HivedayHive inspection log for iPhone
How Hiveday compares
What sets it apartYour inspections and the five-year medicines record sync through your own iCloud: no account to make, and none of it reaches Mirentha, the company that makes Hiveday.
Hiveday is a hive inspection log for hobby beekeepers, filled in at the hive on buttons made for a gloved thumb, in as many apiaries as you keep. It works out varroa rates and keeps the five-year medicines record. It’s coming soon to the App Store.
Why choose Hiveday
- Made for gloves. An inspection on one screen of big buttons made for a gloved thumb; save, and Hiveday sets the next visit.
- The medicines record UK and EU rules ask for, as a PDF laid out like the National Bee Unit’s Fact Sheet 28, free.
- Two hives free, in any number of apiaries. Plus adds more hives, photos and the varroa and brood charts.
- Varroa counts worked out per 100 bees or per day, and charted with Plus.
Side by side
From each app’s UK App Store page and its developer’s own site on 19 October 2026. “Not listed” means we didn’t find it there; the app may still do it.
| Feature | Hiveday | HiveTracks | HiveBloom | Bees Knees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price on the UK App Store | Coming soon. Free for two hives; Plus £1.99 a month or £12.99 a year | Free app; subscriptions listed at £59.99 and £69.99 a year, and £7.99 (period not stated) | Free for two hives; £5.99 a month or £59.99 a year (also listed: £2.99 a month, £17.49 a year) | Free, with no in-app purchases |
| Syncs your records with no account to make | Yes, through your own iCloud | No: kept in a HiveTracks account | No: syncs through a HiveBloom account | No: sync needs a free account; the app works without one |
| App Store privacy label | Data Not Collected, to be declared at launch | Linked to you: email, address, location, photos and more | Linked to you: email, name, user ID, usage and diagnostics | Linked to you: email, name, rough location, usage and diagnostics |
| Keeps the five-year medicines record for an inspector | Yes: a Fact Sheet 28-style PDF, free on every plan | Treatments logged; a medicines record not listed | Treatments logged; a medicines record not listed | Yes: print or PDF, free |
| Export your records | PDF, CSV and a backup file, on every plan | Exportable reports with Pro, on desktop | CSV, with the subscription | Export everything, free |
| Also on iPad, a computer or Android | iPhone only (runs on iPad as an iPhone app) | iPad; Pro on desktop | iPad, Mac, Android and the web | iPad, Mac and the web |
What you pay. Hiveday Plus is £12.99 a year, for more than two hives, photos and charts. HiveBloom lists £59.99 a year, and a £17.49 yearly plan it doesn’t describe; HiveTracks lists up to £69.99 a year, and Bees Knees is free.
Another app may suit you better if
- you want everything free, for any number of hives: Bees Knees has no in-app purchases.
- you want the weather in your plans: Bees Knees says when it’s good to inspect, and HiveTracks has a bee weather forecast.
- you also keep records on an iPad, a computer or Android: HiveBloom runs on Android and the web, and Bees Knees on the web.
What people ask for, and what Hiveday does
Records that don’t depend on one company
Keepers want records that don’t depend on one company’s account or server. Hiveday has no account, and keeps safety copies of your records on your iPhone.
Controls you can use in gloves
Keepers ask for controls they can use with gloves on. Hiveday’s inspection is one screen of 52-point buttons, and notes are optional.
Questions
Is there a beekeeping app with no account?
Hiveday has none to make. Your inspections and the five-year medicines record sync through your own iCloud, and Mirentha, which makes Hiveday, collects none of it.
Does Hiveday keep the bee medicines record?
Yes, free on every plan: each medicine bought, given and disposed of, exported as a PDF or CSV. Hiveday is not affiliated with the National Bee Unit or APHA. Bees Knees prints one too, free.
How much is Hiveday?
The free plan covers two active hives, in any number of apiaries, with unlimited inspections and varroa counts; archived hives don’t count. You need Plus (£1.99 a month or £12.99 a year) to add a third, and for photos and charts. The medicines record stays free, even if Plus ends.
Can I export my hive records?
Yes, on every plan: the medicines record as a PDF or CSV, your inspections as a CSV, and all your records as a backup file. Photos stay in the app and your iCloud.
Does Hiveday tell me when to treat for varroa?
No. It works out each count per 100 bees or per day, and never says when to treat.
Checked 19 October 2026 on the UK App Store and each app’s own website. Hiveday isn’t on the App Store yet; its column describes the app as built. Other apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us.