Comparison

JourneyAL vs beacio

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

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JourneyAL

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Safari Extension companion to JourneyAL JourneyAL - The browser extension companion for JourneyAL, for Safari. Look up information in the blink of an eye. Tame your tabs. Organize your online life. Never lose a bookmark. Across multiple devices. Your Journey across the web. This is the browser extension companion for JourneyAL, for Safari. If your tabs are out of control, bookmarks are spread across multiple devices, history is unsearchable, and your search engine results leave much to be desired because you can't find the page you were just looking at, this extension is for you. JourneyAL is a service with a one time fee because we believe software should be something you pay for once and own. Right now that software is provided via a web service but in the future our plan is to make a self hosted version as well. The functionality is basic. This extension will: - Determine if the page should be saved or not - Take a snapshot of the current page you're on - Collect the images of the current page you're on - Upload both of them to the web service - If you save a bookmark locally, that page will be marked as a bookmark on the JourneyAL web service, in the future. The web service shows you full text searchable log of your browsing history across every device where the extension is installed. In addition it shows the images which are searchable based on the same keywords, and the bookmarks as well. The web service also allows you to manage a block list of pages you don't want saved. We created this service because our tabs are out of control and information that we rely on has been disappearing from search engines. Important notes: This extension will record your browsing history, if there is a page you do not want to be recorded we highly encourage the use of an Private Browsing Tab. Do not allow this extension in Private Browsing.

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beacio

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beacio brings Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to Safari on iOS, letting you connect to BLE devices directly from web pages β€” no dedicated native app needed for each device. HOW IT WORKS beacio is a Safari Web Extension paired with a companion app. Install it, then finish setup in Safari: on any website, tap aA, tap Manage Extensions, and turn beacio on. For site access, tap aA, tap beacio, and tap Enable on all websites β€” Safari's own permission sheet follows, where you choose Always Allow… and then on every website. This route never touches Settings. If you prefer, the same grant can also be made in Settings β†’ Apps β†’ Safari β†’ Extensions β†’ beacio under Permissions, where the row is labelled Other Websites on iOS 26. Once enabled, websites use the standard Web Bluetooth API: beacio installs navigator.bluetooth in Safari, so a site already built for Web Bluetooth works with no code changes and no script tag. A vendor-prefixed navigator.beacio namespace is available alongside it for sites that want to detect beacio explicitly. KEY FEATURES - Full Web Bluetooth API support: requestDevice(), GATT service and characteristic discovery, read/write operations, and real-time notifications - Batch GATT operations for fast, efficient device communication - Native iOS device picker for secure device selection - Connection persistence across tab switches and brief app suspensions - Optional background sync registrations for alerts and beacon monitoring that you explicitly enable from supported websites - Standalone BLE scanner in the companion app for independent testing - Extension status dashboard with real-time monitoring USE CASES - IoT Dashboards: Monitor and control smart home devices, sensors, and actuators from web-based dashboards in Safari, including optional background alerts for important state changes - Fitness & Health: Connect to heart rate monitors, cycling sensors, and other fitness peripherals through web apps, with optional notifications for tracked measurements - Smart Home: Interact with BLE-enabled lights, locks, thermostats, and appliances via browser-based interfaces - Development & Prototyping: Test and debug BLE peripherals using web-based tools like nRF Connect for Web, without switching between native apps - Education: Build and experiment with BLE projects using web technologies SECURITY & PRIVACY beacio is secure by design. Every Bluetooth connection requires your explicit consent through the native iOS device picker. Optional background monitoring is available only when a supported website explicitly registers it and you grant the required permissions. The extension collects no personal data and performs no tracking. Crash reporting via Sentry uses EU-based data residency and captures only diagnostic data (crash logs, performance metrics) that is never linked to your identity. REQUIREMENTS - iOS 26.2 or later - iPhone with Bluetooth Low Energy support - Compatible BLE peripherals INSPIRED BY OPEN STANDARDS beacio implements the W3C Web Bluetooth specification used by Chrome and Edge on desktop and exposes it under the standard navigator.bluetooth name β€” the same device discovery, GATT read/write and notification operations. Existing Web Bluetooth sites work unchanged, with the vendor-prefixed navigator.beacio namespace available for explicit feature detection. FOR DEVELOPERS Visit beacio.com for integration documentation and the API reference. No SDK and no script tag is required: navigator.bluetooth comes from the extension itself, and the optional beacio.js helper only adds convenience and feature detection.

Screenshots

JourneyAL4 screens
beacio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: JourneyAL at 3 against beacio's 1. JourneyAL also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
JourneyAL versus beacio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJourneyALbeacio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.2
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMass Industries LLCWojciech Kulma

In-app purchases

None

JourneyAL

No in-app purchases

None

beacio

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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