Ting vs Beaver Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ting
This app offers two primary functions for home electrical safety. It can prevent electrical fires by detecting hazards with a smart sensor and coordinating repairs, or it can provide real-time power outage alerts and an interactive map for your neighborhood.
- Electrical fire prevention
- Smart sensor for micro-arcs
- Licensed electrician coordination
- Up to $1,000 in covered repairs
- Real-time power outage alerts
- Interactive power outage map
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Welcome to peace of mind, powered by Ting — one app with two ways to help protect your family and home from electrical problems. Pair with the sensor and service for proven electrical fire prevention, or use the free app for real-time power outage alerts. Ting helps stop electrical fires before they start through a smart sensor that detects tiny sparks and micro-arcs in wiring, outlets, devices, appliances, or even from the power coming into your home. If a fire hazard is detected, Ting coordinates a licensed electrician to fix it, with up to $1,000 in covered repair costs. Already trusted by over 1 million homes, Ting is proven to prevent 4 out of 5 electrical fires bringing safety and peace of mind to families everywhere. Ting also keeps you prepared and informed with real-time power outage alerts and an interactive power outage map for your neighborhood — a free benefit available to everyone, with or without the sensor. Download now to check power outages in your area. When you need to know about your electricity, you need Ting.
Beaver Tracker
This app helps road-trippers discover, document, and collect Buc-ee's locations across the US. It features an interactive map, GPS check-ins, personal notes, photos, and achievement badges to gamify your travel experience.
- Interactive map of Buc-ee's locations
- GPS check-ins and manual visit entry
- Personal passport with notes and photos
- Achievement badges and travel statistics
- Distance and opening date sorting
- Favorites and planned visits
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Beaver Tracker is an unofficial road-trip companion for travelers who want to visit, document, and collect Buc-ee's locations across the United States. Use the interactive map to see open and upcoming locations, review store details, and quickly find the closest stop from your current location. Location lists can be sorted by distance or opening date, making it easy to plan the next leg of a trip or look back through the history of store openings. When you arrive, check in with GPS verification, add a previous visit manually, save notes, attach photos, mark favorites, and build a personal passport for every stop. Progress screens show how many locations and states you have completed, while badges reward milestones such as first visit, multi-state travel, and completion goals. Features include: Interactive map of Buc-ee's locations Open and upcoming location lists Distance-based sorting from your current location Opening-date sorting GPS check-ins Manual previous-visit entry Personal passport notes and photos Favorites and planned visits Achievement badges Travel and collection statistics Beaver Tracker is designed for fans, collectors, and road-trippers who enjoy turning every stop into part of a larger challenge. This app is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Buc-ee's, Ltd.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beaver Tracker at daily against Ting's every 2 months. Ting's advantage is ratings volume (109K vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ting against 4.7 for Beaver Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ting has 109K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ting ships an update every 2 months, Beaver Tracker daily. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ting | Beaver Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (109K ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 109K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whisker Labs, Inc. | Bill Bozeman |
Customer experience
Ting
Beaver Tracker
Bugs and requests
Ting
Reported bugs
2 issues- Compatibility issues with certain router models
- Delayed or missing notifications in some instances
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to switch WiFi networks without resetting the device
- More detailed electrical usage and appliance monitoring
- Integration with smart home systems and devices
Beaver Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ting
No in-app purchases
Beaver Tracker
No in-app purchases









