Comparison

BlueBeacon Manager vs MinewLink

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

Head to head
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.

About

MinewLink

Features
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MinewLink APP is designed to manage Minew's smart hardware products. Users can scan devices to view basic information and configure settings, enabling interconnectivity among multiple devices.

Screenshots

BlueBeacon Manager3 screens
MinewLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BlueBeacon Manager at 10.1 against MinewLink's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueBeacon Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, MinewLink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
BlueBeacon Manager versus MinewLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueBeacon ManagerMinewLink
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB109 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBlueUpShenzhen Minew Technologies Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

BlueBeacon Manager

No in-app purchases

None

MinewLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueBeacon Manager free?
BlueBeacon Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MinewLink free?
MinewLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueBeacon Manager or MinewLink have ads?
Neither BlueBeacon Manager nor MinewLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueBeacon Manager or MinewLink?
BlueBeacon Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and MinewLink every 3 weeks. Most recently, BlueBeacon Manager was updated on October 7, 2026 and MinewLink on October 4, 2026.

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