Comparison

Beacons Pro vs SQQuantum

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.

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SQQuantum

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SQQuantum Studio: The Universe in Your Hands Welcome to SQQuantum by Sapiens Qualia—a breathtaking leap in mobile scientific computing. SQQuantum bridges the gap between high-end desktop tensor analysis and accessible mobile education, putting a fully functional, lightning-fast quantum circuit simulator directly onto your iPhone and iPad. Whether you are a university physics student learning the fundamental mechanics of entanglement, a software engineer transitioning into quantum logic, or a researcher testing state-vector mathematics on the go, SQQuantum provides a flawless, professional-grade Integrated Development Environment (IDE) optimized specifically for the Apple ecosystem. OPTIMIZED FOR APPLE SILICON SQQuantum is an engineering masterpiece. Under the hood, it is powered by a custom-written, native C++ state-vector engine utilizing the heavy-duty Eigen mathematical framework. By bridging Swift directly to C++ and compiling natively for Apple’s A-Series and M-Series processors, the app achieves zero-latency, real-time matrix multiplications entirely offline. It natively projects complex quantum physics calculations onto a beautifully fluid, hardware-accelerated SwiftUI canvas without dropping a single frame. POWERFUL FUNCTIONALITY • Dynamic Circuit Canvas: Build complex quantum circuits using multiple qubits. Apply fundamental quantum logic gates including Hadamard (H), Pauli (X, Y, Z), Parametric Phase Shifts (Rx), Controlled-NOT (CX), and Measurement operations. • Interactive 3D Bloch Sphere: Visualize the invisible. Utilizing Apple’s native SceneKit framework, our 3D projector allows you to touch, drag, and rotate the Bloch sphere to intuitively understand qubit vector phases and superpositions in real-time. • Live Probability Distributions: As you build your circuit or drag parameters, the simulator instantly calculates the wave function and renders the exact probability distribution of your quantum states in a vibrant, responsive UI. • Hardware Noise Simulation (NISQ): Experience the reality of modern hardware. Use the dynamic noise slider to inject probabilistic decoherence and environmental noise into your gates, simulating how physical quantum computers actually behave. • Live OpenQASM 3.0 Generation: SQQuantum acts as a true developer tool. As you visually construct your circuit, the app simultaneously compiles industry-standard OpenQASM 3.0 code in a dedicated terminal pane. Copy it with one tap to export and run your exact circuit on real IBM or AWS quantum mainframes. • Instant Entanglement: Instantly load complex quantum phenomena like the Bell State (Quantum Entanglement) and GHZ State with a single tap. PRO iPadOS ARCHITECTURE SQQuantum intelligently adapts to your hardware. On the iPhone, it provides a sleek, highly readable, vertically scrollable interface. On the iPad, the UI transforms into a gorgeous, split-pane professional IDE—featuring a sprawling mathematical workspace on the left, a dedicated hardware inspector on the right, and a full-width code terminal pinned to the bottom. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE Science requires focus, not tracking. SQQuantum is 100% offline. It requires zero account sign-ups, utilizes zero cloud processing, contains no advertisements, and collects absolutely zero user data. Your algorithms belong to you. Step into the mathematical fabric of the universe. Download SQQuantum Studio today and start building the future.

Screenshots

Beacons Pro4 screens
SQQuantum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SQQuantum at Free against Beacons Pro's $4.99. SQQuantum also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 months). Beacons Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SQQuantum is free to download; Beacons Pro costs $4.99 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, SQQuantum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Beacons Pro versus SQQuantum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeacons ProSQQuantum
Price$4.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZain HaiderMenelaos Malaxianakis

In-app purchases

None

Beacons Pro

No in-app purchases

None

SQQuantum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beacons Pro free?
Beacons Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SQQuantum free?
SQQuantum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beacons Pro or SQQuantum have ads?
Neither Beacons Pro nor SQQuantum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacons Pro or SQQuantum?
Beacons Pro ships an update every 11 months, and SQQuantum every 2 days. Most recently, Beacons Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and SQQuantum on September 26, 2026.

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