Comparison

beamAssist vs XGPS DashPro

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

Head to head
About

beamAssist

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beamAssist is a patented, one-touch, 3-button, color-coded mobile app specifically designed for individual urgent response and emergency status communication. It allows users to share vital information including location with designated contacts and/or public safety dispatch centers in just seconds. It can easily be configured for communities/groups to use among friends and family members or for professional use within an organization. The color-coded, 3-buttons (green, amber and red) represent equivalent levels of emergency, allowing users to share location, audio, video, and user bio in real-time (seconds not minutes). Additionally, one can opt in to share vital data through health sensors. Each button can be configured to share the following from any smartphone: GPS, microphone, speaker, camera, mute phone, text to 911 or other designated numbers. The text includes a live link broadcasting GPS, audio and video live. beamAssist represents Beam’s Unified Communication of Things as a Service (UCTaaS) with heightened capabilities including text, audio/video, sub-second GPS connectivity, push-to-talk and SOS. Administrators can configure the app for organization-wide use. Users can only register through an approved organization, community or agency through an Admin portal and can share encrypted and geo-tagged IoT content and media, as well as real-time collaboration with experts, citizens and PSAPs. beamAssist unique features include: • It provides GPS sub-second latency tracking and navigation; • beamAssist connects to Computer-aided Dispatching (CAD) including 911 CAD and offers connectivity between an Emergency Dispatch/Command and Control Center and their specific mobile workforce; • It offers responders a single button, one touch feature that records all actions from start to the end of any emergency/incident/event. In the case of law enforcement or public safety, this capability is an essential element; • beamAssist also adds value by integration Artificial Intelligence (AI) on GCP cloud and Edge that provides users with enhanced threat awareness, historical data, situational awareness and real-time, multimedia, mobile communication.

About

XGPS DashPro

This companion app enhances the accuracy of a precise positioning GNSS receiver, improving location data from meters to centimeters. It allows users to activate subscriptions, configure settings, monitor receiver status, and record routes.

Highlights
  • Activate Skylark™ Precise Positioning Service
  • Enhance location accuracy to centimeters
  • Set configuration preferences
  • Update receiver firmware
  • Monitor location status and satellite tracking
  • View battery and charging status
  • Mark points and record routes
Features
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Companion app of the XGPS DashPro precise positioning GNSS receiver from Dual Electronics and Axxera powered by Swift Navigation. Use it to activate your subscription to Swift’s Skylark™ Precise Positioning Service (included in the purchase of your XGPS DashPro or sold separately). Once activated, the XGPS DashPro app needs to run in the background in order to enhance your location accuracy from meters down to just centimeters. The XGPS DashPro app also allows you to: ● Set configuration preferences and update firmware ● Monitor location status and satellite tracking details ● View receiver’s battery level and charging status ● Mark points and record your route

Screenshots

beamAssist4 screens
XGPS DashPro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: beamAssist at every 10 days against XGPS DashPro's every 5 months. 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

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

beamAssist ships an update every 10 days, XGPS DashPro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
beamAssist versus XGPS DashPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbeamAssistXGPS DashPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeamLive Inc.NAMSUNG AMERICA, INC.

In-app purchases

None

beamAssist

No in-app purchases

None

XGPS DashPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is beamAssist free?
beamAssist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XGPS DashPro free?
XGPS DashPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do beamAssist or XGPS DashPro have ads?
Neither beamAssist nor XGPS DashPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, beamAssist or XGPS DashPro?
beamAssist ships an update every 10 days, and XGPS DashPro every 5 months. Most recently, beamAssist was updated on October 25, 2026 and XGPS DashPro on October 23, 2026.

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