Phunware Locate vs Cogent Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phunware Locate
This app enables users to set up and preview indoor navigation systems. It allows for the creation of paths, management of beacons, and fingerprinting of locations to enhance blue dot wayfinding accuracy for other mobile applications.
- Map setup for blue dot navigation
- Path creation
- Beacon management
- Location fingerprinting
- Blue dot experience preview
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The Phunware Locate app allows users to walk through the end to end experience of setting up their map for highly accurate blue dot navigation wayfinding. Within the app users can, at a floor level, create paths, manage beacons, walk to fingerprint, and preview the blue dot experience. The fingerprinted data is then used to present navigation and blue dot wayfinding for end users of mobile apps powered by Phunware Location Services. This app can only be used by users authorized by Phunware.
Cogent Beacon
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Cogent Beacon puts the power of unit tracking in your pocket. Cogent Beacon is a companion app for Cogent Cloud Management Suite. This provides access to geofenced SMART Zones, current unit locations, and unit location history. This app does require purchasing licenses for Cogent Tracker devices and a registration to the Cogent Cloud portal to utilize the features within this app. The Cogent Beacon mobile app does not share your current position to any third parties and is strictly used to reference your current location in relation to units you are monitoring within your account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cogent Beacon at none against Phunware Locate's shown. Cogent Beacon also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Phunware Locate ships an update every 4 months, Cogent Beacon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phunware Locate | Cogent Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phunware, Inc | ViviScape |
In-app purchases
Phunware Locate
No in-app purchases
Cogent Beacon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phunware Locate free?
Is Cogent Beacon free?
Do Phunware Locate or Cogent Beacon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phunware Locate or Cogent Beacon?
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