Beacon Scan vs BeaconSET Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Scan
This utility app helps remote users measure and report iBeacon advertising characteristics. It scans for beacons within a defined region and provides key values like Major, Minor, and RSSI. Users can customize beacon region UUIDs to match their testing environment.
- iBeacon proximity measurement
- Report advertising characteristics
- Scan for beacons
- Major, Minor, RSSI values
- Customizable beacon region UUIDs
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Beacon Scan is a diagnostic utility for remote users to measure iBeacon proximity beacon advertising characteristics and report back to a central support help desk. Beacon Scan scans for beacons based on a pre-defined beacon region UUID and reports the following values for each beacon detected - Major Value - Minor Value - RSSI Value The Beacon Scan app comes pre-loaded with a single beacon region UUID for convenience. Other beacon region UUIDs can be added to match the testing environment.
BeaconSET Plus
This utility app allows users to scan, connect to, read, and modify miniBeaconPlus devices. It is optimized for iOS 11 for the best user experience.
- Scan BeaconPlus devices
- Connect to BeaconPlus
- Read BeaconPlus information
- Modify BeaconPlus settings
- Optimized for iOS 11
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This app is a tool for miniBeaconPlus devices， you can do the following things while you using BeaconSET+: 1.scan BeaconPlus devices; 2.connect to your BeaconPlus; 3.read information from your BeaconPlus; 4.modify your BeaconPlus; Tips:After our extensive testing，BeaconPlus devices have the best compatibility with iOS11. We recommend that you update to iOS11 for the best experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beacon Scan at 5.0 against BeaconSET Plus's 2.3. Beacon Scan also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.3 vs 12.0). BeaconSET Plus's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beacon Scan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Beacon Scan ships an update every 3 weeks, BeaconSET Plus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Scan | BeaconSET Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Helms | Yunli-Wuli Network Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Beacon Scan
BeaconSET Plus
In-app purchases
Beacon Scan
No in-app purchases
BeaconSET Plus
No in-app purchases
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