AprilBeacon vs Beacon Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Beacon Scan
This utility app helps remote users measure and report iBeacon advertising characteristics. It scans for beacons within a defined region and provides key values like Major, Minor, and RSSI. Users can customize beacon region UUIDs to match their testing environment.
- iBeacon proximity measurement
- Report advertising characteristics
- Scan for beacons
- Major, Minor, RSSI values
- Customizable beacon region UUIDs
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Beacon Scan is a diagnostic utility for remote users to measure iBeacon proximity beacon advertising characteristics and report back to a central support help desk. Beacon Scan scans for beacons based on a pre-defined beacon region UUID and reports the following values for each beacon detected - Major Value - Minor Value - RSSI Value The Beacon Scan app comes pre-loaded with a single beacon region UUID for convenience. Other beacon region UUIDs can be added to match the testing environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Beacon Scan at 5.0 against AprilBeacon's 2.0. Beacon Scan also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 12.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Beacon Scan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
AprilBeacon ships an update every 6 weeks, Beacon Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AprilBeacon | Beacon Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 | 8.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 灿 颜 | David Helms |
Customer experience
AprilBeacon
Beacon Scan
In-app purchases
AprilBeacon
No in-app purchases
Beacon Scan
No in-app purchases
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