Comparison

OurBeacon vs Photocard Collection

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

Head to head
About

OurBeacon

This app provides a supportive space for individuals navigating difficult emotional periods. It facilitates mood tracking, journaling, and reflection to foster self-care and emotional balance. Users can also connect with others by sending and receiving messages of hope and encouragement.

Highlights
  • Mood tracking
  • Journaling and reflection
  • Gratitude and intentions
  • Emotional pattern review
  • Messages of hope
  • Receive encouragement
  • Offer encouragement
Features
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OurBeacon is designed for people going through emotionally heavy moments, stressful periods, restless nights, relationship struggles, personal uncertainty, or times when they simply need support and understanding. It is also a strong fit for anyone who wants to build a habit of mood tracking, reflection, journaling, and daily self-care in a calm and gentle environment. With OurBeacon, you can light a beacon when you need support and feel more connected in difficult moments. You can track your mood, write short journal entries, reflect on gratitude and intentions, review emotional patterns over time, and read or share messages of hope. These small but consistent actions help you name what you feel, understand your inner state more clearly, and build a steadier sense of calm, awareness, and emotional balance. OurBeacon also creates space for meaningful support. You can receive encouragement when you are having a hard time and offer encouragement when you have the capacity to show up for someone else. Often, what helps most is not a perfect answer, but the feeling that someone understands, someone notices, and you do not have to carry everything alone. OurBeacon is not about promising instant fixes. It is built to reduce feelings of isolation, ease emotional pressure, give your emotions a place to go, and help you care for yourself in a more consistent way. In a safe and moderated space, you can feel seen, supported, and a little more hopeful as you move through hard days. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Photocard Collection

Features
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Photocard Collection — bring your K-pop fandom into one place. v2.0 brings full goods support! Features ● Photocard Management Just snap a photo and your photocard is logged. Auto-sorted by member, album, and version, neatly grouped by your bias. ● Goods Management (new in v2.0) Acrylic stands, pin badges, plushies — keep your bias's goods alongside your photocards. Spin them sideways like a real photocard to see every angle. ● Auto-detect with Scan Just hold up a photocard or goods and Photocard Collection matches it against your collection in real time. No more typing or searching. ● Bias-First Browsing Group > photocards / goods, with simple drill-down. Filter freely by status (have / want), favorite, album, category, or member. ● Fully Private Your photos stay on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to third-party servers. ● Japanese, English, Korean Search your bias by their Korean, English, or Japanese stage name — whichever you know. Made For - Fans whose photocards and goods are growing fast and need organizing - Anyone who wants to see their full fandom at a glance - Anyone who wants one app instead of three A solo-built app made from a K-pop fan's perspective. Feedback and group/member requests are very welcome — see Settings. Pricing ・ Free: register up to 100 items ・ One-time purchase: unlock the limit (unlimited thereafter) ・ No subscriptions. One purchase, lifetime access. Support Bug reports and feature requests: support.photocard@gmail.com Privacy See "Settings > Privacy Policy" inside the app. Follow us for the latest news and updates X: https://x.com/oshitorecollect Threads: https://www.threads.com/@oshitore_collection

Screenshots

OurBeacon4 screens
Photocard Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photocard Collection at none against OurBeacon's 2. Photocard Collection also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). OurBeacon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. OurBeacon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Photocard Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OurBeacon ships an update every 5 days, Photocard Collection every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OurBeacon versus Photocard Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOurBeaconPhotocard Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer星宇 赵Yuki Miyajima

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OurBeacon

Subscriptions2
  • OurBeacon Monthly member7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • OurBeacon Yearly member$29.991 Year
None

Photocard Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OurBeacon free?
OurBeacon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photocard Collection free?
Photocard Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OurBeacon or Photocard Collection have ads?
Neither OurBeacon nor Photocard Collection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OurBeacon or Photocard Collection?
OurBeacon ships an update every 5 days, and Photocard Collection every 2 days. Most recently, OurBeacon was updated on October 20, 2026 and Photocard Collection on October 25, 2026.

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