Appointment Booking System vs Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appointment Booking System
Quickly create a customer booking website in minutes. Customers can view available slots and book appointments online. Receive instant notifications for new bookings.
- Quick setup
- Customer booking website
- Real-time notifications
- Unlimited bookings (subscription)
- Free tier available
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Using this app you can quickly set up a booking system to accept bookings from your customers by answering a few questions. It takes only a few minutes. Afterward, you will have a link to a website that you can send to your customers. On that website they can see where you have free appointment slots and can book them. When one of your customers books an appointment, you will immediately receive a notification, and you can optionally also receive an email. You can use this app for free for booking up to 20 hours per month. If you would like to have an unlimited number of bookings each month, you can subscribe: Monthly subscription: With this subscription you can use the app for an unlimited number of bookings each month. $1.99 for each of the first 2 months, then $9.99/month. The subscription will automatically renew until you cancel it. You can manage your subscriptions in the App Store app. You can find the Terms of Use here: https://www.calengoo.com/bookingsystem/impressum.html
Beacon
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Beacon is the search-first contract intelligence platform built for AEC professionals. Find, track, and act on civilian and government project and contract data — in real time. Who is Beacon for? Business development professionals, contractor executives, estimators, preconstruction leaders, building product manufacturer reps, government contracting professionals, and market researchers working in architecture, engineering, and construction. What does Beacon do? Search Contracts & Awards Search thousands of federal, state, and commercial contracts by keyword, state, agency, or value. Filter by source (government or commercial), sort by date or value, and drill into award details including NAICS codes, contract duration, and recipient information. Track Companies & Firms Browse AEC firms with project counts, total contract value, ENR rankings, specialties, software usage, and leadership data. Identify competitors, partners, and prospects faster than manual research. Monitor Opportunities View open solicitations and RFPs across government and commercial sources. Filter by state and search by keyword to find relevant bids before your competition. Stay Ahead with Alerts Get a real-time activity feed of contract awards, updates, and new postings. Filter by state to focus on the markets that matter to your business. Build Watchlists Save contracts, companies, and opportunities to custom watchlists. Add notes, organize by priority, and keep your pipeline intelligence in one place. Why Beacon? - Live data sourced from USASpending.gov, SAM.gov, state procurement portals, and public project records - Sub-second search across thousands of contracts - Self-serve — no sales calls, no demos, no enterprise pricing walls - Built by an AEC industry professional who understands your workflow - Dark, data-dense interface designed for professionals who value speed Start searching in seconds. No credit card required for the free tier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beacon at none against Appointment Booking System's 2. Appointment Booking System's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Appointment Booking System sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Beacon asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Appointment Booking System | Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dominique Andr Gunia | Hen Solutions LLC |
In-app purchases
Appointment Booking System
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly subscription2 Months trial$99.991 Year
Beacon
No in-app purchases
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