Beacon vs Elebon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon
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When a moment turns scary, one tap sends an SOS. Beacon alerts your trusted circle with your live location, gets you to a call fast, and can even fake an incoming call to help you slip away — plus a check-in timer so someone always knows you got there. Beacon is your quiet safety net — simple enough to reach for in a rush, private enough to trust completely. PANIC ALERT Hold to arm, then one tap prepares an SOS with your live tracking link for your trusted circle. One more tap sends. One more tap calls. A built-in Fake Call helps you step away from an uncomfortable situation without alerting anyone around you. LIVE LOCATION SHARE Send a private tracking link and let your trusted contact watch your dot move in real time. They open a link — no app needed on their end, no account, nothing to install. Sharing stops the moment you say you're safe. Nothing is ever stored. WATCH ME CHECK-IN Set a timer before you head out — a night walk, a first date, a rideshare home, a solo hike. Check in with one tap when you arrive. If you don't, Beacon gets your last known location ready to send to the people you chose. YOUR TRUSTED CIRCLE Add up to 5 contacts. They need no account and no app — they just get a text. You choose who hears about a Panic, a Watch Me, or both. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up, ever. • No analytics, no ads, no tracking. • Your circle and settings live only on your device — visible to you, erasable any time. • Live location passes through an ephemeral relay and is never written to disk, never logged, gone the moment you stop. HONEST ABOUT HOW IT WORKS Beacon is a safety net, not a replacement for emergency services. In a real emergency, call your local emergency number first. iOS always asks you to tap Send — Beacon cannot text silently, by design. Personal safety since 2017 — years before iPhone added Check In. Still free. Still no account. ROIDS software — indie-built, privacy-first.
Elebon
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Elebon is the cash register for club events, bake sales, flea markets and school fairs. Add your products, tap them, enter the coins and notes you receive, read off the change. No mental arithmetic, no scrap paper, no sign-up. CHECKOUT • Products as tiles, one tap adds them to the cart • Enter the cash you receive with coin and note buttons, the change is shown big on screen • “Exact” next to “Pay”: when a customer pays the exact amount, one tap records the sale, no payment screen needed • Choose per device which checkout buttons appear: both, “Pay” only or “Exact” only • “Change calculator only” mode: enter an amount directly, no products needed STATISTICS • Revenue and number of sales at a glance • “Revenue by hour” and “Share of revenue” charts: see your busiest hours and which products earn the most • Breakdown by day, by person and by product • View every cart, edit or delete it afterwards: change quantities, add products or correct the amount of a change calculator sale, the total is recalculated • Name at the register, so every sale is attributed to the right person • Reset for the next event SELL TOGETHER • Share a section with helpers via iCloud, by invitation or as a link for the group • Everyone sells on their own iPhone, all sales end up in one statistic • Only the section owner can edit or delete carts • Stop sharing at any time SECTIONS • As many sections as you like, each with its own products, e.g. drinks, cakes, flea market • Switch the active section in Settings REPORT AND BACKUP • Statistics as PDF for any period, ready to share or print • Back up all sections with products and sales to a file and restore them any time Elebon works fully offline. iCloud is optional and only needed if you want to sync your devices or invite helpers. Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud, nowhere else. The interface is available in German and English. PLEASE NOTE Elebon is a change calculator with a sales counter for fairs, stands and flea markets. It is not a certified point-of-sale system, has no fiscal security device and does not replace any tax-relevant record keeping.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elebon at every 5 days against Beacon's monthly. Beacon's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beacon ships an update monthly, Elebon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon | Elebon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marija Gvozdenovic | Lukas Bucher |
In-app purchases
Beacon
No in-app purchases
Elebon
No in-app purchases









