Comparison

Ink vs Combwise

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

Head to head
About

Ink

Transform your phone's lock screen into a functional calendar. Overlay your schedule, tasks, and reminders directly onto custom wallpapers, allowing you to view your day at a glance without unlocking your device. Personalize your planner with your own photos and adjustable styles.

Highlights
  • Custom calendar wallpapers
  • Overlay schedule and tasks
  • Syncs with Google Calendar
  • Syncs with Apple Calendar
  • Create and edit events
  • Personalize with photos and styles
  • Privacy-focused on-device processing
Features
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Never gets bored looking at your calendar again! Turn your iPhone Lock Screen into a calendar you'll actually use. LockScreen Calendar lets you create custom wallpapers that overlay your schedule, tasks, and reminders right on your phone lockscreen - no unlocking, no app to open. Pair your own photos with clean, readable calendar layouts and build a Lock Screen that's equal parts planner and personal style. KEY FEATURES Calendar Wallpapers Overlay a calendar, agenda, or to-do list over your Lock Screen and see your day the moment you pick up your phone. Built for minimalists and planners who don't want to dig for the date. Syncs with Google Calendar, Apple Calendar Syncs with your reminders and tasks Calendar & Reminders, Built In See your month and upcoming events without leaving the app Create, edit, and remove events — set a title, date and time, repeat schedule (daily, weekly, monthly, and more), reminders, and notes Get a heads-up before anything starts (5 or 15 minutes ahead — your call); tap the notification to jump straight to your calendar Design Your Way Photos — drop in your own images as backgrounds Style — tune colors, dim levels, and whether your week starts Monday or Sunday Markers — flag "Today" with a dot, ring, or square Privacy First Your schedule is yours. Calendar data is processed right on your device — we don't collect it, store it, or track it. Download the app and monitor your schedule straight from your lockscreen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Combwise

Features
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Combwise is the offline beekeeping log book that works in the bee yard with no signal and no account. Log a hive inspection in seconds, keep every yard and hive on your phone, and see clear guidance on what to check next — all on your phone, all yours. Most apiary apps want an account, a connection and a subscription before you can write down a single thing. A bee yard often has no signal. Combwise has no server to fail: your whole apiary lives on your device, plus an openable backup file you control and can restore on a new phone. WHY BEEKEEPERS SWITCH TO COMBWISE • Works fully offline — no account, no cloud, no sign-up. Yard Mode opens instantly. • Un-loseable data — one-tap JSON backup, restore on this phone or a new one, and CSV export for any spreadsheet. • No ads. One fair price. The log, reminders, backup and export are free forever and need no card. A REAL BEEKEEPING DIARY & HIVE INSPECTION APP Track per yard and per hive: frames of brood and stores, eggs and queen seen, temperament, colony strength, supers on, swarm cells, varroa mite counts, honey harvested and notes. Back-date an entry to write up yesterday's visit, or tap a past inspection to correct it. Big buttons, glove-friendly and sun-readable for one-handed use outdoors. HANDS FULL? ASK SIRI Say "Log an Inspection Note in Combwise" and dictate what you saw. Siri saves it without opening the app, and it lands in your log the next time you open Combwise. REMINDERS THAT WORK IN A DEAD SPOT Set on-device reminders for your next inspection or a treatment that is due. They live on the phone, so there is no server to time out, and they stay listed until they fire or you remove them. KNOW WHAT TO CHECK NEXT (COMBWISE PRO) The Next Actions engine reads your own logs and ranks what needs you: swarm cells and swarm pressure, varroa over threshold, possible queen loss, feeding for winter, a dwindling colony, an overdue inspection and honey that may be ready. It is deterministic and 100% on-device: no AI, no network, the same input always gives the same answer. PROTECT YOUR HONEY (PRO) Log Apivar, oxalic acid, formic acid and other treatments and Combwise counts down the honey-withdrawal period, so you never harvest contaminated honey. RECORDS YOU CAN HAND OVER (PRO) Tap to make a clean PDF inspection record for a hive — for a bee inspector, your club or a nuc-and-colony buyer. SEE THE SEASON (PRO) Vitals and yield charts for each hive: strength, brood frames, varroa count and honey harvested across every inspection, in real counts, not vague percentages. FREE FOREVER • Unlimited yards, hives and inspection history • Fast hive inspections in Yard Mode — back-date or correct any visit • Local inspection and treatment reminders • Owned backup, restore and open export (JSON and CSV) — never gated • Delete with undo • Invite a friend: you both get 30 days of Combwise Pro COMBWISE PRO • Next Actions guidance engine • Treatment & honey-withdrawal tracker • Tap-to-PDF inspection record for each hive • Vitals & yield charts Pro is one honest entitlement with three ways to buy: monthly, annual (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Restore always works. Whether you keep one hive or run a whole apiary, Combwise is the local-first beekeeping record keeping app that respects your time, your data and your honey. Not veterinary or regulatory advice. Treatment withdrawal countdowns are guidance — always follow the product label and local regulations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adelyons.com/apps/combwise/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://adelyons.com/apps/combwise/privacy.html

Screenshots

Ink4 screens
Combwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Combwise at none against Ink's shown. Combwise also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Ink sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Combwise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ink ships an update every 5 days, Combwise every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ink versus Combwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkCombwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (224 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings224 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilverAI Joint Stock CompanyAdelyons Software LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ink

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Combwise

Subscriptions2
  • Combwise Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Combwise Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Combwise Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Ink free?
Ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Combwise free?
Combwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ink or Combwise have ads?
Ink shows ads; Combwise does not.
Which is updated more often, Ink or Combwise?
Ink ships an update every 5 days, and Combwise every 8 days. Most recently, Ink was updated on November 5, 2026 and Combwise on October 28, 2026.

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