Comparison

Where’s My Stuff? vs Beacon (Flare)

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

Head to head
About

Where’s My Stuff?

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Keep track of where your belongings are stored so you can find them later. Features: - Hierarchical organization: Organize items and locations in nested structures. - Item details: Add tags, categories, images, and descriptions. - iCloud Sync: Sync data across your Apple devices. - Efficient lookup: Store and retrieve information using SwiftData. - Siri and Shortcuts: Access app functionality through Siri and the Shortcuts app.

About

Beacon (Flare)

Features
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beacon turns your screen into a signal. show a message. flash a color. strobe the room. no words spoken, no data sent, no account required. just your phone, saying what you need it to say. -- text display -- type anything or tap a preset. full screen, maximum brightness, landscape locked. toggle between white-on-black and black-on-white. Face ID / Touch ID authentication before every display — nothing shows by accident. -- color display -- slide across the full color spectrum to pick your color. preview updates live. lift your finger to confirm, authenticate to display. your message — if you have one — renders automatically in contrast-optimized text over whatever color you chose. -- strobe -- neon colors cycle across your screen in rapid succession. adjustable speed — hold the strobe button to open settings, slide to dial it in from a slow pulse to a full meltdown. get attention from across any room. -- preset messages -- eight messages preloaded: meet me outside. hey. follow me. 5 min. be right back. wait. sos. come here. hold the beacon logo to edit them — replace, rewrite, or add up to ten total. yours when you need them, gone from the device when you don't. -- pulse -- a breathing brightness effect that applies to any display mode. subtle. makes any signal feel alive. -- the rest -- quad-tap the display to exit. brightness maxes automatically. screen stays awake while displaying. locks to landscape for distance reading. -- privacy -- zero data collected. the only permission beacon asks for is Face ID / Touch ID authentication. messages live in memory and disappear when you close the app. nothing stored, nothing sent, nothing shared.

Screenshots

Where’s My Stuff?4 screens
Beacon (Flare)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Beacon (Flare) at 3 against Where’s My Stuff?'s 1. Beacon (Flare) also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Where’s My Stuff? versus Beacon (Flare): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhere’s My Stuff?Beacon (Flare)
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeida FanDustin Parmenter

In-app purchases

None

Where’s My Stuff?

No in-app purchases

None

Beacon (Flare)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Where’s My Stuff? free?
Where’s My Stuff? is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacon (Flare) free?
Beacon (Flare) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Where’s My Stuff? or Beacon (Flare) have ads?
Neither Where’s My Stuff? nor Beacon (Flare) shows ads.

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