Comparison

Cogent Beacon vs bewifi

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

Head to head

Stay in the Zone

The wifi is this way

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

bewifi

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Bewifi is the app that lets you find and connect to lots of great places offering secure wifi, but not only that... Because being connected is great, but having a good time there is the most important!

Screenshots

Cogent Beacon4 screens

bewifi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: bewifi at every 2 weeks against Cogent Beacon's every 3 weeks. 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, bewifi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Cogent Beacon versus bewifi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cogent Beacon	bewifi
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	14.5 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	37 MB	68 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	ViviScape	beacon & eggs

In-app purchases

None

Cogent Beacon

No in-app purchases

None

bewifi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cogent Beacon free?

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

Is bewifi free?

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

Do Cogent Beacon or bewifi have ads?

Neither Cogent Beacon nor bewifi shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Cogent Beacon or bewifi?

Cogent Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, and bewifi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cogent Beacon was updated on September 10, 2026 and bewifi on September 11, 2026.