Comparison

Beam vs eyespy

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

Head to head
About

Beam

This app automatically finds and shares photos your friends have taken of you, and vice versa. It helps you discover unseen moments and collect everyone's perspective from shared experiences without needing to ask for pictures.

Highlights
  • Add friends to your roll
  • Automatically find shared photos
  • View different POVs of moments
  • Save full-quality photos
  • Create stories from memories
  • React with comments and emojis
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Your friends are sitting on photos of you that you've never seen. It’s time to change that. Beam is the social camera roll. Add your friends to your roll and Beam finds the photos they have of you, and the ones you have of them, so everyone can see a different POV from the same moment. No more "send me those pics", no more waiting for weeks, no more digging through a group chat to find the one you want. Great for friend groups, roommates, couples, and anyone who takes more photos than they ever send. HOW IT WORKS - Add friends to your roll - Beam finds shared moments across your friends from trips, events and time spent together - Select the photos you want your friends to see in one tap - Find and save pics of yourself - Pick your favorites or save all of them to your camera roll in one tap - Intersections shows you everyone's POV of the same moment - React to friends' photos with comments and emojis - Turn your best moments into stories and digital memories to share with your friends BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE TAKING PHOTOS If your camera roll is a reflection of your life, your memories shouldn't be trapped in it. Beam gives them a place to live, with the people who were there. - Stop asking friends to send photos - They show up on their own - Full-quality photos, not compressed screenshots - Only the friends you add to your roll see anything - Built for trips, parties, nights out, game days, and everything in between Download Beam, add your first friend, and see what they've been hiding in their camera roll. Questions or feedback? hi@beam.link

About

eyespy

Features
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eyespy is a photo game built around one simple idea: everyone gets the same clue, and everyone sees it differently. :) every day, one new clue lands. something like "a shadow doing something interesting" or "the softest-looking thing near you." your job is to find it out in the real world and take one photo. that's the whole game. then the fun part: see how everyone else spied the same clue. a red balloon, a neon reflection, a cat-eared hat. same prompt, a thousand different eyes. - one clue a day, find it in real life - share with friends or the whole community - see everyone's take on today's clue - keep your streak going, one spy at a time - a private space by default; your photos only show to people you add eyespy is for anyone who likes noticing small things. no likes to chase, no endless feed. just one clue, one photo, every day. find the small things that make life interesting.

Screenshots

Beam4 screens
eyespy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: eyespy at none against Beam's shown. eyespy also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beam ships an update every 3 days, eyespy daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beam versus eyespy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeameyespy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (197 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings197 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBreezi Inc.SARAH M H LI

In-app purchases

None

Beam

No in-app purchases

None

eyespy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beam free?
Beam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eyespy free?
eyespy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beam or eyespy have ads?
Beam shows ads; eyespy does not.
Which is updated more often, Beam or eyespy?
Beam ships an update every 3 days, and eyespy daily. Most recently, Beam was updated on November 5, 2026 and eyespy on October 31, 2026.

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