Comparison

Apiary Log vs Beekeeping Community, Forums

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

Head to head
About

Apiary Log

Features
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Keep every hive visit organized. Apiary Tracker gives beekeepers a simple way to manage apiaries, monitor hive health, and never miss the next action. Log inspections, create follow-up reminders, and keep your bee yard history in one place. Use Apiary Tracker to: - Organize multiple apiaries and hives - Track inspection history by hive - Record queen, brood, honey, and feeding status - Schedule reminders for feedings, mite treatments, and follow-up checks - Review overdue, today, upcoming, and completed tasks at a glance - Keep a cleaner field workflow with less paper and fewer missed visits Whether you run a few backyard colonies or a growing bee yard, Apiary Tracker helps you move from scattered notes to a reliable beekeeping routine.

About

Beekeeping Community, Forums

This app helps beekeepers manage their apiaries by tracking hives, identifying bees and pests with AI, and connecting with a global community. It offers tools for logging inspections, scheduling tasks, and learning about beekeeping practices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered bee, pest, and disease identification
  • Detailed hive inspection logging
  • Automated task reminders
  • Global beekeeper forums with translation
  • Interactive bee map and bloom calendar
  • Flight forecast and QR hive tags
Features
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Beekeeping Community is the complete app for beekeepers — track your hives, identify bees, pests, and diseases with AI, and get answers from 12,000+ beekeepers around the world. Whether you're catching your first swarm or running a hundred commercial colonies, this is your pocket apiary manager. Log inspections in seconds, catch varroa before it spreads, and never miss another treatment or honey harvest. WHAT YOU CAN DO BEE AI Photo-identify bees, pests, diseases, and forage plants. Diagnose brood problems, spot varroa mites early, and check whether a wildflower is bee-friendly — with vision AI trained on beekeeping, not generic biology. HIVE LOGBOOK Structured inspection notes: queen status, brood pattern, temperament, frames of honey, bees, brood, and pollen, mite counts, treatments, feeding, supers on. Attach photos to every inspection, and cover a whole apiary in one round. SMART TASKS Never forget a varroa treatment, sugar shake, honey harvest, or queen re-check. Set daily, weekly, or monthly reminders — or let inspections flagged \"check soon\" create follow-up tasks automatically. GLOBAL FORUM Ask anything and get answers from beekeepers in your region and climate. Automatic translation across 18 languages, plus direct messages with experienced mentors. BEE MAP Pin apiaries, forage spots, swarm reports, and local clubs. See real-time community activity near you, with reviews on every location. BLOOM CALENDAR Major nectar plants — dandelion, clover, linden, heather, black locust, canola, borage, sunflower, and more — mapped by bloom month. Know the flow before your bees do. FLIGHT FORECAST Daily weather-based scores that tell you when your bees will fly. QR HIVE TAGS Print a QR sticker for each hive. Scan it to open that hive's logbook in one tap. LEARN Video lessons from Langstroth basics to varroa cadence, queen rearing, and honey extraction. VARROA CALCULATOR Alcohol wash and sugar shake ratios with treatment thresholds, instantly. QUEEN TRACKER Marking color by year, birthdate, status (laying, virgin, missing), and last-seen date. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 18 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. FREE FOREVER The forum, map, hive logbook, bloom calendar, single-hive inspections, and Bee AI trials are free — with no banner ads, ever. Your inspection notes, messages, and GPS coordinates are never shared or sold. BEEKEEPING PLUS Go further with unlimited Bee AI, advanced map layers, mentor messaging, the full lesson library, printable QR sheets, multi-hive inspections, and priority translations. BUILT BY BEEKEEPERS Every field, reminder, and AI category was designed around real hive management. One hive or five hundred, urban rooftop or mountain apiary — this is your beekeeping journal and community, in your pocket. Join the hive. Premium Membership and Terms: Access exclusive features with our Premium Membership, available at $12.99 per month. - Premium membership includes a 3-day free trial, followed by a subscription at $12.99/month. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal via Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited upon subscription purchase. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: - Terms of Use: https://asteradigital.com/terms - Privacy Policy: https://asteradigital.com/privacy

Screenshots

Apiary Log4 screens
Beekeeping Community, Forums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Apiary Log at none against Beekeeping Community, Forums's 3. Apiary Log also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Beekeeping Community, Forums sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Apiary Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Apiary Log versus Beekeeping Community, Forums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApiary LogBeekeeping Community, Forums
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer林华 曹Astera Dijital Hizmetler Anonim Sirketi

In-app purchases

None

Apiary Log

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Beekeeping Community, Forums

Subscriptions3
  • Beekeeping Plus Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Beekeeping Plus Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Beekeeping Plus Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Apiary Log free?
Apiary Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beekeeping Community, Forums free?
Beekeeping Community, Forums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apiary Log or Beekeeping Community, Forums have ads?
Beekeeping Community, Forums shows ads; Apiary Log does not.

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