Beacon AR vs Hacker Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon AR
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ARにより iBeacon (location and proximity detection technology)と互換性のあるビーコン周辺の電波分布を簡単に把握できるようになりました。 次のような場面でご利用ください。 - ビーコン設置場所の検討時 - ビーコン利用アプリ開発時 ◆特徴 - 計測したい場所で画面タップすることで、ビーコンの電波強度を記録できます。 - 電波強度分布を3Dで確認できます。 - 結果はCSVや画像に出力できます。 - 面倒なUUIDの入力も、UUIDを撮影することで簡単に入力できます。 - ビーコンの上に千円札(北里柴三郎 / 野口英世の面)を置いて映すことで、ビーコンの場所として認識させることもできます。
Hacker Note
This note-taking app offers a unique "coolness" with a design inspired by hackers and sci-fi movies. Enjoy a futuristic feel with a transparent background option and customizable themes. It includes essential features like categorization, password protection, and cloud backup.
- High-performance and simple functionality
- Transparent app background
- Theme color customization
- Category management
- HTML and Markdown output
- Password protection
- Google Drive backup
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Recommended for those who are tired of general Note Taking apps. Hacker Note is a simple Note Taking App that pursues "coolness". The design is based on the image of "hackers," "sci-fi movies". example "The Matrix". It is also equipped with a function that makes app background look transparent, so you can enjoy a sense of the near future while taking notes, which is different from ordinary memos. [Main functions] ・ High-performance and simple function ・ Background transparency function ・ Theme color change function ・ Category function ・Output function to HTML and markdown ・ Password setting ・ Backup to Google Drive ・Cool Japanese mode - For cool Japanese displays such as kanji. [Features to be expanded in the future] ・ A cooler color theme
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Beacon AR at Free against Hacker Note's $9.99. Hacker Note's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Beacon AR is free to download; Hacker Note costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Beacon AR ships an update every 7 months, Hacker Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon AR | Hacker Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TETSUHIKO TAMAI | yuki okada |
In-app purchases
Beacon AR
No in-app purchases
Hacker Note
No in-app purchases









