Comparison

MiBeacon vs GUID Generator by OpenSquare

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

Head to head
About

MiBeacon

Features
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Now use your iOS device as a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacon! MiBeacon allows you to enter your desired UUID, Major, and Minor numbers on the settings screen. That's all there is to it! Also includes convenient on/off switch to enable or disable your beacon on the fly. Enjoy! NOTE: This app does NOT run in the background. In order for your beacon to continually transmit, you need to keep it in the foreground. If you want it to transmit indefinitely, simply place it in the foreground (i.e. run it), and make sure that when it's running you have previously disabled auto-lock (in iPhone settings under 'general') so the phone never goes to sleep. Then it will run forever as a beacon!

About

GUID Generator by OpenSquare

Features
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You can use GUID Generator to: ‣ Generate a unique string used as product serial. ‣ Produce unique IDs for database records. ‣ Get unique passwords, file names, and more. ⌘ FEATURES ⌘ ā–Ŗ Generate unique GUID ā–Ŗ Copy the generated GUID text ā–Ŗ Share the GUID text to other apps ā–Ŗ Simple & Clean design GUID Generator is a very simple tool that can be used in some cases and can be useful in such cases.

Screenshots

MiBeacon2 screens
GUID Generator by OpenSquare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MiBeacon at none against GUID Generator by OpenSquare's shown. MiBeacon also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
MiBeacon versus GUID Generator by OpenSquare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiBeaconGUID Generator by OpenSquare
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTNB Technologies, LLCAhmed Abdelkarim

In-app purchases

None

MiBeacon

No in-app purchases

None

GUID Generator by OpenSquare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MiBeacon free?
MiBeacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GUID Generator by OpenSquare free?
GUID Generator by OpenSquare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MiBeacon or GUID Generator by OpenSquare have ads?
GUID Generator by OpenSquare shows ads; MiBeacon does not.

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