Comparison

Beacon SendReceiver vs Mata

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

Head to head
About

Beacon SendReceiver

Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into an Beacon transmitter and receiver. Beacon SendReceiver is a practical tool for development, installation checks, and on-site testing. Key features โ€ข Broadcast an Beacon signal with a custom UUID, Major, and Minor โ€ข Detect nearby beacons that match your registered UUIDs โ€ข View live proximity as Immediate, Near, or Far, together with RSSI โ€ข Inspect and copy UUID, Major, Minor, RSSI, and proximity details โ€ข Add, edit, and delete up to 20 UUIDs to monitor โ€ข Quickly reuse recently entered Major and Minor values No account or sign-up is required. Registered UUIDs and recent values are stored on your device. Bluetooth and location access are required. Distance and proximity are estimates based on signal strength and may vary with the device and surrounding environment. Use a physical device for beacon testing.

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Mata

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Live interaction with your iOS Simulator โ€” from your iPhone. No Xcode on your laptop. No remote desktop squinting. YOUR MAC STAYS HOME. YOU STAY MOBILE. A Mac Mini on your desk runs Xcode, your coding agent, and the simulator. In your bag: just your phone. Mata is the window between them โ€” a live, resolution-matched stream of your iOS Simulator with full touch control. FULL INTERACTIVE CONTROL Tap, scroll, swipe, and pinch โ€” everything maps 1:1 to the simulator. You're not watching a recording. You're in it. SIMULATOR SHORTCUTS WITHOUT XCODE Trigger Face ID, simulate locations, rotate the device, send memory warnings, and test push notifications โ€” all from the control panel. No Xcode menus required. SWITCH BETWEEN SIMULATORS Running iPhone and iPad builds on the same Mac? Switch between them instantly from your phone. Compare layouts across device sizes without walking back to your desk. QUALITY YOU CONTROL Adjust capture scale, frame rate, and bandwidth to match your network. Crisp over Wi-Fi, smooth over cellular. WORKS WITH YOUR CODING AGENT Pair Mata with Moshi or any terminal app. Your agent builds and runs on the Mac โ€” you see the result live on your phone. Spot what's broken, tell your agent what to fix. Ship faster without ever opening Xcode on a second machine. REQUIREMENTS - A Mac running the Mata host app with an active iOS Simulator - iPhone on the same network (or reachable remotely) Privacy Policy: https://getmata.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getmata.app/terms

Screenshots

Beacon SendReceiver4 screens
Mata1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Beacon SendReceiver at 3 against Mata's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Beacon SendReceiver versus Mata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeacon SendReceiverMata
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaehyoung JangMoshi Tech Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Beacon SendReceiver

No in-app purchases

None

Mata

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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