Comparison

Beacon vs Peekd

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

Head to head
About

Beacon

Easily find friends who are available to hang out. Share your current activity and connect with mutual friends to make plans spontaneously. Never miss an opportunity to socialize.

Highlights
  • See friends available to hang out
  • Broadcast your current activity
  • Pair with friends on similar schedules
  • Activity selector for various plans
  • Statuses for context
  • Connect with mutual friends
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Welcome to Beacon, the fastest way to meet up with friends! Just jump on the app, flip your location on, and see all your friends that want to hang out! Everyone's busy but with Beacon, you can pair yourself off with friends that have aligning schedules. Want to get coffee? Workout? Maybe just go on a walk? Beacon features a slate of different signals to show your friends what you're up to! BEACON INCLUDES: MAPPING: - See all your friends that want to hang out! And flip on your own beacon if you want your friends to see you! ACTIVITY SELECTOR: - Quickly show your friends what activity you're up to. Never eat lunch alone, again! STATUSES: - Broadcast messages to all your friends if you need a bit more context than an emoji. NETWORK: - Forge closer connections with mutuals through close friends. Expand your network!

About

Peekd

Share unfiltered, everyday moments with friends and family. Capture random glimpses of your life and trade them with your circles at the end of the day to see what they're up to. It's about authentic connection through genuine, real-time experiences.

Highlights
  • Share random, unfiltered moments
  • Trade daily peeks with friends
  • Create different circles for different groups
  • Focus on authentic connection
  • Daily rhythm of capturing and discovering
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Peekd: Share Real Moments, See Real Lives Ever wondered what your bestie's desk actually looks like today? Or what your brother's cooking tonight? Peekd drops you into your friends' everyday lives—no filters, just genuine moments as they happen. The Real Deal Peekd is for the everyday moments that make life interesting—your morning coffee view, your pet's ridiculous sleeping position, or that perfect sandwich you made for lunch. It's life, unfiltered and authentic! How It Works (Super Simple) - Capture random moments throughout your day—the dinner you cooked, your current reading spot, or that unexpected rainbow after the rain. - Share with your circles — different crews get different views! Close friends see your messy room, family sees your holiday decorations. - At 10PM, the magic happens — everyone's daily peeks get traded! Wake up to fresh windows into your friends' actual lives. Why Peekd Hits Different Trading, Not Posting — Peekd works on fair exchange. Share moments, receive moments. Everyone participates! Circles, Not Feeds — Create different groups for different relationships. What you share with besties stays with besties. Moments, Not Masterpieces — Caught in bad lighting? Hair not perfect? That's the whole point! Real life has rough edges. Connection, Not Collection — It's about quality glimpses into fewer lives, not endless scrolling through countless strangers. The Daily Rhythm Every day brings new moments, new laughs, and new glimpses into the lives of people you actually care about. Peekd creates a natural rhythm to staying connected—capturing during the day, discovering at night. The Perfect Balance Peekd gives you the closeness of a group chat with the visual delight of seeing your friends' worlds. Not too demanding, not too distant—just right. You'll Love Peekd If: You want to stay in your friends' daily lives even when you're far apart You believe ordinary Tuesday moments can be just as meaningful as big events You're looking for more authentic connection in your digital life You enjoy the surprise of seeing what your friends are really up to today Download Peekd and start trading glimpses of real life with your crew. The most meaningful connections happen through the smallest windows into each other's worlds. Peekd: Life's better when you share the real stuff.

Screenshots

Beacon4 screens
Peekd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beacon at every 2 days against Peekd's fortnightly. Beacon also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beacon against 5.0 for Peekd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beacon ships an update every 2 days, Peekd fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beacon versus Peekd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeaconPeekd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings514 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWolk CreativeYusuf Sallam

Customer experience

Beacon

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Peekd

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beacon

No in-app purchases

None

Peekd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beacon free?
Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Peekd free?
Peekd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beacon or Peekd?
Beacon and Peekd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Beacon or Peekd have ads?
Neither Beacon nor Peekd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beacon or Peekd?
Beacon ships an update every 2 days, and Peekd fortnightly. Most recently, Beacon was updated on November 3, 2026 and Peekd on November 5, 2026.

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