Thank you
3am. Bawling my eyes out. Babe won’t fall asleep. Random notification that a mom sent me a hug. That feeling meant everything.
great
great app for those mothers awake at all hours with their babies/children no matter the age 💖
Life changing for mums
I wish I had this app when I was in the trenches, I have it now to send hugs to others mums to show support ❤️
So thankful for this app
This App has been so comforting in early hours - knowing I’m not the only one awake.
Jess
It’s a comforting app during the night seeing everyone mother up throughout the world
So expensive for what it is
Love Beacon as a concept but my gosh its so expensive for what it is. Especially for postpartum new mums with so many expenses! Not sure its worth it.
5*
This is a great way to be seen and know you aren’t alone. Especially when you’re in the depths. My little ones aren’t in the baby phase by a couple years now but I find myself up late at night tying to get some time to myself. Physically so exhausted but unable to unglue myself from my sofa to get my skin sack to bed.
Only thing I would prefer is if I could reply to more people instead of 1 interaction and 1 reply a day. I understand apps cost money and it’s a top notch app. Perhaps watching a video for a ad for more replies and interactions.
Other than that it’s also quite peaceful to see little lights over a map pop up and disappear
Only thing I would prefer is if I could reply to more people instead of 1 interaction and 1 reply a day. I understand apps cost money and it’s a top notch app. Perhaps watching a video for a ad for more replies and interactions.
Other than that it’s also quite peaceful to see little lights over a map pop up and disappear
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Beacon
Honestly love this app, knowing i’m not the only person in the whole world awake when it feels like i am is so nice.
Best app ever
I genuinely believe this is the best app ever. Moms supporting moms. Plain and simple. This is what we need! Community and support instead of isolation and loneliness. This app helps bring light to what feels like dark times, which can be quite literal when you’re up in the middle of the night feeding your baby. You can see other lights shining, other moms awake doing the same thing you are. It’s truly amazing. Download this if you’re in the trenches. You won’t regret it.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Absolutely amazing app. It has helped me so much through my first postpartum journey, I only wish I had found it sooner so I didn’t feel so alone and hurting through the first few weeks.
While I understand the need for a subscription to keep the app running, it’s just not something I can afford, which is really unfortunate. I want to send hugs to everyone, every time I open the app!
While I understand the need for a subscription to keep the app running, it’s just not something I can afford, which is really unfortunate. I want to send hugs to everyone, every time I open the app!
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Love love love
I love this app, it has helped me post Partum but I do wish you didn’t have to pay to send more than one hug or one reply.
Wish I found this sooner
This app is amazing for any mom who needs some encouragement. Sometimes motherhood can feel lonely but with beacon , you can see all moms around the world who are awake with you.
Middle of the nights are hard and lonely and knowing someone out there is with you is such a huge support.
There is a free and premium version, I am a SAHM so I am currently only able to do the free and it’s not bad. I just wish you could get more than 1 message and can send more than 1 hug/wake a day. Maybe 5 as a limit? I would love to send more moms some love. I’m hoping to upgrade to the premium to have unlimited but overall it’s just an amazing app for all moms.
Middle of the nights are hard and lonely and knowing someone out there is with you is such a huge support.
There is a free and premium version, I am a SAHM so I am currently only able to do the free and it’s not bad. I just wish you could get more than 1 message and can send more than 1 hug/wake a day. Maybe 5 as a limit? I would love to send more moms some love. I’m hoping to upgrade to the premium to have unlimited but overall it’s just an amazing app for all moms.
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Download Now Please
If you are a new Mom please get this app and use it. Being a new mom is hard. Full stop. Going through something hard is always made easier when you can share your experience. Even if you only read comments or look at the beacon light map once at 3am, it helps to know others are currently right there with you. I wish I would have had this with my first. Thank you Amanda!
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Has the potential to be amazing
Pros: made by a mom. Nice to not feel alone, especially in the newborn trenches. Good idea.
Cons: USA centred, it’s marketed for worldwide but focuses on the states. The email marketing goes worldwide for things that are only for American folks (ie. night before Mother’s Day and the giveaway). Unfortunate when they ask for your thoughts and opinions and then don’t do anything to better the experience. I emailed them to discuss this and got a typical customer service response of “thanks for bringing this to our attention, should’ve made it more obvious when marketing, we should’ve been more clear upfront that’s on us” but I continued getting the same marketing that was not changed to be more transparent. Just a little disappointing.
Cons: USA centred, it’s marketed for worldwide but focuses on the states. The email marketing goes worldwide for things that are only for American folks (ie. night before Mother’s Day and the giveaway). Unfortunate when they ask for your thoughts and opinions and then don’t do anything to better the experience. I emailed them to discuss this and got a typical customer service response of “thanks for bringing this to our attention, should’ve made it more obvious when marketing, we should’ve been more clear upfront that’s on us” but I continued getting the same marketing that was not changed to be more transparent. Just a little disappointing.
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Response from developer
Hi, it's Amanda. I remember our emails back and forth, and I'm sorry the marketing kept showing up the same way after we talked. That's the part I feel worst about. A bit of context that isn't an excuse, just the truth: my husband and I are building Beacon ourselves after our regular day jobs, usually once our own two kids are down for the night. Neither of us is a developer or a marketer by training. We're learning as we go and we drop balls sometimes. This was one of them. The fix on our end: we're segmenting our email list by location so moms outside the US aren't getting US-only content, and we'll be clear upfront when something is region-specific. Mother's Day in the US falls in May and we built the campaign around that without thinking through everyone else who was on the list. That's on us. We have moms all over the world on Beacon and we genuinely want it to feel built for all of you. We continue to build every day towards that, but it's not easy. Thank you for caring enough to push us on this twice. If you ever want to talk directly again please email us. Amanda
Five stars
I am always laying in bed feeling like I am the only one that is up at 4am trying to sleep with a infant fighting sleep while also fighting with my emotions thank you for proving I’m not
Great Connection Postpartum
Such a great app to connect with other moms postpartum. Makes you feel less alone and have an outlet for all of those late night emotions, thoughts, struggles, and little victories. Helped me so much.
Wonderful concept
This is a great concept for mums up in the night!
Lifesaver
This is the place you turn to when you’re on your third, fourth, fifth wake up of the night and it’s usually a long one that you think to yourself “im so alone” “im in silence suffering in some way to care of this precious child of mine” “I am so tired, when will it get better” and then you open Beacon. You can either rant quickly, find support anonymously or relate to others via quick messages. You can see on a map just how many other moms out there are up at the exact same time as you. This helps in those tough moments and times of need and I am so glad to have found it. Thanks Amanda, keep doing what you’re doing with this app 💗
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Great for support
Great resource for connecting with other moms & feeling less alone in the postpartum lack of sleep phase. The concept is simple, but very impactful.
Postpartum essential
This app is just the loveliest place to be in the middle of the night when you’re desperately trying to get baby to sleep. Knowing other Mum’s around the globe are doing the exact same thing is so simple but so so reassuring but in particular being able to post your thoughts and have other people validate them, simply through a like or a quick response is just everything. This app 100% makes night times more bearable, particularly as a first time mum in those early weeks where hormones are everywhere and you feel like you just aren’t enough. The Mum’s on Beacon are here to remind you that you are
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