Comparison

Beacons Pro vs MeadReader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Beacons Pro

Features
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Debugging a beacon deployment? See every iBeacon around you, live RSSI, distance, and signal history - and turn your iPhone into a beacon transmitter. SCAN & DISCOVER • Range iBeacons in real time with live RSSI, accuracy, and proximity readings • Monitor multiple UUID regions simultaneously • Visual radar view shows beacon distances at a glance • Animated signal bars and proximity badges for instant status • Sort by proximity, signal strength, or identifier SIGNAL ANALYTICS • Interactive RSSI charts powered by Swift Charts • Time window analysis: 5 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 24 hours, or all time • Min, max, and average signal strength statistics • Encounter history with detailed logs for every beacon • Export data as JSON or CSV for further analysis BEACON FLEET MANAGEMENT • Save and organize beacons with custom names, notes, and color tags • Create groups to manage beacon deployments by location or project • Search and filter your entire beacon fleet instantly • Track when each beacon was last seen • Favorite your most-used beacons for quick access BROADCAST • Turn your iPhone into an iBeacon transmitter • Configure UUID, Major, and Minor values • Save broadcast profiles for repeated testing • One-tap quick broadcast for fast iterations DEVELOPER-FRIENDLY • 10-digit to UUID conversion tool built in • Copy beacon identifiers and details with one tap • Context menus and quick actions throughout the app • Generate random UUIDs for testing • Paste UUIDs directly from your clipboard DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS • Clean, modern SwiftUI interface • Full dark mode support • Haptic feedback for beacon events • Beautiful onboarding experience • Zero third-party dependencies, your data stays on your device Beacons Pro is the beacon tool that developers deserve. Download it today and take control of your iBeacon workflow.

About

MeadReader

A fast and focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers a clean reading experience with customizable themes and syntax-highlighted code blocks. Built-in SSH support allows seamless access to markdown files on remote servers.

Highlights
  • Clean typography and four themes
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • SSH/SFTP for remote file access
  • Local folder browsing
  • QuickLook extension for macOS
  • Localized in 11 languages
Features
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MeadReader is a fast, focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open any folder of .md files and read them with clean typography, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and your choice of four themes. What makes MeadReader different is built-in SSH support. Connect to your dev server, NAS, or any remote machine over SFTP and browse markdown files as if they were local. Save connections for one-tap access. READING EXPERIENCE — Four themes: System, Light, Sepia, and Dark — Adjustable font size — GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough — Syntax-highlighted code blocks in 190+ languages LOCAL FILES — Open any folder and browse .md files instantly — Remembers your last folder across launches — Filter files by name with ⌘F REMOTE FILES (SSH/SFTP) — Connect to any SSH server with password or key authentication — Browse directories and read markdown over SFTP — Save multiple server connections MAC FEATURES — Full keyboard navigation: arrow keys, ⌘1/⌘2 pane switching — QuickLook extension for previewing .md files in Finder — Native macOS experience with sidebar and toolbar LOCALIZED IN 11 LANGUAGES English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Italiano. Switch languages from within the app. MeadReader has no accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. It reads your files and gets out of the way.

Screenshots

Beacons Pro4 screens
MeadReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeadReader at every 2 months against Beacons Pro's every 11 months. MeadReader also leads on price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Beacons Pro costs $4.99 and MeadReader $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beacons Pro ships an update every 11 months, MeadReader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Beacons Pro versus MeadReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeacons ProMeadReader
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZain HaiderSHIH-HUNG MICHAEL CHEN

In-app purchases

None

Beacons Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MeadReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beacons Pro free?
Beacons Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeadReader free?
MeadReader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beacons Pro or MeadReader have ads?
Neither Beacons Pro nor MeadReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacons Pro or MeadReader?
Beacons Pro ships an update every 11 months, and MeadReader every 2 months. Most recently, Beacons Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and MeadReader on October 31, 2026.

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