Comparison

BAPI BLE Scanner vs Beacon Disinfection

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

Head to head
About

BAPI BLE Scanner

This app scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and displays their signal strength (RSSI). It helps determine the reliability of wireless sensor systems in a given environment before installation.

Highlights
  • Scans for BLE devices
  • Displays RSSI signal strength
  • Site verification for wireless sensors
  • Filter for BAPI wireless devices
  • Helps determine sensor/gateway placement
Features
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The BAPI BLE Scanner app provides a simple way to check if BAPI’s wireless sensors will work in your environment. The app automatically scans your environment for BLE devices and displays them with their RSSI value, giving you and indication of the signal strength in your environment. Using the BAPI BLE Scanner app and one of BAPI’s wireless sensors, you can test your environment to see if to see how reliably a wireless sensor system will perform. BAPI’s wireless system consists of sensors and gateways. Sensors will send readings to the gateway, the gateway can then send readings to our cloud monitoring system or to an HVAC system. You can use the BAPI BLE Scanner to perform a site verification in your environment. Contact BAPI to order one of our wireless sensors. Once you receive your sensor, power it on and place it at a location that you want to measure. Open the BAPI BLE Scanner app on your smart device and position yourself where you would like to place a gateway. You can adjust the settings to only see BAPI wireless devices. You can then look at the RSSI value to determine if the sensor will be able to communicate reliably with the gateway and adjust the gateway or sensor position as needed. You can then repeat this process for each point you want to measure. The BAPI BLE Scanner makes it easy to determine how many sensors and gateways you will need for your environment and where to place them. You can then be confident that your wireless system will be able to communicate reliably. Contact us to start the site verification process

About

Beacon Disinfection

This app allows you to manage a wall-mounted Far-UVC disinfection device. You can control its operation, schedule disinfection cycles, and monitor usage for various rooms. It simplifies your cleaning routine by automating germ-fighting tasks.

Highlights
  • Manage device locations by room
  • Connect and control disinfection device
  • Schedule automated disinfection
  • Select operating modes
  • Track device usage time
Features
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Meet your germ-fighting game changer. Beacon is the latest addition to your disinfection tool kit. It is a hand-sized, wall-mounted, Far-UVC 222nm disinfection technology that simplifies your cleaning routine. Beacon helps reduce bacteria, viruses, mold, and pathogens, leaving you with time and energy to focus on more of what matters. With Beacon’s simple-to-use app and free account, you can easily manage the following: - Add and remove rooms where Beacon is located - Connect Beacon to the room in which it is located - Easily control Beacon, including turning it on and off - Customize and program your schedule disinfection - Select one of three unique operating modes - See how long you have used Beacon Through Beacon's app, you can connect to your wall-mounted device to manage and control it. The power to determine how and when you want to safely and effectively disinfect your spaces is at your fingertips!

Screenshots

BAPI BLE Scanner4 screens
Beacon Disinfection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BAPI BLE Scanner at none against Beacon Disinfection's shown. BAPI BLE Scanner also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Beacon Disinfection's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BAPI BLE Scanner against 5.0 for Beacon Disinfection. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BAPI BLE Scanner versus Beacon Disinfection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBAPI BLE ScannerBeacon Disinfection
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuilding Automation Products, IncHumn, Inc.

Customer experience

BAPI BLE Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beacon Disinfection

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BAPI BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Beacon Disinfection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAPI BLE Scanner free?
BAPI BLE Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacon Disinfection free?
Beacon Disinfection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BAPI BLE Scanner or Beacon Disinfection?
BAPI BLE Scanner and Beacon Disinfection are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do BAPI BLE Scanner or Beacon Disinfection have ads?
Beacon Disinfection shows ads; BAPI BLE Scanner does not.

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