Beacon Protection Pro vs SmartMLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Protection Pro
Monitor your home security remotely. Receive alerts, control systems, and view live video feeds from your doorbell. Safeguard your property against theft and unwanted visitors with real-time identification and communication.
- Remote security system control
- Receive text and email alerts
- View video doorbell events
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio communication
- Record visitor footage
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Beacon Protection Home Interactive Remote Services lets you stay in the know wherever you go. With the tap of a finger, our app lets you control your security systems, receive text messages, and email alerts, view video doorbell events, and live video. Our state of the art video doorbell allows you view any person at any time at your door. One easy way to safeguard against property theft, home invasion, porch pirates, and even unwanted solicitors is to identify who is at your doorstep before opening your door. Enter the video doorbell, Beacon Bell. a first-line of defense for homeowners that not only lets you see and speak with whoever is outside, but will also record footage of visitors that approach your door while you're away or unable to answer.
SmartMLS
Access comprehensive MLS data and tools on the go. Search for properties, collaborate with clients, and view detailed listing reports from any device. Customize your experience with agent branding options.
- Interactive property search
- Client collaboration tools
- Nearby listing search
- Dynamic SmartBar
- Access to listing reports
- Agent and broker branding
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connectMLS is a full-featured & completely customizable MLS solution, designed for ease of access from anywhere & anytime. Features include: -Interactive Search -Client Collaboration -Search for Listings Nearby -Dynamic SmartBar -Access to Various Listing Reports -Agent & Broker Branding Options -And Much More!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beacon Protection Pro at 57% against SmartMLS's 0%. Beacon Protection Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1K vs 19). On price, update cadence, 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.
Beacon Protection Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beacon Protection Pro has 1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Beacon Protection Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartMLS's.
Beacon Protection Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartMLS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Protection Pro | SmartMLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon Protection Group LLC | Dyna Connections |
Customer experience
Beacon Protection Pro
SmartMLS
In-app purchases
Beacon Protection Pro
No in-app purchases
SmartMLS
No in-app purchases
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