Beacon Free vs KeyAccess
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.
KeyAccess
Securely store and manage your private photos, videos, and documents using multiple distinct keys. Control access to your sensitive files with customizable password-like keys, each managing its own dedicated page of content. Organize, view, and share your files with ease.
- Store files by different keys
- Take photos and video directly in app
- Create and save notes
- View photos, video, and documents
- Import/export files from/to other storage
- Search and sort files
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KeyAccess helps you to hide your private photos, videos, and other files using many different keys. Let’s control access to your private files! Key - it is a sequence of letters, numbers and some symbols. It is similar to a password. But you may have a lot of keys. And each key has its own page with files. [ FEATURES ] + Store files by different keys + Take photos and video directly in app + Create and save notes + View photos, video, and documents (txt, pdf, rtf, doc, xls, html, etc.) + Open files in other applications if the file formats are not supported + Send files by Email + Print photos with AirPrint + Connect to iTunes to transfer files between computer and your mobile device + Import/export files from/to other storage on your device (iCould, Dropbox, etc.) + Search files + Sort files by names, dates, and sizes [ EXAMPLES OF USE ] + Use different keys to manage files for work, family, or for personal use + Store photos by categories using different keys + Show only some photos to others + Limit access of children to your personal information + If the device is used by some people: they each can store private files using their own keys
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Beacon Free at Free against KeyAccess's $4.99. KeyAccess's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Beacon Free is free to download; KeyAccess costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
KeyAccess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Beacon Free ships an update every 17 months, KeyAccess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Free | KeyAccess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Shizuka TORITANI |
Customer experience
Beacon Free
KeyAccess
In-app purchases
Beacon Free
No in-app purchases
KeyAccess
No in-app purchases
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