Comparison

Beehive Log vs HiveSight

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

Head to head
About

Beehive Log

This app provides a simple digital log for beekeepers to record hive visits, track colony health, and manage honey harvests. It's designed for quick use at the apiary, even with gloves on, and offers reminders for crucial tasks like varroa treatments.

Highlights
  • Quick hive visit logging
  • Colony health tracking
  • Varroa treatment reminders
  • Honey harvest recording
  • Large touch buttons for glove use
  • Haptic feedback
  • Hive history at a glance
Features
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Your paper hive log soaks up moisture, the pages tear and you can no longer find the date of the last varroa treatment. Kombix fixes that, with no subscription. DESIGNED TO BE USED AT THE APIARY, WITH GLOVES ON Kombix is the simplest visit log for the hobby beekeeper. You reach the apiary, open a hive, tap a few large buttons in 30 seconds, and it is recorded. No keyboard needed. What you record at a glance: • Queen seen (yes, no, not looked for) • Brood and laying (good, weak, none) • Honey and pollen stores • Capped brood • Varroa and colony health • Queen cells and swarming risk • Supers added, colony temper • Actions taken: fed syrup, treated, super added, frames Every field is a large touch button, with no keyboard unless you want to add a free note. Haptic feedback on each selection means you feel the confirmation even with leather gloves on or in full sunlight. INSTANTLY FIND THE HISTORY OF EACH COLONY Before you open a hive, see at a glance: last visit 9 days ago, average stores, varroa clear. No more guessing between visits. Each hive card shows the full history of your observations, your varroa treatments and your feeds. NEVER MISS A VARROA WINDOW AGAIN At the end of each visit, choose a reminder: +7, +14 or +21 days. Kombix sends you a local notification ("Hive 2: visit due today"). TRACK YOUR HONEY HARVEST SEASON BY SEASON Record each harvest (date, weight in kg, honey type such as acacia, wildflower or chestnut) and check your seasonal total per hive at a glance. FREE CORE LOG, OPTIONAL KOMBIX+ Kombix is made for the hobby beekeeper with 1 to 10 hives, the one who visits at the weekend and does not need management software. The core log (up to 3 hives, unlimited visits, harvests and treatments) is free forever. Kombix+ is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited hives, PDF export and iCloud backup. No connected sensor, no scale needed. Just a reliable log that never soaks in the rain and never forgets a thing. Compatible with Dadant, Langstroth and Warré hives. Download Kombix before your next visit. Privacy Policy : https://kenoby.fr/applications/kombix/privacy Terms of Use : https://kenoby.fr/applications/kombix/terms

About

HiveSight

This app uses AI to scan for mites, log hive inspections via voice, and manage apiary finances. It provides automatic health scoring and generates PDF reports for beekeepers. The app works offline and includes GPS tracking for apiaries.

Highlights
  • AI mite scanning and treatment recommendations
  • Hands-free voice inspections with speech-to-text
  • Comprehensive hive logging (queen, harvest, finance, health)
  • Automatic hive health scoring
  • Generate PDF reports
  • Offline functionality with GPS
  • Local weather integration
Features
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Beekeeping is an ancient art, but your tools shouldn't be. HiveSight combines the aesthetic charm of a vintage beekeeper’s logbook with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to give you the ultimate apiary management experience. Whether you are a backyard hobbyist with two hives or a sideline beekeeper managing pollination contracts, HiveSight replaces clunky spreadsheets and messy notebooks with an elegant, powerful, and easy-to-use dashboard. AI Mite Scanning Stop guessing your mite loads. Simply snap a photo, and our advanced AI vision model will instantly analyze the image, count the mites, calculate the percentage load, and provide actionable treatment recommendations based on economic thresholds. Hands-Free Voice Inspections Keep your gloves on. HiveSight features an integrated speech-to-text engine. Tap the microphone and simply speak your observations out loud while inspecting the frames. Your voice is instantly transcribed into detailed, saved notes. The 9-Grid Dashboard Manage every aspect of your hive with a beautifully designed, intuitive interface: Queen Tracking: Log breed (Saskatraz, Carniolan, Italian), emergence dates, and international color codes. Harvest Logs: Track your honey yields in lbs, log floral sources, and record moisture levels. Apiary Finance: Treat your apiary like a business. Track income from honey sales and pollination, against expenses like woodenware and feed. Health & Treatments: Log application and removal dates for medications like Formic Pro, Apivar, and Oxalic Acid. Feeding Schedules: Keep track of syrup ratios and pollen patties to ensure winter survival. Smart Tasks: Set reminders to add supers, split hives, or remove mite treatments. Automatic Scoring & PDF Reports HiveSight automatically grades your hive’s health (Healthy, Monitor Closely, Unhealthy) based on your inspection data. Need records for the state inspector or your bee club? Generate professional, beautifully formatted PDF reports for any hive with a single tap. Offline-Ready & GPS Enabled Drop a pin on your new hives. HiveSight automatically captures GPS coordinates for your apiaries and works seamlessly out in the field. Local weather integration ensures you always know if it’s a good day to crack open the boxes. Upgrade your beekeeping. Protect your bees with AI, save time with voice notes, and manage your apiary with HiveSight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beehive Log4 screens
HiveSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beehive Log and HiveSight are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beehive Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HiveSight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beehive Log ships an update every 8 days, HiveSight every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beehive Log versus HiveSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeehive LogHiveSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEXANDRE JOSEPH PIERRE PAULSerdar Percin

Customer experience

Beehive Log

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HiveSight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beehive Log

Subscriptions2
  • Kombix Plus - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Kombix Plus - Yearly$6.991 Year
2 purchases

HiveSight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Hive Sight Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Beehive Log free?
Beehive Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiveSight free?
HiveSight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beehive Log or HiveSight have ads?
Neither Beehive Log nor HiveSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beehive Log or HiveSight?
Beehive Log ships an update every 8 days, and HiveSight every 5 days. Most recently, Beehive Log was updated on October 31, 2026 and HiveSight on October 31, 2026.

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