AprilBeacon vs BeaconSET
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.
BeaconSET
This utility app allows users to scan for and modify the parameters of iBeacons. It provides essential information like UUID and RSSi, and enables adjustments to settings such as UUID, Major, Minor, and Transmission Power.
- Scan for nearby iBeacons
- View iBeacon common information (UUID, RSSi)
- Modify iBeacon UUID
- Modify iBeacon Major and Minor values
- Adjust Transmission Power
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BeaconSET is an application which will help you scan and modify iBeacons’ parameters. Key Features -Scan for any iBeacons around you -Get iBeacon’s common information, such like UUID, RSSi -Modify iBeacon’s parameters, such like UUID, Major, Minor, Transimission Power, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeaconSET at 3.0 against AprilBeacon's 2.0. AprilBeacon's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). 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.
BeaconSET holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of AprilBeacon's written reviews are positive against 33% of BeaconSET's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AprilBeacon ships an update every 6 weeks, BeaconSET every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AprilBeacon | BeaconSET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 灿 颜 | Yunli-Wuli Network Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
AprilBeacon
BeaconSET
In-app purchases
AprilBeacon
No in-app purchases
BeaconSET
No in-app purchases
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