Comparison

Hivesnap vs HiveSight

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

Head to head
About

Hivesnap

Features
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HiveSnap is the fastest way to log and track your beehives — whether you manage one hive or a full apiary. Offline ready! After each inspection, open HiveSnap, tap your hive, and capture everything in seconds: colony strength, brood and honey boxes, queen status, swarm cells, and more. Scan your inspection card with the camera if you have one for hands-free logging, or use voice notes to dictate observations on the fly. HIVE OVERVIEW See all your hives at a glance — queen age, honey boxes, and last inspection date right on the home screen. QUICK INSPECTIONS Score colony strength, steadiness, defensive behaviour and feed amount. Log what you observed — eggs, capped brood, queen cells — and track brood and honey boxes with a tap. CARD SCANNING Point your camera at an inspection card and HiveSnap reads it automatically. VOICE NOTES Dictate your notes hands-free while working the hive. No gloves off required. PHENOLOGY Know what's blooming near you. HiveSnap shows local plant phenology so you can anticipate nectar flows and plan your inspections. WEATHER Check current conditions and a 7-day forecast right inside the app — so you know if it's a good day to open the hive. MULTILINGUAL Full English and German support. HiveSnap syncs across your devices so your records are always with you — in the apiary or at home. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Hivesnap4 screens
HiveSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hivesnap at none against HiveSight's 2. HiveSight's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HiveSight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hivesnap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hivesnap ships an update every 3 weeks, HiveSight every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hivesnap versus HiveSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHivesnapHiveSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCezar NeagaSerdar Percin

In-app purchases

None

Hivesnap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HiveSight

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

Questions

Is Hivesnap free?
Hivesnap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiveSight free?
HiveSight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hivesnap or HiveSight have ads?
Neither Hivesnap nor HiveSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hivesnap or HiveSight?
Hivesnap ships an update every 3 weeks, and HiveSight every 5 days. Most recently, Hivesnap was updated on October 28, 2026 and HiveSight on October 27, 2026.

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