AirBeacon vs AprilBeacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirBeacon
This app simulates a Bluetooth 4.0 / LE beacon on your iPhone or iPod touch. It allows for multiple beacon profiles with different UUIDs and major/minor values. It can also share beacon information with another device over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
- Simulates Bluetooth 4.0 / LE beacon
- Multiple beacon profiles
- Custom UUIDs, major/minor values
- Share beacon data over Wi-Fi
- Share beacon data over Bluetooth
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AirBeacon simulates a Bluetooth 4.0 / LE beacon using an iPhone or iPod touch. AirLocate allows multiple beacon profiles with different UUID's and major / minor values. In addition, when testing with an AirLocate device, AirBeacon can share beacon UUID's with AirLocate over a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth wireless connection.
AprilBeacon
This utility app aids in debugging Beacon devices. It provides tools for developers to manage and troubleshoot their Beacon hardware. The application is free to use and available on iOS devices.
- Debug Beacon devices
- Manage Beacon hardware
- Troubleshoot Beacon issues
- iOS compatible
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A tool for debug Beacon device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AprilBeacon at 67% against AirBeacon's 0%. AirBeacon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AirBeacon ships an update every 2 weeks, AprilBeacon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirBeacon | AprilBeacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PerCon Corporation | 灿 颜 |
Customer experience
AirBeacon
AprilBeacon
In-app purchases
AirBeacon
No in-app purchases
AprilBeacon
No in-app purchases
