BeeCollection vs Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeeCollection
Easily record and organize your collections with photos, detailed notes, and value tracking. Visualize your collecting journey with custom showcases and a collection map. Securely store your data locally or sync with iCloud for permanent backup.
- Photo-based item entry
- Detailed item statistics
- Customizable collection showcases
- Time-based collection visualization
- Collection item mapping
- Local and iCloud data storage
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Passion is worth collecting. It's your anytime collection gallery! The small fragments of life are also the traces of our lives. We hope it can bring you the joy and memories of collecting! Easy Recording: Quickly add items by taking photos or selecting from the photo album. Data Statistics: Clearly record the name, remarks, quantity, value, location, etc. of your collections. Showcase Customization: Create a unique collection showcase of your own. Time Recording: Record the collections of each month and visualize the collecting process. Collection Map: The location of your collection items on the map will give you more of a sense of achievement. Data Storage: Local storage is secure and reliable, and supports iCloud synchronization for permanent storage. User Agreement: https://timekeep.notion.site/APP-1ca5858d47868014b86ce1cc86076ea5?pvs=4 Privacy Policy: https://timekeep.notion.site/APP-1ca5858d47868014b86ce1cc86076ea5?pvs=4 Xiaohongshu: @Guagua Counting Email: 3578027083@qq.com Welcome to provide feedback on any problems or suggestions!
Archive
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Archive: a private museum for what you collect Every piece has a story. Add a photo, a place, and a note, and keep your dolls, figures, models, pins, perfumes, meals, or travel finds on a display wall of your own. Snap a piece and Archive cuts it out into a clean sticker, ready to place on a wall you arrange yourself. ■ Collect like a curator ・Automatic cutout stickers ・Display styles: album, museum, specimen, ticket, and more ・40 categories, from dolls and figures to perfume, sneakers, and crystals ・Editorial keepsake cards, made to share ■ Your collecting map ・Record where and when each piece arrived, what you paid, and what it's worth now ・Revisit your trail on a map and a calendar ・Milestones, a stamp Passport, and a Year in Review ・My Treasure Chest: pick a trunk or a zip bag, fill it with favorites, and level up to Lv.100 ■ Keep it, and care for it ・Wishlist for the pieces you haven't caught yet ・Maintenance reminders for the pieces that need care ・Storage spots and QR codes to find the real thing fast (Premium) ■ What's free ・Up to 200 treasures and 20 wishes ・5 themes (Signature plus the four seasons) ・3 share cards (exports carry a watermark) ・A basic Analytics overview: total, added this month, category breakdown ・1 maintenance task per piece ■ Archive Premium Upgrade to unlock: ・No collection limit ・9 Premium themes ・Collection Ledger and full Analytics: cost, market value, gain and loss ・All 12 share cards, with no watermark ・Premium sticker packs, a maintenance overview, and unlimited maintenance tasks ・Automatic backup to your own iCloud, with restore on a new device Every core record feature is free, your data lives on your device, and no account is needed. The app is available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. With Premium, your treasures, photos, and preferences back up automatically to your own iCloud, in your private space that we cannot see or reach, and come back on their own when you reinstall on a new phone. Premium can also pack everything into a single backup file from Settings → Backup & Restore. Restoring from a backup file never requires a subscription. ■ Subscription details Archive Premium offers monthly and yearly plans; the price is shown in-app for your region. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your Apple ID is charged upon confirmation of purchase. Manage or turn off auto-renewal anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://rotalee.github.io/archive-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://rotalee.github.io/archive-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
BeeCollection and Archive are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. BeeCollection sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Archive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeeCollection | Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 帆 邱 | YU FANG LI |
In-app purchases
BeeCollection
- Bee Pro$1.991 Month
- Bee Pro$2.991 Year
- Bee Pro Lifetime$7.99
Archive
- Archive Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Archive Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year









