Comparison

Motesari | Smart Beekeeping vs Keeper

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

Head to head
About

Motesari | Smart Beekeeping

Features
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Take your beekeeping to the digital level and manage your hives easily from a single platform. This app helps you track hive health, analyze data, and make informed decisions. Create hive records, add observation notes, and monitor bee development over time. The system analyzes your entries and provides insights and recommendations on hive health and maintenance, helping you spot risks early and act on time. Designed for both hobbyist and professional beekeepers, the app offers a practical, user-friendly experience. Access your records anytime, anywhere, and manage your beekeeping efficiently. Our goal is to protect bee health, boost productivity, and support sustainable beekeeping practices. With the right data at the right time, make your beekeeping safer and more efficient.

About

Keeper

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Your bees can't remind you what they need. Keeper can. Keeper is the offline hive tracker that works where your bees are β€” gloved hands, no signal, mid-inspection. Log what you see and Keeper flags what's due next. One saved colony pays for this app many times over. A missed mite treatment doesn't announce itself. You find out weeks later when the colony is already crashing. A queen you meant to check goes queenless for a month. A follow-up you were sure you'd remember never happens. The problem isn't knowledge β€” it's that no notebook can track every hive, every treatment window, every follow-up across a full operation. Log an inspection in a few taps. Keeper reads what you entered and queues the follow-up β€” the mite recount in 10 days, the requeen check, the second treatment in the series. When you complete the work, it auto-completes. No extra tapping with gloved hands. Less screen time, more bee time. Stick a cheap NFC tag on any hive and scan it to jump straight to that hive's records. No scrolling through lists, no guessing which box you're in. Or skip it and use the app standalone, your choice. Your insights dashboard turns months of inspections into a clear picture β€” mite counts graphed across the season, colony health by yard, winter loss patterns. The kind of overview that used to require a spreadsheet and a free afternoon. Start a yard visit when you arrive. Keeper tracks which hives you've worked so you don't drive home wondering if you missed one. Review your time later. See where the season is heading. Your data stays on your device and it's yours β€” works without an account, without internet, without giving anything up. Free to try, no credit card required. Keeper Pro unlocks unlimited apiaries and hives, plus cloud sync across devices. Download it before your next yard visit. You'll wonder how you worked without it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hivekeeper.app/privacy

Screenshots

Motesari | Smart Beekeeping4 screens
Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Motesari | Smart Beekeeping at none against Keeper's 2. Keeper's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Motesari | Smart Beekeeping asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motesari | Smart Beekeeping ships an update every 2 months, Keeper every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Motesari | Smart Beekeeping versus Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotesari | Smart BeekeepingKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size86 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndromedy Dijital ÇâzΓΌmlerJOSHUA ALLAN ATHERTON

In-app purchases

None

Motesari | Smart Beekeeping

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • Keeper Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Keeper Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Motesari | Smart Beekeeping free?
Motesari | Smart Beekeeping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keeper free?
Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Motesari | Smart Beekeeping or Keeper have ads?
Neither Motesari | Smart Beekeeping nor Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motesari | Smart Beekeeping or Keeper?
Motesari | Smart Beekeeping ships an update every 2 months, and Keeper every 8 days. Most recently, Motesari | Smart Beekeeping was updated on October 6, 2026 and Keeper on October 10, 2026.

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