Beacon Free vs eBeacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Free
This app creates customizable light and sound cycles, useful for signaling presence during outdoor activities like night walks or camping. It offers adjustable cycle speed, randomization, sound, flashlight, and screen brightness.
- Adjustable cycle speed
- Randomize setting
- Sound customization
- Flashlight control
- Screen brightness adjustment
- Clock function
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"Beacon" produces a cyclic light and sound. It can for example be handy for a night walk or a forest camp because it might tell your existence to someone or some animals around you. It might even serve as a makeshift bear bell (no guarantees, though). This application has the functions listed below. - Cycle setting [Slow/Middle/Fast] - Randomize setting [No/Once/Always] - Sound setting [No/Soft/Sharp] - Flashlight setting [No/Cyclic/Always] - Screen setting [No/Dark/Bright] - Status bar setting [On/Off] - Background operation setting [On/Off] [Caution] - Flashlight control requires a compatible device.
eBeacon
This app helps discover and interact with Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy devices. It allows developers to configure and manage specific beacons, read and write data, and browse device services and characteristics.
- Scan for Bluetooth LE peripherals
- Scan for JAALEE Beacons
- Configure JAALEE Beacons
- Read and write device characteristics
- Browse device services
- Support for URIBeacon and Eddystone
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eBeacon can find all of your devices that use Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy(also known as Bluetooth Smart) Full Support of read, write, and notify is included. Developers can use eBeacon to Configure the Beacon Create by the JAALEE. Key Features: －Scan for any peripherals －Scan for JAALEE Beacons －JAALEE Customized firmware upgrade －Read and Configure JAALEE's Beacon －Browse Services and Characteristics －Read Services －Write Characteristics in Hex －Support URIBeacon. －Support Eddystone. －Support JAALEE BT-Gateway.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beacon Free at 4.5 against eBeacon's 1.0. Beacon Free also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 33%). eBeacon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Beacon Free holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Beacon Free's written reviews are positive against 33% of eBeacon's.
Beacon Free ships an update every 17 months, eBeacon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Free | eBeacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | JAALEE Inc. |
Customer experience
Beacon Free
eBeacon
In-app purchases
Beacon Free
No in-app purchases
eBeacon
No in-app purchases
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