iBeacon Loc vs BeaconSET Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBeacon Loc
This utility app detects nearby iBeacons and can also transmit your smartphone's signal as an iBeacon with custom identifiers. It offers configurable options for managing beacon signals.
- Detect iBeacons
- Transmit as an iBeacon
- User-defined identifiers
- Configurable utility
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iBeacon Locator is a highly configurable utility application designed to detect iBeacons. It can also make your smartphone transmit as an iBeacon, with user defined identifiers. iBeacon is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
BeaconSET Plus
This utility app allows users to scan, connect to, read, and modify miniBeaconPlus devices. It is optimized for iOS 11 for the best user experience.
- Scan BeaconPlus devices
- Connect to BeaconPlus
- Read BeaconPlus information
- Modify BeaconPlus settings
- Optimized for iOS 11
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This app is a tool for miniBeaconPlus devices， you can do the following things while you using BeaconSET+: 1.scan BeaconPlus devices; 2.connect to your BeaconPlus; 3.read information from your BeaconPlus; 4.modify your BeaconPlus; Tips:After our extensive testing，BeaconPlus devices have the best compatibility with iOS11. We recommend that you update to iOS11 for the best experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBeacon Loc at 3.0 against BeaconSET Plus's 2.3. iBeacon Loc also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). BeaconSET Plus's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
iBeacon Loc holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of iBeacon Loc's written reviews are positive against 14% of BeaconSET Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | iBeacon Loc | BeaconSET Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Eurelis | Yunli-Wuli Network Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
iBeacon Loc
BeaconSET Plus
In-app purchases
iBeacon Loc
No in-app purchases
BeaconSET Plus
No in-app purchases
