Comparison

WiaTag vs BeaconSET Plus

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

Head to head
About

WiaTag

Transform your smartphone into a location tracker. Monitor device whereabouts and movement history through a monitoring system interface. Optimize staff location tracking and related processes with customizable settings for data accuracy and resource efficiency.

Highlights
  • Smartphone to tracker conversion
  • Location and movement tracking
  • Wialon system integration
  • Customizable user modes
  • Photo and SOS message sending
  • Custom status creation
  • Remote control functionality
Features
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Wiatag is an easy-to-use app which turns your smartphone or tablet into a tracker. Installing WiaTag on your mobile device provides you with a possibility to control its location or view tracks of movement using the interface of monitoring system (both Wialon Hosting and Wialon Local). The application helps you to know the whereabouts of your staff and optimize the processes connected with it. To implement monitoring over a unit, you just need an account in Wialon system, smartphone with a built-in GPS receiver, and access to the Internet. The application supports choosing a user mode from preset ones or creating your own with settings depending on the goals of monitoring. A wide range of settings available allows receiving accurate data while reducing traffic and battery consumption. You can easily access the functionality of sending photos, locations, and SOS messages. Moreover, you can create a variety of custom statuses and dispatch any of them in a blink of an eye. WiaTag supports remote control functionality from the interface of the monitoring system (both Wialon Hosting and Wialon Local). Note! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Scan BeaconPlus devices
  • Connect to BeaconPlus
  • Read BeaconPlus information
  • Modify BeaconPlus settings
  • Optimized for iOS 11
Features
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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.

Screenshots

WiaTag2 screens
BeaconSET Plus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WiaTag at 3.0 against BeaconSET Plus's 2.3. WiaTag also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). BeaconSET Plus's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WiaTag holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of WiaTag's written reviews are positive against 14% of BeaconSET Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WiaTag ships an update every 5 weeks, BeaconSET Plus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WiaTag versus BeaconSET Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWiaTagBeaconSET Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB19 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGurtam Inc.Yunli-Wuli Network Co., Ltd

Customer experience

WiaTag

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

BeaconSET Plus

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

WiaTag

No in-app purchases

None

BeaconSET Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WiaTag free?
WiaTag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeaconSET Plus free?
BeaconSET Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WiaTag or BeaconSET Plus?
WiaTag is rated higher. WiaTag averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BeaconSET Plus averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do WiaTag or BeaconSET Plus have ads?
Neither WiaTag nor BeaconSET Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WiaTag or BeaconSET Plus?
WiaTag ships an update every 5 weeks, and BeaconSET Plus every 4 months. Most recently, WiaTag was updated on October 12, 2026 and BeaconSET Plus on October 21, 2026.

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