defined category tags
- Note priorities (low, medium, high, urgent)
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Space Notes was built for people who like to make lists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, recipe lists, lists of modules for the apps you're building, or cards you're collecting. But sometimes just having a list isn't good enough. You know that your recipe needs a particular type of cheese, but there's only store in town that sells it. Space Notes gives you an entire notepad for every item in your checklist, allowing you to provide as much, or as little detail as you need for every single item. Expand your notes from a galaxy to a whole universe of ideas! New in Space Notes 3.0: - Note Bundles: Keep notes organized with Note Bundles. You can create a bundle and add your notes to it so that you can quickly locate related entries. - Card Collector's Gallery: A gallery where you can store images of your favorite trading or collector's cards. - Handwriting with OCR: Use handwriting to enter text into your notes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Features: - Note types with exclusive functionality for creating goals with progress bars, comparing notes, making shopping lists. - Expand checklist items into notes for taking as much detail as you need, without crowding your screen. - Randomly select an item from your lists, for those times when you can't decide on something, like where to go for lunch! - Checklist table view: You can now switch to a table view for your checklists, allowing you to quickly edit your checklist items. - Convert to checklist: you can now type out rows of text in the main notepad, then convert them to items in your checklist. - Consolidated to-do list: all your due dates in one central location for quick reference and navigation. - User-defined category tags: create tags to categorize your notes any way you'd like. - Note priorities: assign priority levels for low, medium, high, and urgent. - Three new note types: shopping, recipe, and character cards. - Checklist item due dates: prior to version 2.0, due dates could only be assigned to primary notes. Now they can be assigned to checklist items for 'Goal' notes. - Custom color schemes: add a personal touch to your Space Notes experience by creating your own color schemes. - In-app calendar: access a calendar right within your notes so that you don't have to keep switching between apps when you're making to-do lists. - Due date quick add: when viewing a 'goal' note with the in-app calendar, you can tap on a date in the calendar, then tap the calendar button on a checklist item to instantly create a due date. Space Notes Pro features: - Compare checklists: see two checklists, side by side. Space Notes will automatically highlight if the same item appears in both checklists. - Historical timeline: if you're working on a project, or tracking responsibilities at your job, you can commit your completed tasks to a historical timeline, which removes them from your note lists, but keeps them in a timeline that you can access when it's time to write your resume or review. - Calculator: an in-app calculator so that you don't have to switch to a separate calculator app when you need to do basic arithmetic. Once you've arrived at the result, simply tap on it to insert it into your note. The next version of Space Notes is being completely rebuilt, from the ground up. This will provide greater performance and stability, while also reducing the app's footprint.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hive Logger at 4.7 against Space Notes's 3.7. Hive Logger also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 3). Space Notes's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hive Logger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Space Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hive Logger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hive Logger has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hive Logger ships an update every 2 weeks, Space Notes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Logger | Space Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appco LLC (USA) | Space Japan Studios |
Customer experience
Hive Logger
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In-app purchases
Hive Logger
- HiveLogger Pro Monthly1 Month trial$3.491 Month
- HiveLogger Pro Annual1 Month trial$34.991 Year
Space Notes
- SpaceNotes Pro$0.99
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