Olisto Now vs BeaconMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Olisto Now
Instantly activate your connected services and smart devices directly from your wrist. Automate tasks like setting alarms or controlling lights without needing your phone. It simplifies your life by allowing you to create custom "if this, then that" scenarios easily.
- Instant button activation on Apple Watch
- Connect online services and smart devices
- Create custom 'if this, then that' automations
- Control Philips Hue, Sonos, Spotify, and more
- No programming knowledge required
- Simplify daily tasks and enhance efficiency
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Olisto Now for Apple Watch gives you instant access to your Olisto Now buttons. You can immediately activate your triggs without reaching for your phone. Use Olisto to connect your online services and smart devices to each other. For example, set the alarm automatically if you are not home. Or switch on the lights when the sun goes down. In this way, you can connect devices with each other endlessly. This makes your life just a bit easier, more efficient and certainly also more fun. The nice thing is that you don’t need to know any programming to do this at all. We have made Olisto super simple: if this happens, then that happens. All you have to do is fill in ‘if’ and ‘then’. Olisto does the rest. Olisto Now buttons enable to you immediately trigger actions in your connected channels. Among others, Olisto works with: • Toon • Philips Hue • Trust Smart Home • Netatmo • Spotify • Sonos • Google Calendar • Google Sheets • Email And many more!
BeaconMagic
This app provides a comprehensive toolkit for low-energy Bluetooth devices. It allows you to discover nearby devices, connect to them, and access their services and data. You can also configure your device to act as an iBeacon and monitor the real-time proximity of multiple devices.
- Discover nearby Bluetooth devices
- Connect to devices and access data
- Emulate iBeacon functionality
- Monitor device proximity in real-time
- View device services
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The most complete low energy bluetooth toolkit out there, see devices nearby, connect and get services and data BeaconMagic knows all major iBeacon ids and can turn your device into either of them, see how far apart your different devices are from each other as you move them real time ! It features the following sections: * Monitor * Emitter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Olisto Now at free against BeaconMagic's paid. Olisto Now also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Olisto Now | BeaconMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olisto B.V. | Vlad Alexa |
In-app purchases
Olisto Now
No in-app purchases
BeaconMagic
No in-app purchases
