# Beacon Pal

> Beacon Pal (iPhone/iPad app by Beacon Biosignals.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-pal/id6477046918 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Beacon Biosignals](https://appshunter.io/developer/1658576264)
- Category: Medical
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 68 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-04-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-pal/id6477046918/reviews.md

## What is Beacon Pal?

Disclaimer: This app should be used in the United States only, for approved use with the Dreem 3S device, which is a class II 510(k) cleared medical device in the United States. Always seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app, and before making any medical decisions.


The Beacon Pal app is the companion app to the Dreem 3S headband. The Dreem 3S headband is an innovative solution to address sleep problems through monitoring of EEG signals by working closely with the clinical research community to further understand the origins of sleep problems. The Beacon Pal app will lead you through set up of Wi-Fi connection and walk you through the steps to record sleep events. 

This app is meant to be used within the clinical trial setting only, using credentials provided to you by the study staff. Please make sure that you are enrolled in an ongoing clinical study before downloading this app. All clinical studies utilizing this app must be IRB-approved.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.23.1 — 2026-08-27

## Fixed:

* iOS Waveband 1 SDK now correctly handles error states in the Bluetooth reconnection loop, improving reliability when a device temporarily disconnects or moves out of range during recording

### 1.23.0 — 2026-08-14

## Added

* Improved the Waveband 1 signal quality check experience with updated UX/UI
* Support for fetching remotely configured approved language list

## Fixed

* Fixed an issue where successful Waveband 1 firmware updates were not correctly recorded
* Fixed an issue where incorrect error messages could be displayed when user authentication failed

## Changed

* Updated conditional questionnaire logic in to align with the Study Manager Questionnaire Builder for v2 questionnaires

### 1.22.0 — 2026-07-10

## Added

* Participants can see if their recording was accepted or rejected by the study team
* Added user feedback when Waveband 0 WiFi network scans or connection attempts fail or return no results.
* Support for additional languages/variants: German (Austria), German (Belgium), French (Belgium), Dutch (Belgium), English (Canada), French (Canada), Hungarian (Hungary), Dutch (Netherlands), Norwegian (Norway), Polish (Poland), Finnish (Finland), Swedish (Finland), French (Switzerland), German (Switzerland), Italian (Switzerland), Korean (South Korea), English (UK).

## Changed

* Read recording start time from Waveband 1 record entries.

## Fixed

* Fix serbian Latin language code (sr-Latn-RS → sr_latn_rs)
* Fix diagnostic logging behavior to better protect sensitive device configuration information.

### 1.21.1 — 2026-06-24

### Fixed

- Fixed bug in WB1 record parsing misidentifying empty records

### 1.21.0 — 2026-06-13

## Added

- Support for WB1 data compression

## Fixed:

- Fixed bug in questionnaires UI that could cause questions to be skipped when rapidly tapping the ‘Next’ button
- Fixed crash in WB1 sessions tab when retrying after a failed recording upload
- Fixed bug causing the WB1 firmware update prompt to be redisplayed when switching devices

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## More apps by Beacon Biosignals

- [Alfin](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alfin/id1527551377)
- [Dreem Connect](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dreem-connect/id6462375720)

All apps by Beacon Biosignals: https://appshunter.io/developer/1658576264

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