Comparison

Apiary Assistant vs Hivey

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

Head to head
About

Apiary Assistant

Features
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Apiary Assistant is the all-in-one app for beekeepers who want healthy, productive hives. TRACK EVERYTHING - Organize apiaries and hives, with photos, status, and full history - Quick Check or guided Full Inspection — with hands-free voice mode - Log mite washes and treatments; the app schedules your next check automatically - Record harvests, feedings, weights, queen events, and equipment STAY AHEAD OF VARROA - Mite-per-100-bees tracking with clear treat thresholds - Smart reminders tell you which hives need a check and why SEE YOUR SEASON AT A GLANCE - Dashboard charts for apiary health, mite load (with treat-threshold line), and harvest by product - Home-screen widget for hives, apiaries, and mite checks due ON YOUR WRIST (Apple Watch) - Your beekeeping to-dos and mite checks due, right on your watch - Add a complication to keep today's tasks on your watch face - Check tasks off from the watch — changes sync straight back to your iPhone WEATHER THAT WORKS FOR BEES - Per-apiary conditions and inspection readiness - Alerts for cold, heat, wind, rain, and frost — with a season archive WORK AS A TEAM - Share an apiary, assign tasks, and see who did what in the Activity Log - Everything syncs across iPhone, Apple Watch, Android, and the web dashboard MEET ABBY, YOUR AI BEEKEEPING ASSISTANT (Advanced) - Ask anything about hive management, varroa, queens, diseases, and seasonal tasks - Attach a photo — "is this the queen?", "what disease is this?", "is this normal?" — and Abby describes what she sees, her confidence, and how to verify it - Abby always reminds you that AI photo ID isn't always correct and points you to trusted resources like your state apiary inspector and local extension office Apiary Assistant offers optional Standard and Advanced subscriptions. Abby's AI chat and photo analysis are part of the Advanced plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://turtlebeehoney.com/apiary-assistant-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **AN APP THAT FITS YOUR EXPERIENCE Choose Beginner, Intermediate, or Seasoned. Beginners get step-by-step guidance and a month-by-month to-do list. Seasoned keepers get a fast, clean workspace with nothing in the way. Change it anytime. ** DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS FAST See something wrong in the brood? Tap the symptoms you observe and get the most likely diseases and pests — ranked by likelihood, with reference photos and a full illustrated guide covering AFB, EFB, chalkbrood, varroa, small hive beetle, wax moth and more. ** WORKS EVERYWHERE, TOGETHER Use it on iPhone, Android, and the web — all in sync. Share apiaries with a partner, a club, or a mentor and keep records together in real time. ** EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE YARD - Inspections, mite counts, treatments and harvests - Visual hive equipment stacks — see every box, super and feeder - Queen rearing plans and family-tree lineage tracking - Weather-aware reminders and seasonal task lists - Expenses, shopping lists and yield tracking ** BUILT FOR REAL CONDITIONS - Sunlight-readable high-contrast mode - Colorblind-friendly palette - Voice capture — log notes with gloves on - Ask Abby, your built-in beekeeping helper, anything KNOW YOUR FORAGE See which nectar and pollen plants are in season near your yard, month by month — so you know when the flow is coming and when to feed. Start free. Keep better bees.

About

Hivey

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Hivey is the modern journal for your bees — a beautiful, glove-friendly companion that turns every hive visit into part of your colony's story. Built for the field and made to last, season after season. Whether you keep two hives in the garden or run dozens across several apiaries, Hivey keeps every record in one place — on iPhone and iPad, fully offline. LOG A VISIT IN SECONDS • Big, glove-friendly controls for queen, brood, stores, temperament and frames • Snap photos or dictate notes hands-free — even with gloves on • See queen, eggs, queen cells and swarm risk at a glance YOUR WHOLE APIARY, ORGANIZED • Unlimited hives and apiaries, grouped the way you work • Place your yards on the map and follow each one's local climate • Color tags and QR labels to find any hive instantly IN TUNE WITH THE SEASON • A seasonal calendar tuned to your climate zone, from Mediterranean to Nordic • Clear guidance for spring build-up, swarming, harvest, varroa and wintering • Seed this season's tasks in one tap, with reminders VARROA, KEPT IN CHECK • Record counts by alcohol wash, sugar shake, sticky board and more • Set alert thresholds and get notified when a colony goes over • A tidy treatments register with dose, method, batch number and honey-withdrawal dates RECORDS YOU CAN RELY ON • A 5-year medicines register built for real record-keeping • Notes on local obligations (EU, France, Germany, United States — and your own) • Export to CSV and PDF, or back up everything to a single file QUEENS & GENEALOGY • Track lineage, marking color, birth year and replacement over the years • Automatic international color code for every birth year PRODUCTION & FINANCES • Log honey, wax, pollen, propolis and more • See production curves and revenue by type and by month PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data stays on your device and in your own private iCloud • Nothing you enter is ever locked behind a paywall HIVEY PRO Unlock unlimited colonies, the seasonal Ɨ climate calendar, the varroa & treatments register, queen genealogy, iCloud sync, exports and apiary sharing. Try Pro free for 7 days on the annual plan. Hivey helps you keep records. It is not legal or veterinary advice and never recommends a medicine or a dose — always follow the product label and your country's rules. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://develak.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Apiary Assistant4 screens
Hivey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Apiary Assistant at none against Hivey's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Hivey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Apiary Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Apiary Assistant versus Hivey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApiary AssistantHivey
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy MillerDevelak

In-app purchases

None

Apiary Assistant

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hivey

Subscriptions2
  • Hivey Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hivey Pro Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hivey Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Apiary Assistant free?
Apiary Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hivey free?
Hivey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apiary Assistant or Hivey have ads?
Neither Apiary Assistant nor Hivey shows ads.

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