Comparison

Core Beacons vs Secure Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Core Beacons

This tool allows developers to scan and analyze Bluetooth LE device advertisements on iOS. It displays general CoreBluetooth information and detailed parsing for various beacon formats, including sensor data. Explore your Bluetooth environment and understand how your device presents it to applications.

Highlights
  • Scan Bluetooth LE advertisements
  • Display CoreBluetooth information
  • Parse Ruuvi sensor tags
  • Parse Eddystone UID, URL, and TLM frames
  • Parse Mijia temperature/humidity beacons
  • Parse AltBeacon formats
Features
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Core Beacons is a development tool for iOS. Core Beacons lists the advertisements of Bluetooth LE devices in range, as made available to applications by the CoreBluetooth API. Core Beacons lets you explore your "Bluetooth environment" and shows how your iOS device presents this environment to applications. Core Beacons displays general CoreBluetooth information and, if advertised by a device, service and/or manufacturer-specific data. Detailed parsing support is available for • ruuvi sensor tags: • Format 3 (raw data v1) • Format 4 (sensor data encoded in Eddystone URL) • Format 5 (raw data v2) • Eddystone: UID, URL (incl. Physical Web) & TLM frame types • mijia temperature & relative humidity sensor beacons (as far as this protocol is documented) • AltBeacon Core Beacons may be most useful when working with "beacon" type BLE devices.

About

Secure Terminal

This application provides secure remote access to servers via SSH and Telnet. It supports various authentication methods, terminal emulations, and file transfer protocols. Advanced features like SFTP and port forwarding are available through an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • SSH & Telnet connection
  • Password & key authentication
  • SFTP file transfer
  • xterm-256color emulation
  • Key generation
  • Port forwarding
  • Customizable terminal
Features
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SSH Terminal to access multiple SSH server, with full support of "xterm-256color" emulation. Base Features: • SSH connection with password or key authentication: DSA, RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519 (OpenSSH format & Putty PPK) • SSH Agent • Key generation (RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519) • Support for FIDO key (iPhone NFC only) • Secure Enclave Key • Support for Sixel, iTerm2 image, ZModem and Trzsz protocols • Connection params are safely stored on Keychain • Connection history & localization • Connection through SSH proxy • Connection with Telnet protocol • External keyboard support • Terminal colors customization • Multiple font size • Image background • User font choice (fixed width only) • Pointer/Mouse support PRO Features (require in-app purchase): • Upload/Download files through SFTP • Port forwarding • Local text editor • Store unlimited connections • Files plugin support • Shortcuts support • Commands snippet • Hosts Status Dashboard • SFTP Commander • XWindow (iPad only)

Screenshots

Core Beacons3 screens
Secure Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Core Beacons at none against Secure Terminal's 1. Core Beacons also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Secure Terminal's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Secure Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Core Beacons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Core Beacons holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Terminal has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Core Beacons's written reviews are positive against 85% of Secure Terminal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core Beacons ships an update every 2 months, Secure Terminal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Core Beacons versus Secure Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore BeaconsSecure Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.3% of reviews
Number of ratings361 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperfluthausFilippo Maguolo

Customer experience

Core Beacons

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Secure Terminal

All ratings61 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

None

Core Beacons

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Secure Terminal

One-time1
  • PRO FEATURE$4.99

Questions

Is Core Beacons free?
Core Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secure Terminal free?
Secure Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Core Beacons or Secure Terminal?
Core Beacons is rated higher. Core Beacons averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Secure Terminal averages 4.5 from 61 ratings.
Do Core Beacons or Secure Terminal have ads?
Neither Core Beacons nor Secure Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core Beacons or Secure Terminal?
Core Beacons ships an update every 2 months, and Secure Terminal every 3 weeks. Most recently, Core Beacons was updated on September 19, 2026 and Secure Terminal on September 23, 2026.

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