Anybox vs Beacon MAX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anybox
Save, organize, and quickly access your links, files, and notes across all your Apple devices. Features include smart lists, nested tags, and system-wide share extensions for seamless saving. Syncs via iCloud with a strong focus on user privacy.
- Cross-device bookmark syncing (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
- Spotlight search for bookmarks
- Categorize with nested tags and folders
- Smart Lists for automatic organization
- Support for images, files, and notes
- System-wide share extensions
- iCloud sync with privacy focus
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# Features 1. Get your bookmarks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. 2. Search your bookmarks with Spotlight. 3. Use Anybox keyboard to quickly input your frequently used links and notes. 4. Categorize bookmarks with nested tags and folders. 5. Create Smart Lists to automatically organize bookmarks with attributes like URL and added date. 6. Support images, files, and notes. Easily retrieve frequently used images and notes. 7. Track your reading list with Widgets. Or save clipboard to specified collections. 8. Save links with system-wide share extensions. Just native experience. 9. Sync via iCloud. No personal data collected. 10. Import your bookmarks from browsers or other third-party apps. Anybox offers lifetime plan and subscription plans as a universal purchase, which means you only need to purchase once for all the platforms (iOS/macOS/iPadOS) Anybox support. You can choose one of these plans to save unlimited items in the app. Privacy Policy: https://anybox.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://anybox.app/terms-of-service
Beacon MAX
This app offers advanced communication features including 8K video calls, real-time translation, and unlimited VoIP calls. It also includes a virtual assistant and seamless call transfer between devices. Share large files and stream high-resolution content effortlessly.
- 8K video calls
- Real-time translation
- Unlimited VoIP calls
- Virtual assistant (SAMI)
- Instant call transfer
- Large file sharing
- 8K streaming
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Experience the future of communication with Beacon MAX. Enjoy crystal-clear 8K video calls, break language barriers with real-time translation, and connect effortlessly with our Seamless Connect™ technology. Make limitless Voice over IP calls worldwide and benefit from our integrated virtual assistant, SAMI. Transfer active calls between devices with Instant Transfer™. Share files of any size using Quantum™ technology. Stream in mind-bending 8K resolution to millions of viewers. Upgrade your communication with Beacon MAX today and embrace a new era of connectivity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beacon MAX at none against Anybox's 7. Beacon MAX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). Anybox's advantage is ratings volume (525 vs 6). 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. Anybox sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Beacon MAX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beacon MAX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anybox has 525 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Anybox ships an update every 5 weeks, Beacon MAX every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anybox | Beacon MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (525 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 525 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anybox LTD | Mass Luminosity |
Customer experience
Anybox
Beacon MAX
Bugs and requests
Anybox
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent behavior with reader mode
- Issues with bookmark syncing
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manually add links
- Improve duplicate detection
- Allow sorting of tags/folders
- Implement private bookmark folders
Beacon MAX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Anybox
- 1 month$1.991 Month
- 12 months$14.991 Year
- Chips-Sized Tip$3.99
- Coffee-Sized Tip$7.99
- Pizza-Sized Tip$14.99
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- Lifetime2 variants$49.99
Beacon MAX
No in-app purchases
