SamBrowser vs BeaconPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SamBrowser
Browse the web discreetly in a full-screen interface that mimics a familiar browser. Scan QR codes or barcodes to search for product prices and easily share web addresses. This free application is designed for privacy and convenience.
- Full-screen browsing
- Portrait and landscape mode
- QR code and barcode scanning
- Product price search via scan
- Discrete icon and presentation
- Easy address sharing
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In addition this app is COMPLETELY FREE and works on iPhone, iPod and iPAD! so get it now and start browsing those websites in beautiful full screen without anyone knowing where you've been! Some other features and Details: - Portrait and Landscape mode support. - Full screen web browser. - Similar UI to Safari. - Scan address from QRCode or Barcode. - Search product price with scan code. - Safari based backend engine. - Setup default address. - Always starts in Google, Yahoo or Bing search homepage. - No auto suggest or auto-fill in. - Easy Share address to other apps. - Very discrete icon and presentation.
BeaconPad
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BeaconPad keeps your APIs and servers in check — right from your iPhone or iPad. Built for indie developers and freelancers who manage their own endpoints but don't need enterprise-grade complexity. Add any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint, tap Check Now, and instantly see if it's up, down, or degraded. BeaconPad measures response times, validates status codes, and tracks your uptime history — all on-device with zero accounts or cloud services. FREE FEATURES • Monitor up to 3 endpoints • HTTP/HTTPS health checks with response time measurement • Status dashboard with at-a-glance health indicators • Up, Down, Degraded, and Unknown states • 30-day check history per monitor • Manual Check Now for instant verification • Custom HTTP methods, headers, and expected status codes • Configurable timeout and degraded thresholds • Push notifications when a service goes down or recovers • Network reachability detection PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($6.99) Unlock everything, forever. No subscription. • Unlimited monitors • Background health checks (best-effort iOS scheduling) • 1-minute, 5-minute and 15-minute check intervals (best-effort iOS scheduling) • Response time charts (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) • SSL certificate expiry alerts (30, 14, 7, and 1 day warnings) • Monitor groups for organizing endpoints • Export monitor data as CSV or JSON PRIVACY FIRST BeaconPad collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. All monitor data stays on your device. The only network requests the app makes are to the endpoints you configure. BUILT WITH SwiftUI, SwiftData, Swift Charts, and BackgroundTasks. Native performance, native feel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SamBrowser at none against BeaconPad's 1. SamBrowser also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. BeaconPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SamBrowser asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | SamBrowser | BeaconPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soeng Samnang | Olof Petterson |
In-app purchases
SamBrowser
No in-app purchases
BeaconPad
- BeaconPad PRO$6.99









