Comparison

IKIER vs BeamLog

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

Head to head
About

IKIER

This utility app enables users to perform material editing, drawing, and machine carving control. It facilitates precise adjustments and creative design for various projects.

Highlights
  • Material editing
  • Drawing functionality
  • Machine carving control
  • Design adjustments
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IKIER Realizes Material Editing, Drawing Cutting, and Controlling Machine Carving

About

BeamLog

Features
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BeamLog is an offline notebook for laser cutter and engraver settings. Every time you dial in a new material, save the power, speed, passes, focus and air assist you used, the machine you ran it on, and a photo of the test swatch. Next time that material comes up, you look it up instead of testing it again. BUILT AROUND ITERATION Most tests are not one-offs. Open an entry, tap Duplicate, and a new form opens pre-filled with every value from the old test. Change the one number you want to try, take a new photo of the swatch, save. Both runs sit next to each other in the log, so you can see how the setting developed instead of guessing where you left off. WORKS WITH ANY MACHINE BeamLog is vendor-neutral. You name your own machine profiles (diode, CO2 or fiber) and enter your own values, so it fits whatever is on your bench. It ships no preset catalogue and recommends nothing — the only numbers you ever see are the ones you measured yourself. Over time that becomes a material library you can actually trust, because every entry in it came off your own machine. FEATURES - Log power, speed, passes, focus and air assist per test - Record material and thickness for every entry - One photo per test, taken in the app or picked from your library - Mark each run as success, partial or failed - Duplicate any entry as the starting point for the next run - Search across material, machine and notes - Filter by machine, material and result - Machine profiles for diode, CO2 and fiber lasers - CSV export of the full log via the share sheet - Works completely offline, with no account and no sign-up PRICING Ten entries and one machine profile are free. A single purchase unlocks unlimited entries, unlimited machine profiles and CSV export. There is no subscription: BeamLog runs entirely on your device, so there are no running costs to pass on. Restore Purchases brings the unlock to your other devices. YOUR DATA Entries and photos are stored on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, there is no server and no sync, and the app works the same in airplane mode as it does at home.

Screenshots

IKIER4 screens
BeamLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IKIER at none against BeamLog's 1. IKIER also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. BeamLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IKIER asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IKIER versus BeamLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIKIERBeamLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen AtomStack Technologies Co., Ltd.Timothy Krechel

In-app purchases

None

IKIER

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BeamLog

One-time1
  • BeamLog Unlimited$9.99

Questions

Is IKIER free?
IKIER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeamLog free?
BeamLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IKIER or BeamLog have ads?
Neither IKIER nor BeamLog shows ads.

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