Beacons vs Collabstr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacons
Build a free, customizable link-in-bio website to connect fans to all your content. Monetize your creations by selling products, collecting tips, and promoting events. Analyze traffic insights to understand your audience and grow your creator business.
- Free link-in-bio website
- Customizable templates and design
- Monetize content (products, tips)
- Add multiple pages and content types
- Traffic insights and analytics
- WYSIWYG editor
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Create a free, beautiful, and highly customizable link in bio website with Beacons. Join over 2 million creators around the world and set up your easy-to-use link in bio site in minutes to build your brand, grow your audience, and monetize your content. Connect your fans to all of your content from all platforms in one free, personal link and grow your creator business. Engage your fans and make money right from your Beacons page: sell digital products and services, collect tips and donations, share your storefronts, promote events and shows, build your subscriber lists, and so much more. Here’s how it works: 1. Free setup: Set up your free link in bio site in minutes with your own URL (beacons.ai/yourname) 2. Easy to add and edit: Add your links and content including files, images, videos, playlists, music, storefronts, social media platforms, logos, or anything else you might want to add! Add multiple pages to organize your content however you want. Easy WYSIWYG editor allows you to tap, drag, and rearrange. 3. Customize it your way: Choose from one of our expertly-designed templates or create your own design. Your link in bio site can look as unique and branded as you want it to, with customizable colors, fonts, link styles, text, page formatting, and image or video backgrounds. 4. Share everywhere: Share your Beacons link in your Instagram, TikTok, and other social media profiles and anywhere you want to connect with fans! Never 5. Learn and grow: Analyze traffic insights with our detailed traffic breakdown to learn what content your audience likes most and prioritize your time and efforts. Beacons is for all creators to level up at any stage of your creator journey—including influencers, entrepreneurs, bloggers, artists, musicians, gamers, streamers, and more. Build your best creator business with Beacons. Download today and claim your slice of the internet.
Collabstr
This app helps creators monetize their content by facilitating brand deals across various platforms. It simplifies the process of selling, managing, and receiving payments for collaborations.
- Monetize content
- Manage brand deals
- Get paid for collaborations
- Instagram, TikTok, YouTube integration
- UGC brand deals
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Make money as a creator. The simple way to sell, manage, and get paid for your Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and UGC brand deals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Collabstr at 4.9 against Beacons's 3.3. Collabstr also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (60% vs 39%). 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.
Collabstr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Collabstr has 562 ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Beacons's written reviews are positive against 60% of Collabstr's.
Beacons ships an update every 3 weeks, Collabstr every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacons | Collabstr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (96 ratings) | 4.9 (562 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 59.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 562 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Beacons AI | Collabstr |
Customer experience
Beacons
Collabstr
Bugs and requests
Beacons
Reported bugs
29 issues- Infinite loading on sign-in/account creation
- No email reception for account verification
- App/link unreliable
- Increased reliance on AI makes app unusable
- Cannot cancel subscription
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- Payment page not loading
- Lost Pro benefits after cancellation
- Custom domain removed after Pro cancellation
- App slow on mobile and iPad
- Payment connection button not working
- Digital product price/title removes itself
- App won't go further than sign-in loading screen
- Disconnects social media accounts
- Cannot upload link in bio picture
- Connection issues
- Cannot see account due to bugs
- Confusion on media uploading
- Cannot upgrade to Pro on the app
- Push notifications are iffy/not received
- Appointments/bookings calendar not working
- Checkout page issues
- App continuously crashing
- White screen after submitting info
- Website down
- Username unavailable for account creation
- Server stopped/down
- Login through Gmail not working initially
- Media kit opens a blank page
- Cannot log in with Google or other social networks on the app
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to change language
- Dark mode option
- More control over carousel columns
- Ability to make multiple beacons link in bios on paid plans
- Discount for link in bio pro plans
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- Lower seller fees for memberships
- Make Store Pro more affordable
- Add Store Pro to be $24.99 a month
Collabstr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beacons
No in-app purchases
Collabstr
No in-app purchases
