Comparison

HiveFlow vs Lykka

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

Head to head
About

HiveFlow

Features
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HiveFlow is the complete beekeeping companion built for the field β€” where there's often no signal at all. Record everything offline and HiveFlow syncs automatically when you're back online. EVERY HIVE AT A GLANCE β€’ See all your hives and swarm traps in one organized apiary list β€’ Search, filter and sort by ID, strength or issues β€’ Get alerts for hives with overdue feedings or inspections β€’ Scan QR codes to open any hive instantly β€” print QR labels as PDF THE FULL STORY OF EVERY HIVE β€’ A complete timeline per hive: feedings, inspections, harvests, treatments, splits, transfers and more β€’ Queen tracking: presence, marking, age, clipped wing β€’ Varroa monitoring: alcohol wash, sticky board or sugar roll counts β€’ Treatment records with product, dosage and next-date reminders WORKS OFFLINE IN THE FIELD β€’ Full offline mode: create hives and log records with zero signal β€’ Download offline maps and see your hives and traps on the map anywhere β€’ Automatic sync when connectivity returns NEVER MISS AN INSPECTION β€’ Calendar with all past records and upcoming tasks β€’ Pending and overdue tasks at a glance β€’ Treatment reminders via push notifications WATCH YOUR COLONIES GROW β€’ Charts for honey, wax, propolis, royal jelly and pollen production β€’ Track sales, donations, losses and trap captures β€’ Advanced insights: risk score per hive, treatment effectiveness, routine compliance and capture-to-harvest funnel SWARM TRAPS β€’ Map and manage your swarm traps with bait and material details β€’ Register captures and convert a trap into a managed hive in one step MORE TOOLS β€’ Inventory: track equipment, feed and operational costs β€’ Bulk actions: log feedings or inspections for many hives at once β€’ Harvest units in kg, g, lb or oz β€’ Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish FREE & PREMIUM Start free with up to 8 hives and 8 swarm traps. Go Premium for unlimited hives and traps. Whether you manage two backyard hives or a full apiary, HiveFlow keeps every colony's history in your pocket β€” online or off. Terms of Use: https://gethiveflow.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://gethiveflow.app/privacy

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Lykka

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Lykka is a place for the good moments β€” and an app that hands them back to you later, when you need one. Save a line, a photo, or a voice note. Later Lykka returns one of those moments, with a short reflection drawn from your own life. It doesn't matter when it happened, only that it was good. A morning this week, a spring years ago. You keep the moments you'd otherwise lose, and Lykka does the remembering. When a saved moment is only a line, Lykka may ask one small question about it β€” "What did you talk about?" β€” never how it made you feel. Answer in your own words if you like, and the answer becomes part of the memory. One question, never a conversation. Your iPhone can lend a hand, too. With Apple's Journaling Suggestions, Lykka can show moments your phone noticed β€” suggested on your device, from your own library. Pick one, add a few words, and it's saved; photos you already keep are pointed out. Save a moment with Siri or a Shortcut, too β€” no need to open the app. What you save comes back to you. A memory returns each day, at a time you choose, on your home screen and in a quiet notification. On This Day brings back a moment from this same date in earlier years, when there is one. One waits on demand, whenever you tap "Give me a memory". And once a year, Year in Memories is a quiet look back across the moments you saved, closing with one reflection that reads across the whole year. When enough moments add up, Lykka may name a real pattern it sees across them β€” one honest observation about you, never flattery, never generic praise. The days that matter get their own place β€” a birthday, an anniversary, a day you remember someone by. Once a year, on the day, Lykka gathers the memories that belong to it. And now and then Lykka notices a quiet thread through your moments β€” a few times by the water β€” and gathers them into a small look back. Search understands what you mean, not only what you typed β€” β€œthe trip when it rained” finds the right memory even if the word rain appears nowhere. Entirely on your iPhone. Letter to the Future lets you write forward, not only save the past. Seal a letter to your future self, or to someone you love, and attach a photo, a voice note, or a short video. It stays sealed until a date you choose, then arrives. It is sealed end-to-end β€” even Lykka can't read it. If you have started journals you never kept, Lykka asks nothing of you. There are no streaks, no scores, no daily guilt. You save a good moment when you have one, and it comes back on its own. Lykka doesn't write your entries for you, doesn't invent feelings you didn't have, and doesn't turn noticing into a game β€” what you keep is your own life, and that is enough. Your photos, recordings and words live on your iPhone. There is no account, no email, no password β€” nothing of yours becomes a profile, and nothing trains a model. To write a reflection or read a photo, Lykka briefly sends just that one memory to its servers to do the work, then keeps nothing. A memory you share with one person is sealed end-to-end and rewritten to read from their side β€” only someone with your link can open it, never us. A 12-word recovery code means your identity, your connections and your sealed letters survive a lost or replaced phone β€” still with no account and no email. Saving your moments and browsing your library are free, always. Lykka Plus is the part that brings them back: the daily return, the home screen widget, the on-demand memory, the per-memory reflections, and the observations that read across your moments. Built in Sweden. β€” β€” β€” Lykka Plus is a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription; the annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. The exact price is shown in the app before you subscribe, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your iPhone Settings. Terms of Use: https://lykka.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://lykka.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

HiveFlow4 screens
Lykka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: HiveFlow at 3 against Lykka's 1. HiveFlow also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. HiveFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Lykka sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
HiveFlow versus Lykka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiveFlowLykka
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size70 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinary Bridge LtdaLodehed Labs AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HiveFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Hive Premium1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Hive Premium1 Month trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Lykka

Subscriptions2
  • Lykka Plus$6.991 Month
  • Lykka Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is HiveFlow free?
HiveFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lykka free?
Lykka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HiveFlow or Lykka have ads?
Neither HiveFlow nor Lykka shows ads.

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