AprilBeacon vs LazyBone BLE
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.
LazyBone BLE
Control electrical devices like lamps and routers remotely using your smartphone via Bluetooth. This app provides an easy-to-use interface for managing power on/off for various appliances.
- Remote device power control
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity
- Easy-to-use interface
- Control lamps, routers, fans, and more
- Stable performance
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Do you want to control any electrical device on/off by your smart phone? If you also have this idea, ok, this 'Lazy Bone' is exactly what you need. ‘Lazy Bone’ is a new product of TinySine Electronics, which has a good performance of stablity and it's very easy to use. It can control a lamp, router, fan and other electrical equipments on and off by your iphone or ipad.This is a bluetooth APP for BLE lazybone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AprilBeacon at 67% against LazyBone BLE's 0%. AprilBeacon also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). LazyBone BLE's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LazyBone BLE holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of AprilBeacon's written reviews are positive against 0% of LazyBone BLE'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, LazyBone BLE every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AprilBeacon | LazyBone BLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 灿 颜 | 飞 吴 |
Customer experience
AprilBeacon
LazyBone BLE
In-app purchases
AprilBeacon
No in-app purchases
LazyBone BLE
No in-app purchases
