Comparison

Cogent Beacon vs MyTWS

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

MyTWS

Features

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MyTWS app is a powerful tool designed to enhance the user experience for TWS battery owners. It offers the following key features: 1. Real-time monitoring of battery data and status. 2. Access to essential battery information. 3. Smart diagnostics for battery health and performance. 4. Battery services such as firmware updates and more.

Screenshots

Cogent Beacon4 screens

MyTWS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cogent Beacon and MyTWS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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, MyTWS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Cogent Beacon versus MyTWS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Cogent Beacon	MyTWS
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 6 weeks
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	81 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Viviscape LLC	TWS

In-app purchases

None

Cogent Beacon

No in-app purchases

None

MyTWS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cogent Beacon free?

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

Is MyTWS free?

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

Do Cogent Beacon or MyTWS have ads?

Neither Cogent Beacon nor MyTWS shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Cogent Beacon or MyTWS?

Cogent Beacon ships an update every 3 weeks, and MyTWS every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cogent Beacon was updated on October 27, 2026 and MyTWS on October 24, 2026.