eBeacon vs Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBeacon
This app helps discover and interact with Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy devices. It allows developers to configure and manage specific beacons, read and write data, and browse device services and characteristics.
- Scan for Bluetooth LE peripherals
- Scan for JAALEE Beacons
- Configure JAALEE Beacons
- Read and write device characteristics
- Browse device services
- Support for URIBeacon and Eddystone
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eBeacon can find all of your devices that use Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy(also known as Bluetooth Smart) Full Support of read, write, and notify is included. Developers can use eBeacon to Configure the Beacon Create by the JAALEE. Key Features: －Scan for any peripherals －Scan for JAALEE Beacons －JAALEE Customized firmware upgrade －Read and Configure JAALEE's Beacon －Browse Services and Characteristics －Read Services －Write Characteristics in Hex －Support URIBeacon. －Support Eddystone. －Support JAALEE BT-Gateway.
Check
This app helps you maintain connections by reminding you to check in with friends, family, or colleagues. You can customize the frequency of these reminders to ensure you stay in touch.
- Customizable check-in reminders
- Stay connected with contacts
- Personalized reminder frequency
- Supports friends, family, and work contacts
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Check-in Tools helps you stay connected with friends, family or at work. Stay in touch with them by setting up how often you want to be reminded to check-in with them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Check at 5.0 against eBeacon's 1.0. Check also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). eBeacon's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Check holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
eBeacon ships an update every 2 months, Check every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBeacon | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAALEE Inc. | Rooted Software |
Customer experience
eBeacon
Check
In-app purchases
eBeacon
No in-app purchases
Check
No in-app purchases
