Comparison

Kio Setup Manager vs BlueBeacon Manager

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

Head to head
About

Kio Setup Manager

Configure and monitor Kontakt.io IoT devices like beacons and gateways. This app connects to the Kio Cloud platform, allowing you to manage device settings, apply updates, and view real-time data. It's designed for onsite installation and troubleshooting of your Bluetooth LE devices.

Highlights
  • Onsite installation and configuration
  • Monitor IoT devices (beacons, tags, gateways)
  • Connect to Kio Cloud platform
  • Apply firmware and configuration updates
  • View device settings and battery levels
  • Real-time telemetry data
  • Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Features
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The Kio Setup Manager is for onsite installation, configuration, and monitoring of Kontakt.io IoT devices; including beacons, tags, and gateways. The app is integrated with the Kontakt.io Kio Cloud platform to provide a mobile-optimized connection to your Kio Cloud account devices. When you sign into the app using your Kio Cloud credentials, the app displays your devices and searches for Kontakt.io devices in Bluetooth range of your mobile device. From the app, you can: - Complete the in-app guided setup and installation of Kontakt.io Starter Kits, Portal Beams, Portal Lights, and Reference Beacons. - Search for and filter devices. - Synchronize devices to apply Kio Cloud pending configuration updates. - Apply available firmware updates. - View and update primary device settings. - View device battery levels and perform a battery reset after a battery replacement. - View real-time telemetry data. - Perform general troubleshooting and diagnostics. - Kio Cloud subscribers can manage multiple devices simultaneously using the Bulk Manage/Edit feature. NOTE: your mobile device requires an internet connection and Bluetooth must be enabled. Kontakt.io is the industry leader in indoor environmental, location and occupancy services using Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth® LE). Our mission is to deliver human-building interfaces that provide people with delightful, useful, and safe indoor experiences to help make building work for people.

About

BlueBeacon Manager

Features
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BlueUp is a IoT company providing devices and solutions based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons technology. BlueBeacon Manager is the configuration and management app for BlueBeacon-series BLE beacons running second-generation firmware (version 5.0 or higher). BlueUp firmware version 5.0 is the first BLE-beacon firmware worldwide to offer support, at the same time, of the following technologies: iBeacon (released by Apple), Eddystone (released by Google, with full support of new Eddystone specifications, including configuration GATT and Eddystone-EID), Quuppa (released by Quuppa, a location technology with sub-meter accuracy). BlueBeacon Manager App allows to configure up to 8 slots for the different packet frames, with the following features: - up to 4 slots for Eddystone frame packets: URL, UID, TLM (at present, app does not allows to configure EID-frame slots and register beacon on Google back-end); - up to 4 slots for additional packets, including iBeacon, Quuppa and Sensors, a proprietary frame-packet for sensor data advertising; Each slot is independently configurable with its own transmission power and advertising interval. Multiple frames of the same type are allowed (e.g., up to 4 different iBeacon frames or Eddystone-URL frames). Additional functionalities are: - setting of connectable/non-connectable mode; - setting of anonymous mode; - setting of a time interval for advertising (with start/stop hour); - setting operating mode depending on beacon position (only for BlueBeacon Tag); - resetting to factory configuration; - change of password. BlueBeacon-series beacons offers state-of-art security features, including: - support for Eddystone-EID encrypted and time-rotating packet frame; - encrypted transmission of lock/unlock password.

Screenshots

Kio Setup Manager4 screens
BlueBeacon Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BlueBeacon Manager at 10.1 against Kio Setup Manager's 17.0. 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

Kio Setup Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, BlueBeacon Manager every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Kio Setup Manager versus BlueBeacon Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKio Setup ManagerBlueBeacon Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKontakt Sp. z o.o.BlueUp

In-app purchases

None

Kio Setup Manager

No in-app purchases

None

BlueBeacon Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kio Setup Manager free?
Kio Setup Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueBeacon Manager free?
BlueBeacon Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kio Setup Manager or BlueBeacon Manager have ads?
Neither Kio Setup Manager nor BlueBeacon Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kio Setup Manager or BlueBeacon Manager?
Kio Setup Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and BlueBeacon Manager every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kio Setup Manager was updated on October 24, 2026 and BlueBeacon Manager on October 7, 2026.

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