Comparison

Beacon Alert vs QRLume

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

Head to head
About

Beacon Alert

This app allows you to manage multiple beacons and receive notifications when they enter or exit your proximity. It supports adding up to 20 beacons through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple beacons
  • Add up to 20 beacons
  • Receive entry/exit notifications
  • Beacon enabled device required
Features
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Never lose track of what matters. Beacon Alert helps you monitor Bluetooth beacons and records where they were last seen. Receive alerts when a beacon disappears and quickly navigate back to its last known location. Perfect for keys, bags, equipment, pets, vehicles, and anything equipped with a compatible Bluetooth beacon. FEATURES • Monitor multiple beacons • Instant alerts when a beacon goes out of range • Notifications when a beacon returns nearby • Save the last known location automatically • View lost locations by beacon name • Rename and organize beacons • Open saved locations in Apple Maps or Google Maps • Background monitoring support • Clean and easy-to-use interface • Privacy focused — your data stays on your device BEACON ALERT PRO Unlock even more features with Beacon Alert Pro: • Unlimited saved beacons • Lost location history • Custom beacon names • Advanced notifications Beacon Alert is designed to help you find and recover important items faster and with confidence.

About

QRLume

A specialized QR code scanner designed for law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals, offering zero-telemetry scanning and forensic analysis. It operates off-grid with encrypted synchronization to a desktop application for seamless data transfer and analysis.

Highlights
  • Zero-Telemetry Engine
  • Cryptographic Logging (SHA-256)
  • Immutable PDF Evidence Exports
  • Off-grid Operation
  • Encrypted iCloud CloudKit Sync
  • Sandboxed Operational Tiers
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QRLume is a specialized, zero-telemetry forensic QR code scanner engineered for law enforcement, cybersecurity professionals, and privacy-conscious operators. We offer two strictly sandboxed operational tiers: a Consumer plan for safe, private payload decoding, and a Pro version which unlocks advanced forensic threat assessment, cryptographic hashing, logs, and immutable PDF evidence exports. Built from the ground up prioritizing absolute operational security, QRLume operates entirely off-grid. The application fundamentally lacks tracking frameworks, crash-reporters, or external server connectivity. Your camera feed and physical location data never leave the strict isolation of the Apple App Sandbox. FIELD-READY FORENSICS Designed for immediate threat assessment, QRLume intercepts and isolates hidden QR payloads before they can execute malicious code or reroute your device. Every physical scan is locally processed, generating immutable cryptographic hashes (SHA-256) of the embedded data to ensure evidentiary integrity. COMPANION TO THE MAC QRLume for iOS is the perfect mobile reconnaissance tool for the dedicated desktop analyst. Utilizing heavily encrypted, point-to-point iCloud CloudKit synchronization, your mobile drops and field scans seamlessly populate in the QRLume native macOS application waiting on your desktop—allowing you to transition instantly from field acquisition to deep desktop analysis without physically transferring volatile data. CORE CAPABILITIES • Zero-Telemetry Engine: No analytics, no tracking, absolute privacy. • Cryptographic Logging: Automatic generation of SHA-256 hashes for all intercepted payloads. • Immutable Reporting: Instantly generate and AirDrop signed PDF Evidence Certificates directly from the field. • CloudKit Sync: Enterprise-grade iCloud mesh syncs seamlessly to your Mac. For maximum operational security, utilize QRLume across your entire Apple ecosystem.

Screenshots

Beacon Alert2 screens
QRLume4 screens

Verdict

The call

Beacon Alert and QRLume are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Beacon Alert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QRLume sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beacon Alert against 5.0 for QRLume. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Beacon Alert versus QRLume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeacon AlertQRLume
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 48 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos ChaparroProfWorkBench, LLC

Customer experience

Beacon Alert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QRLume

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beacon Alert

One-time1
  • Beacon Alert Pro$1.99
3 purchases

QRLume

Subscriptions1
  • Forensic Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Basic Consumer Unlock$4.99
  • Forensic Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Beacon Alert free?
Beacon Alert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QRLume free?
QRLume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beacon Alert or QRLume?
Beacon Alert and QRLume are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Beacon Alert or QRLume have ads?
Neither Beacon Alert nor QRLume shows ads.

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