Comparison

Plantera vs Beekeeping Hive Log

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

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About

Plantera

Features
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Stop guessing when to sow. Plantera is the growing calendar and reminder app for home vegetable gardens โ€” calibrated to your climate zone, connected to frost forecasts, and packed with 114+ plants curated for cool-temperate growing. Whether you grow tomatoes on a balcony, have a raised bed in the back yard, or tend an allotment โ€” Plantera tells you what to do each week, plant by plant, so you actually get a harvest. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your city. We set the right hardiness zone automatically (USDA 1-13 supported globally). 2. Add the plants you grow โ€” browse 114+ curated species or add your own. 3. Get reminders: when to start indoors, direct-sow, water, prune, plant out, harden off, and harvest. 4. One morning summary per day instead of 50 daily pings. Frost alerts come separately โ€” in time to cover up. WHAT YOU STOP GUESSING โ€ข When to sow peas in your zone โ€ข How often to water the tomato seedlings โ€ข When to trim strawberry runners โ€ข Whether tonight will be cold enough to protect the seedlings โ€ข When to prune the fruit trees โ€ข Whether to pick the tomatoes now or let them ripen on the vine MY GARDEN Annual statistics: how much you actually harvested, an approximate value, your top species, crop-rotation history. A living diary per plant with photos and notes โ€” so you remember what worked (and what died) for next season. FOR YOU IF YOU: โ€ข Buy seedlings every spring and kill them by missing the watering โ€ข Keep a garden notebook or Post-its on the fridge today โ€ข Want a kitchen garden but don't know where to start โ€ข Have been gardening for years but want exact harvest numbers โ€ข Run a balcony + allotment + summer house and want them separated (multi-garden supported) MULTI-GARDEN City balcony + allotment + country plot โ€” all in one app, each with its own plants and reminders. Switch between them with a tap. PLANTERA PREMIUM โ€ข Unlimited plants (free tier: up to 5) โ€ข Ad-free โ€ข My Garden statistics and multi-year history โ€ข Backup to iCloud Drive or email โ€ข Unlimited season planner โ€ข Water all outdoor plants in one tap โ€ข Climate card with daily mean temperature and deviation from normal Pricing: 39 SEK/month or 199 SEK/year (save 57%). 399 SEK one-time for Premium forever. 7-day free trial on the subscriptions. BUILT FOR SERIOUS GROWERS Database curated for cool-temperate climate zones and northern varieties. Frost alerts use SMHI + Open-Meteo forecasts. Everything is stored locally on your phone โ€” no cloud copy, no server holding your data. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel in iPhone Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/integritet/ Terms: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/villkor/ Support: https://alexanderbergqvist.com/support/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Beekeeping Hive Log

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Beekeeping Hive Log is an offline hive journal for backyard and sideline beekeepers. Keep every yard and colony in one place. Run an inspection with gloves on โ€” queen, brood pattern, stores, temper, swarm signs, pests โ€” in a few taps. Log alcohol-wash and sugar-roll mite counts and see at once whether a colony is over the treatment line for the time of year. Record treatments with the honey-super rule and pull date built in. Track feeding, harvests by hive and by year, requeening, and notes. Add a task and get a reminder on the morning it's due. The season clock follows your climate: winter bees in late summer up north, a different swarm month in the southern hemisphere, small hive beetle where it matters. Queen mark colors match the year on the bee. Weather loads when you have a signal, and an inspection never waits for it.

Screenshots

Plantera4 screens
Beekeeping Hive Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beekeeping Hive Log at none against Plantera's 3. Plantera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Plantera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Beekeeping Hive Log asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Plantera versus Beekeeping Hive Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanteraBeekeeping Hive Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BergqvistSergii Nesterenko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Plantera

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
None

Beekeeping Hive Log

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plantera free?
Plantera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beekeeping Hive Log free?
Beekeeping Hive Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plantera or Beekeeping Hive Log have ads?
Neither Plantera nor Beekeeping Hive Log shows ads.

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