Beam Go vs Engraver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam Go
Transform your photos and drawings into laser-ready designs. Features smart tracing for cutting paths and a live preview to ensure precise engraving placement. You can also create original designs directly within the app.
- Convert photos to laser paths
- Smart edge tracing
- Live camera preview
- In-app drawing canvas
- Generate cutting paths
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Beam Go allows you to easily convert drawings and photo into laser engraving / cutting crafts. Highlights: ・Smart Cutting - Automatically trace the edge of image to generate cutting paths ・Live preview - Use built-in camera to get the precise engraving position. ・Drawing Canvas - Draw and engrave your own design directly with stylus.
Engraver
This utility app connects to a laser engraver via Bluetooth. It allows users to import images, input text, and generate QR codes for engraving. Simple image processing is also supported, making it easy to use.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Import pictures
- Input text
- Generate 2D codes
- Simple picture processing
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The app connects the device through Bluetooth, can import pictures or input text, can generate two-dimensional code, can process pictures simply, easy to operate! Powerful!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Engraver at 2.5 against Beam Go's 2.3. Beam Go's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Engraver holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Beam Go's written reviews are positive against 23% of Engraver's.
Beam Go ships an update every 2 months, Engraver every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam Go | Engraver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (11 ratings) | 2.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 22.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Ko | Dongguan Xinjia Laser Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Beam Go
Engraver
In-app purchases
Beam Go
No in-app purchases
Engraver
No in-app purchases
