Comparison

Cogent Beacon vs Holyiot

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

Head to head

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About

Cogent Beacon

Features

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Cogent Beacon puts the power of unit tracking in your pocket. Cogent Beacon is a companion app for Cogent Cloud Management Suite. This provides access to geofenced SMART Zones, current unit locations, and unit location history. This app does require purchasing licenses for Cogent Tracker devices and a registration to the Cogent Cloud portal to utilize the features within this app. The Cogent Beacon mobile app does not share your current position to any third parties and is strictly used to reference your current location in relation to units you are monitoring within your account.

About

Holyiot

Features

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An app that can connect sensor devices through Bluetooth and display and record sensor data in real-time

Screenshots

Cogent Beacon4 screens

Holyiot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cogent Beacon at every 3 weeks against Holyiot's every 3 months. Holyiot's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cogent Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, Holyiot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Cogent Beacon versus Holyiot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cogent Beacon	Holyiot
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	14.5	10.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	37 MB	28 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	ViviScape	Shenzhen Hong yi yun jia technology Co.,LTD

In-app purchases

None

Cogent Beacon

No in-app purchases

None

Holyiot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cogent Beacon free?

Cogent Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Holyiot free?

Holyiot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Cogent Beacon or Holyiot have ads?

Neither Cogent Beacon nor Holyiot shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Cogent Beacon or Holyiot?

Cogent Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Holyiot every 3 months. Most recently, Cogent Beacon was updated on September 10, 2026 and Holyiot on May 16, 2026.