Comparison

B vs HiveHelper

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

Head to head
About

B

This application facilitates the setup and monitoring of bee hive equipment. It provides an easy-to-use interface for managing your apiary. Ensure your bee hives are effectively monitored with this tool.

Highlights
  • Easy setup of bee hive equipment
  • Effective monitoring of bee hives
  • User-friendly interface
  • Compatible with Solutionbee equipment
Features
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The B-ware phone app allows a user to effectively and easily setup B-ware equipment produced by Solutionbee for the monitoring of bee hives.

About

HiveHelper

This app provides a structured way to log beekeeping inspections, track hive health, and receive expert advice based on your data. It helps manage multiple hives, visualize trends, and offers offline capabilities for detailed record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Structured inspection logging
  • Hive health dashboard
  • Mite trend charting
  • Season summary and analysis
  • Manage multiple hives
  • Expert action items
  • Offline first functionality
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HEALTHIER HIVES, BUILT ONE INSPECTION AT A TIME Strong colonies come from catching small signals early — the brood pattern that's slipped from solid to spotty, the mite count nosing past 2%, the stores running thin before fall, the queen you didn't see this visit. HiveHelper captures these signals and converts them into coaching drawn from your hive's data. AI COACHING FROM YOUR HIVE'S DATA After every inspection, HiveHelper Insights reviews your data and the trend across recent visits, then returns 3 to 5 prioritized action items: what's urgent, what to monitor, what trend is worth noting. Guidance is calibrated to Honey Bee Health Coalition Varroa thresholds and Randy Oliver's Scientific Beekeeping protocols, then tuned by your hive's history: mite trajectory, brood pattern changes, treatment effectiveness, queen age, and stores trend. Spotty brood after a solid pattern? HiveHelper names the likely causes and what to confirm next visit. Mites drifting up despite a recent treatment? It flags possible resistance and suggests switching active ingredient class. Stores running thin as fall approaches? It calls out winter starvation risk before the cluster forms. WHAT EVERY INSPECTION CAPTURES The inspection form takes under 60 seconds and covers what experienced beekeepers track: - Queen status: queen seen, eggs seen, brood pattern, queen cell type (swarm, supersedure, emergency) - Mite checks: alcohol wash, sugar roll, or sticky board, with auto-calculated mite % - Colony strength: population, stores, frames of brood and honey, temperament - Actions: treatments (Apivar, Apiguard, Formic Pro, Oxalic Acid, more), feeding, box changes - Context: weather, date, ZIP-aware seasonal cues - Notes and photos for everything else LOG AT THE HIVE — EVEN WITHOUT YOUR PHONE Field Notes lets you work on paper at the hive and sync later. Print a QR-encoded field sheet, fill it in during your inspection, then scan it back into the app. HiveHelper reads your data and pre-fills the inspection form — no re-keying, no lost notes. WHAT YOU GET - HiveHelper Insights: AI coaching after every inspection - Hive health dashboard: queen, brood, mites, and stores at a glance - Mite trend chart: Varroa history with 2% and 3% threshold lines - Season summary: per-hive stats and an AI narrative of your year - Unlimited hives - Full inspection history and CSV export - Field Notes: paper log → QR scan → pre-filled inspection form - Seasonal task calendar: what your bees need this month - Offline-first: works in the apiary with no signal - Frame analysis (coming soon): varroa and queen detection from photos BUILT BY A BEEKEEPER HiveHelper was built by a beekeeper who got tired of losing track between inspections. Guidance comes from the Honey Bee Health Coalition's Varroa management guidelines and Randy Oliver's research at Scientific Beekeeping. If you run 1 hive or 10 and inspect weekly or biweekly, HiveHelper is built for you. TRY FREE FOR 7 DAYS Start a 7-day free trial. No charge until the trial ends; cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. The free tier includes 1 hive and 3 full HiveHelper Insights reviews. Pro includes unlimited hives and unlimited full guidance after every inspection. Terms of Use: https://matrixnj.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://matrixnj.com/privacy

Screenshots

B1 screens
HiveHelper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiveHelper at 5.0 against B's 4.0. HiveHelper also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. HiveHelper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. B asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiveHelper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

B ships an update every 3 months, HiveHelper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
B versus HiveHelper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBHiveHelper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolutionbee LLCMatrix Digital Media LLC

Customer experience

B

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HiveHelper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

B

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HiveHelper

Subscriptions4
  • HiveHelper Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • HiveHelper Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HiveHelper Pro — Semiannual7 Days trial$29.996 Months
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  • HiveHelper Pro — Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is B free?
B is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiveHelper free?
HiveHelper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, B or HiveHelper?
HiveHelper is rated higher. B averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HiveHelper averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do B or HiveHelper have ads?
Neither B nor HiveHelper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, B or HiveHelper?
B ships an update every 3 months, and HiveHelper every 3 weeks. Most recently, B was updated on September 23, 2026 and HiveHelper on October 1, 2026.

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