Comparison

BeaconSET vs GatewayConfig

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BeaconSET

This utility app allows users to scan for and modify the parameters of iBeacons. It provides essential information like UUID and RSSi, and enables adjustments to settings such as UUID, Major, Minor, and Transmission Power.

Highlights
  • Scan for nearby iBeacons
  • View iBeacon common information (UUID, RSSi)
  • Modify iBeacon UUID
  • Modify iBeacon Major and Minor values
  • Adjust Transmission Power
Features
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BeaconSET is an application which will help you scan and modify iBeacons’ parameters. Key Features -Scan for any iBeacons around you -Get iBeacon’s common information, such like UUID, RSSi -Modify iBeacon’s parameters, such like UUID, Major, Minor, Transimission Power, etc.

About

GatewayConfig

Features
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1. GatewayConfig is a lightweight gateway configuration App, which can easily configure the gateway network, report data server settings, gateway data scanning settings, and upgrade the gateway firmware; 2. What's new in this version: 1) Firmware upgrade 2) Scan ip segment

Screenshots

BeaconSET2 screens
GatewayConfig3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BeaconSET at 10.0 against GatewayConfig's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeaconSET ships an update every 5 months, GatewayConfig every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BeaconSET versus GatewayConfig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaconSETGatewayConfig
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB10 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperYunli-Wuli Network Co., LtdShenzhen Minew Technologies Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

BeaconSET

No in-app purchases

None

GatewayConfig

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeaconSET free?
BeaconSET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GatewayConfig free?
GatewayConfig is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeaconSET or GatewayConfig have ads?
Neither BeaconSET nor GatewayConfig shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeaconSET or GatewayConfig?
BeaconSET ships an update every 5 months, and GatewayConfig every 9 months. Most recently, BeaconSET was updated on August 13, 2026 and GatewayConfig on September 19, 2026.

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