YourBeacon vs Aurora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YourBeacon
Take full control of your home Wi-Fi network. Manage devices, set up parental controls, enhance network security, and easily create guest networks for visitors.
- Parental controls
- Network security
- Device management
- Guest network creation
- Home network control
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Beacon Home is an easy-to-use application that puts subscribers in control of their home network. Manage your home Wi-Fi network with features such as parental controls, network security, device management and creating guest networks.
Aurora
This app guides you through setting up and optimizing your broadband connection with specific devices. It offers step-by-step instructions for both Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband, including Wi-Fi 7 gateways. The app helps find optimal device placement and configure network settings for faster internet.
- Step-by-step setup guidance
- Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband support
- Wi-Fi 7 gateway setup
- QR code device pairing
- Signal strength analysis
- Wi-Fi network configuration
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The Aurora Device Assistant app is your all-in-one companion for setting up and optimising your broadband connection with NetComm devices. Whether you’re using Fixed Wireless or Home Broadband, Aurora helps ensure your home or office achieves the best possible broadband speeds. With intuitive, step-by-step guidance, Aurora simplifies the setup of both Fixed Wireless and Home Broadband gateways, including our latest Wi-Fi 7 gateway with WAN and VDSL support. Simply scan the QR code to pair your phone with the device and follow the guided setup flow. For Fixed Wireless devices, Aurora helps you find the ideal placement by analysing signal strength and obstructions for optimal connectivity. For Home Broadband users, Aurora supports setup for Ethernet (WAN) or VDSL connections, including configuring your Wi-Fi network, so you can set up your gateway with ease and get online faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aurora at 50% against YourBeacon's 0%. Aurora also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). YourBeacon's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Aurora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YourBeacon has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of YourBeacon's written reviews are positive against 50% of Aurora's.
YourBeacon ships an update every 3 months, Aurora every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YourBeacon | Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon Broadband, Inc. | NetComm Wireless Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
YourBeacon
Aurora
In-app purchases
YourBeacon
No in-app purchases
Aurora
No in-app purchases
