Beacon Scan vs RLBeacon Tool
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.
RLBeacon Tool
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This is an APP for Beacon data reading and parameter modification By setting filtering conditions, the target device can be searched faster. Click on the device list to see Beacon's detailed parameters: Major, Minor, temperature, humidity, triaxial acceleration, signal strength, battery power, etc. Click on the link to modify Beacon's default parameters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beacon Scan at every 3 weeks against RLBeacon Tool's every 2 months. Beacon Scan also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 3 weeks, RLBeacon Tool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Scan | RLBeacon Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | David Helms | Shenzhen Radioland Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Beacon Scan
No in-app purchases
RLBeacon Tool
No in-app purchases
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