Comparison

Your Beacon Simulator vs Pockterm

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

Head to head
About

Your Beacon Simulator

Features
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Your Beacon Simulator is a powerful, multi-platform developer utility designed to simulate, broadcast, and discover virtual beacons. Built entirely in modern SwiftUI, it eliminates the need for physical hardware when testing location-based applications, indoor navigation systems, or proximity triggers. Whether you are configuring virtual beacons on the go or managing complex proximity layouts from your desk, the app leverages your device's native Bluetooth stack to deliver a seamless, hardware-free testing environment. KEY FEATURES • Virtual Beacon Broadcasting Group multiple configurations under a single Proximity UUID. Enjoy full control over Major/Minor IDs and calibrate Measured TX Power on the fly. Export and share your configurations instantly. • Advanced Discovery & Scanning Target specific Proximity UUIDs to actively scan your environment. The real-time dashboard categorizes signals (Immediate, Near, Far, Unknown) and provides deep-dive metrics including raw RSSI, estimated distance in meters, and last-seen timestamps. • Apple Watch Companion* Control active broadcasts and discovery scans right from your wrist. Enjoy real-time state mirroring, tactical haptic feedback, and a tailored wearable UI. • Background Monitoring* Utilize CoreLocation to track UUID regions even when the app is minimized. Get rich local notifications and pinpoint the exact Major/Minor ID that triggered an event. • Session-Based Live Logging Eliminate guesswork with a real-time event ledger. Track exactly when your app initiates scanning, catches a new beacon, or marks a missing device as stale. OPEN SOURCE Proudly open-source under the AGPL-3.0 license. Find the source code, contribute, or file issues directly on my GitHub repository. *Disclaimer: The Apple Watch companion app requires a paired iPhone. Background Monitoring is available exclusively on iOS and iPadOS.

About

Pockterm

Features
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Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone. CONNECT - SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys - Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes - Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar MANAGE - Organize hosts into groups - Save reusable command snippets - Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain - Set up local and remote port forwards TRANSFER - Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP AI ASSISTANT (optional) - Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands - Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face - Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent PRIVACY - No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics - Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain - Your connection data stays on your device

Screenshots

Your Beacon Simulator4 screens
Pockterm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Your Beacon Simulator at every 4 days against Pockterm's every 10 days. Your Beacon Simulator also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Pockterm's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Beacon Simulator ships an update every 4 days, Pockterm every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Your Beacon Simulator versus Pockterm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour Beacon SimulatorPockterm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad Akbar ReishandyJohn Hancock

In-app purchases

None

Your Beacon Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

Pockterm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Your Beacon Simulator free?
Your Beacon Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pockterm free?
Pockterm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Your Beacon Simulator or Pockterm have ads?
Neither Your Beacon Simulator nor Pockterm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Your Beacon Simulator or Pockterm?
Your Beacon Simulator ships an update every 4 days, and Pockterm every 10 days. Most recently, Your Beacon Simulator was updated on October 2, 2026 and Pockterm on October 2, 2026.

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