Cogent Beacon vs Beacons Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cogent Beacon
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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.
Beacons Tool
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Used for beacon parameter settings, supporting 7 broadcast page settings, and interface settings supporting password connection to protect personal privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cogent Beacon at every 3 weeks against Beacons Tool's every 5 months. Beacons Tool's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cogent Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, Beacons Tool every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cogent Beacon | Beacons Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ViviScape | Shenzhen Yanwei Communications Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Cogent Beacon
No in-app purchases
Beacons Tool
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cogent Beacon free?
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Do Cogent Beacon or Beacons Tool have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cogent Beacon or Beacons Tool?
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