Social Beacon vs Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Social Beacon
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Social Beacon is an app for irl hangouts with irl friends, right now. Social Beacon sends out a notification to all of your friends, when you have some time to hang out. Your friends can respond to your Beacon in the app. Then make plans to catch up.
Beacon
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Beacon lets you share what you're up to with the people closest to you. Set a status like "Driving", "Exercising", or "Free", or write your own, choose who sees it, and broadcast it for a set amount of time. When the time's up, your beacon turns off automatically. Beacon is built for a small circle. You can add up to 15 friends or family members. It's not for your whole network, it's for the people you actually want to stay in touch with. Friends in other countries show their local time, and you can reach them instantly via WhatsApp with one tap. FEATURES - Real-time status sharing with close friends and family - Custom or preset statuses: Driving, Exercising, Free, and more - Beacons expire automatically - Share with everyone, specific groups, or a custom selection - Push notifications when friends go live - Local timezone display for international contacts - One-tap WhatsApp calling for friends overseas - No account setup beyond your phone number
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Verdict
Social Beacon and Beacon are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Social Beacon | Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISSA T M CHANZI | SONG XIANG XIE |
In-app purchases
Social Beacon
No in-app purchases
Beacon
No in-app purchases
