This app allows you to manage multiple beacons and receive notifications when they enter or exit your proximity. It supports adding up to 20 beacons through in-app purchases.

Highlights

Manage multiple beacons
Add up to 20 beacons
Receive entry/exit notifications
Beacon enabled device required

Features

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Never lose track of what matters. Beacon Alert helps you monitor Bluetooth beacons and records where they were last seen. Receive alerts when a beacon disappears and quickly navigate back to its last known location. Perfect for keys, bags, equipment, pets, vehicles, and anything equipped with a compatible Bluetooth beacon. FEATURES • Monitor multiple beacons • Instant alerts when a beacon goes out of range • Notifications when a beacon returns nearby • Save the last known location automatically • View lost locations by beacon name • Rename and organize beacons • Open saved locations in Apple Maps or Google Maps • Background monitoring support • Clean and easy-to-use interface • Privacy focused — your data stays on your device BEACON ALERT PRO Unlock even more features with Beacon Alert Pro: • Unlimited saved beacons • Lost location history • Custom beacon names • Advanced notifications Beacon Alert is designed to help you find and recover important items faster and with confidence.

Screenshots

RL Beacon3 screens

Beacon Alert2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RL Beacon at none against Beacon Alert's 1. RL Beacon also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 48 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beacon Alert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RL Beacon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RL Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, Beacon Alert every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

RL Beacon versus Beacon Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	RL Beacon	Beacon Alert
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 48 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	7.0 — better	18.6
Further details — not scored
Size	13 MB	1 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Shenzhen Radioland Technology Co., Ltd.	Carlos Chaparro

In-app purchases

None

RL Beacon

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Beacon Alert

One-time1

Beacon Alert Pro$1.99

Questions

Is RL Beacon free?

RL Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Beacon Alert free?

Beacon Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do RL Beacon or Beacon Alert have ads?

Neither RL Beacon nor Beacon Alert shows ads.

Which is updated more often, RL Beacon or Beacon Alert?

RL Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Beacon Alert every 48 months. Most recently, RL Beacon was updated on October 14, 2026 and Beacon Alert on October 10, 2026.