Comparison

MiBeacon vs UUID Generator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

UUID Generator

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PREMIUM β€” PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. You need a UUID right now β€” for a database seed, an API test, a config file β€” and you're on your phone. Tap once, and a fresh RFC 9562 UUID is on screen with a copy button beside it. No laptop, no website, no signal required. UuidGen generates every identifier on your device using the system's cryptographic random source. Pick v4 for the everyday random default, v7 when your IDs need to sort by creation time, v1 for classic timestamp-based IDs, or v5 to derive the same deterministic ID from a namespace and name every single time. The terminal-green, monospaced interface feels at home next to the rest of your toolchain. WHAT YOU GET β€’ One tap and a fresh UUID is ready to copy β€” pasted into your code seconds later β€’ A batch of 5, 10, or 50 unique IDs in a single tap when a seed script needs more than one β€’ v5 namespace IDs (DNS, URL, OID, X.500) that come out identical every run β€” same input, same UUID β€’ Format toggles for UPPERCASE, no-hyphen, and {braces} that re-render the current ID instantly β€’ CSV or JSON export of your generated IDs, ready to drop into a repo, ticket, or test fixture β€’ Your last 100 IDs kept on this device β€” searchable, one-tap copy per row or copy-all at once PERFECT FOR β€’ Backend and mobile developers seeding databases or mocking API payloads β€’ QA engineers who need unique test IDs mid-session without reaching for a laptop β€’ DevOps and support staff filling in config values and correlation IDs on the go β€’ Anyone learning how UUID versions differ β€” each version explains itself in one line WHY NOT JUST A WEBSITE? A web generator needs a connection, surrounds your IDs with ads, and you cannot see where its "random" actually comes from. UuidGen works in airplane mode, draws every random bit from your iPhone's secure random generator, and never sends a single ID anywhere. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything happens on your device. No account, no network calls to generate, no analytics on your identifiers. Your history lives in local storage until you clear it. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) UuidGen is unlocked with one plan of your choice: a Weekly subscription, a Yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Every plan opens the entire app β€” all UUID versions, batch generation, format toggles, history with search, and CSV/JSON export. Download UuidGen and put your first batch of UUIDs on the clipboard in the next thirty seconds. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

MiBeacon2 screens
UUID Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MiBeacon at 7.0 against UUID Generator's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
MiBeacon versus UUID Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiBeaconUUID Generator
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTNB Technologies, LLCLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

None

MiBeacon

No in-app purchases

None

UUID Generator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MiBeacon free?
MiBeacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UUID Generator free?
UUID Generator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MiBeacon or UUID Generator have ads?
Neither MiBeacon nor UUID Generator shows ads.

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