BeeBuddyAI vs Hivee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeeBuddyAI
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Your AI-powered beekeeping companion — from first hive to full apiary. BeeBuddy puts everything a beekeeper needs in one beautifully designed app. Whether you're setting up your first Langstroth or managing dozens of colonies across multiple apiaries, BeeBuddy helps you stay organized, make better decisions, and keep your bees thriving. APIARY & HIVE MANAGEMENT Set up apiaries with GPS coordinates, assign custom colors, and organize your hives by location. Track each hive's type (Langstroth, Top Bar, Warré, Flow), source (package, nuc, swarm, split), and status. A guided wizard makes adding new hives quick and easy. DETAILED INSPECTIONS Record inspections with flexible templates for beginners through advanced beekeepers. Log queen status, brood patterns, population estimates, honey stores, temperament, pest counts, and more. Attach photos directly from your camera. Every inspection captures a weather snapshot so you can spot patterns over time. QUEEN TRACKING Follow the international queen marking color convention. Track origin, race, quality, fertilization, clipping status, and more. Know exactly how old each queen is and when she was last seen. WEATHER-DRIVEN INSIGHTS A 7-day forecast for each apiary helps you plan ahead. BeeBuddy highlights ideal inspection windows based on temperature and conditions, warns about extreme heat or cold, and suggests when to reschedule. No more guessing — let the weather guide your schedule. SMART TASK MANAGEMENT Stay on top of seasonal beekeeping with automated task cadences. BeeBuddy generates timely reminders for inspections, feeding, pest management, and winter prep based on the season and your hemisphere. Set priorities, due dates, and mark tasks complete with a single tap. TREATMENT & HARVEST LOGS Record varroa treatments with product, method, dosage, and effectiveness notes. Log honey harvests by type, weight, moisture content, and color on the Pfund scale. Switch between metric and imperial units to match your preference. HIVE EVENT TIMELINE Track significant moments — swarms, splits, combines, requeening, feeding, and winter prep — with dates and notes. Build a complete history of each colony's lifecycle. WORKS OFFLINE BeeBuddy is built offline-first. All your data is stored locally on your device and syncs automatically when you're back online. Perfect for apiaries in areas with no cell service. BEAUTIFUL, ACCESSIBLE DESIGN A distinctive hexagonal design language inspired by the honeycomb. Full dark mode support across every screen. WCAG AA contrast ratios for readability in bright sunlight or dim conditions. Designed to be fast, intuitive, and pleasant to use — even with gloves on. PRIVACY & SECURITY Your data is yours. Sign in with email or your Apple, Google, or Microsoft account. Credentials are stored securely on-device. Open source under the Apache 2.0 license — you can inspect every line of code. BeeBuddy is free, open source, and actively developed.
Hivee
This app organizes beekeeping activities with a user-friendly interface, offering at-a-glance apiary status, quick inspection logging, and AI-powered advice. It tracks hive health, provides weather-smart task reminders, and visualizes colony trends for proactive management.
- Apiary overview with hive health and weather
- One-minute glove-friendly inspection logging
- AI-powered beekeeping advice
- Living hive health scores
- Weather-smart task reminders
- Colony trend visualization
- Offline operation with automatic syncing
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Hivee is beekeeping, beautifully organized. Most hive-tracking apps feel like spreadsheets. Hivee feels like walking your bee yard with a master beekeeper at your side — warm, simple, and built for real hands in real gloves. YOUR APIARY AT A GLANCE Open Hivee and see everything that matters: every hive, its health, today's weather at your yard, and exactly what needs doing. No digging through menus. One warm home screen. LOG AN INSPECTION IN UNDER A MINUTE Big, gloves-friendly controls walk you through queen sightings, brood pattern, pests, temperament, and stores. Snap photos of frames as you go. It works with zero cell signal at the apiary and syncs when you're back in range. ASK HIVEE — YOUR AI MASTER BEEKEEPER Stumped by a spotty brood pattern? Wondering when to add a super? Ask Hivee gives you clear, experienced answers — and it knows your hives, your weather, and your season, so the advice fits YOUR bee yard, not a textbook. Free questions included every month. KNOW EVERY HIVE'S HEALTH AT A GLANCE Hivee turns your inspections into a living health score for each colony. Green means thriving. Amber means watch closely. Red means open that hive today — before a small problem becomes a lost colony. THE RIGHT TASK ON THE RIGHT DAY Weather-smart reminders tell you when conditions are right to open a hive — and gentle nudges make sure no colony goes too long between inspections. Your daily to-do list keeps the whole apiary on schedule. WATCH YOUR COLONIES TREND Insights charts show how each hive is trending across the season, so you spot trouble weeks early and learn what's actually working in your yard. EVERY FRAME, REMEMBERED Your inspection photos are organized by hive and date, compressed smartly, and backed up automatically to the cloud. Your beekeeping history is safe — even if your phone isn't. BUILT FOR THE BEE YARD - Works fully offline — sync happens automatically later - Big touch targets that work through nitrile gloves - Warm, calm design that's a pleasure to open - Gorgeous in dark mode - Sign in with Apple — no passwords to remember BECOME A FOUNDING BEEKEEPER The first 100 beekeepers to join Hivee earn a numbered Founder badge on their profile — permanently. When you spot the crown, you're looking at one of the originals. Whether you're on your first nuc or your fortieth colony, Hivee helps you keep bees with more confidence and less chaos. Your bees deserve better than a spreadsheet. — Questions or ideas? We read everything: hivee@amplifygo.io Privacy: https://hivee-ead6f.web.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: BeeBuddyAI at 3 against Hivee's 1. BeeBuddyAI also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | BeeBuddyAI | Hivee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johnny Robinson | Matthew Christopher |
In-app purchases
BeeBuddyAI
No in-app purchases
Hivee
No in-app purchases







