Phunware Locate vs xBeaconBatch
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.
xBeaconBatch
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This application is mainly used for batch upgrade and batch modification of parameters for beacon products, which is convenient and fast to modify beacon product information according to user needs and rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: xBeaconBatch at none against Phunware Locate's shown. xBeaconBatch also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Phunware Locate's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
Phunware Locate ships an update every 4 months, xBeaconBatch monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phunware Locate | xBeaconBatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phunware, Inc | Shenzhen Lanke Xuntong Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Phunware Locate
No in-app purchases
xBeaconBatch
No in-app purchases
