Plantera vs Beekeeping Hive Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Plantera
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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 โข When to sow peas in your zone โข How often to water the tomato seedlings โข When to trim strawberry runners โข Whether tonight will be cold enough to protect the seedlings โข When to prune the fruit trees โข 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: โข Buy seedlings every spring and kill them by missing the watering โข Keep a garden notebook or Post-its on the fridge today โข Want a kitchen garden but don't know where to start โข Have been gardening for years but want exact harvest numbers โข 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 โข Unlimited plants (free tier: up to 5) โข Ad-free โข My Garden statistics and multi-year history โข Backup to iCloud Drive or email โข Unlimited season planner โข Water all outdoor plants in one tap โข 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/
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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
| Parameter | Plantera | Beekeeping Hive Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Bergqvist | Sergii Nesterenko |
In-app purchases
Plantera
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$29.99
Beekeeping Hive Log
No in-app purchases









