Beacon Multi vs Apperture

Beacon Multi-Tool is the all-in-one iBeacon and Bluetooth Low Energy utility for developers, IoT engineers, and tinkerers. Scan nearby BLE devices, simulate iBeacons, monitor regions, and configure your beacon hardware — all from one clean, native iOS app. Whether you're building a proximity-based experience, testing beacon deployments, debugging BLE peripherals, or just exploring what's broadcasting around you, Beacon Multi-Tool gives you the tools without the clutter. — DISCOVERY — • Scan for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices in real time • View advertised services, RSSI, manufacturer data, and raw payloads • Long-press any value to copy it instantly • Inspect device protocols and configuration profiles • Filter and identify devices by name, UUID, or signal strength — BEACON SIMULATOR — • Turn your iPhone or iPad into an iBeacon transmitter • Broadcast custom UUID, Major, and Minor values • Save multiple beacon profiles for quick switching • Edit, duplicate, and organize your beacon library — REGION MONITORING — • Monitor iBeacon regions and get notified on enter/exit events • Track ranging events with live distance estimates • View ranging history with timestamps • Test geofence-style proximity flows during development — DEVICE CONFIGURATION — • Read and edit beacon configuration via BLE • Manage device protocols and connection profiles • Quick access to commonly used beacon parameters — ICLOUD SYNC — • Optional iCloud Sync keeps your beacon library in sync across iPhone and iPad • Your data stays under your Apple ID — we never see it • Toggle on or off any time in Settings — PRIVACY FIRST — • No account required • No tracking of your beacon data or BLE scans • Location and Bluetooth permissions are used strictly on-device to power features • Free tier shows ads via Google AdMob with full ATT and GDPR consent support • Pro users see zero ads and no ATT prompt — DESIGNED FOR APPLE PLATFORMS — • Built natively with SwiftUI • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Haptic feedback throughout — WHO IT'S FOR — • iOS developers integrating Core Location / Core Bluetooth • IoT and hardware engineers commissioning beacon fleets • Retail, museum, and venue teams testing proximity experiences • QA engineers validating BLE-based features • Hobbyists exploring the world of Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon Multi-Tool is designed to feel fast, focused, and at home on iOS. No bloat, no servers, no accounts — just the BLE tools you actually need. Questions or feedback? Reach us at hvhorgz@gmail.com. Privacy Policy: https://hvhorgz.netlify.app/privacy/beacon Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Apperture lets you see and control one Mac app right from your iPhone — not your whole desktop. Apperture mirrors just the app that matters, full-screen on your phone, so it feels like the app is running in your hand. Traditional screen sharing puts a 27-inch desktop on a 6-inch screen and makes you pan, zoom, and hunt for windows. Apperture takes the opposite approach: pick a single running Mac app and it fills your iPhone with a sharp, low-latency live view sized for the screen you're actually holding. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS • Mirror the iOS Simulator and it feels native: touches map directly, and rotating your phone rotates the simulated app. • Keep working while your Mac builds and runs. Perfect for agent-assisted coding — let Claude Code or your favorite agent build and launch the app on your Mac, then review and interact with the result from anywhere in the house. • Stream any Xcode-launched Mac app with its real window chrome intact. FULL CONTROL, NOT JUST A VIEW • Tap, drag, long-press for right-click, two-finger scroll — touch input translated naturally to the Mac. • Type with the iPhone keyboard, including full Unicode text entry. • Browse and run the Mac app's real menu bar commands from a searchable, touch-friendly palette. • Send clipboard text securely between devices. • Fit-width, fit-height, and readable-zoom layout modes in portrait and landscape. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts. No cloud relay. Your screen never touches our servers. • Pairing starts with a short-lived QR code on your Mac, and the Mac owner must explicitly approve every phone. • Connections work only over private networks — your Wi-Fi or your own VPN such as Tailscale. Public endpoints are rejected by design. • Every session is encrypted. Pairing trust is stored in the device Keychain and never synced to the cloud. • Review or revoke paired devices anytime. The Mac keeps a local 30-day session history — device, time, and app names only, never keystrokes or screen contents. GOOD TO KNOW • Apperture requires the free companion Mac app from runapperture.com. It's notarized by Apple and distributed directly because it uses Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions the Mac App Store doesn't allow. • Away from home, you'll need a VPN to reach your Mac — Tailscale takes about five minutes to set up, works beautifully, and is free for personal use. • Your Mac does all the work, so it needs to be on, awake, and logged in. Apperture is a viewer and controller for your own Mac, not a way to run Mac apps on iPhone. • Apperture streams one selected window at a time — that focus is the point. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/