Beacon
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on the App Store and has been in the index since 9 Oct 2026. How this is checked
Beacon is an iPhone app for locating friends and keeping groups connected at crowded events, including when cellular service is overloaded or unavailable. It uses Bluetooth and peer-to-peer Wi-Fi relays, directional proximity finding, group chat, meeting points, and SOS alerts.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Finding and staying connected with friends in crowded places when cellular networks are unavailable.
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Audience: festivalgoers and groups attending crowded events
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Functions: collaboration
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Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: MOBILE · deployment: ios
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: apps.apple.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Beacon sits in PulseGate's Maps & navigation category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on finding and staying connected with friends in crowded places when cellular networks are unavailable. Inferred · not functionally tested: Beacon is a consumer product aimed at festivalgoers and groups attending crowded events. Basis unknown · not verified: Beacon is available on iOS.
James Chatland Lopez-Pozas builds and maintains Beacon, and it first shipped in 2026. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include offline location sharing, bluetooth relays, and Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Offline location sharing
- Bluetooth relays
- Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi
- Directional finding
- Ultra Wideband distance
- SOS alerts
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed9 Oct · 20:13 UTCBeacon: Find Your People seen via Apple App Store — New Apps (RSS)Source: Apple App Store — New Apps (RSS) · Open
Frequently asked questions about Beacon
- What is Beacon?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Beacon focuses on finding and staying connected with friends in crowded places when cellular networks are unavailable. It is catalogued under Maps & navigation on PulseGate.
- Who should use Beacon?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Beacon is a consumer product built for festivalgoers and groups attending crowded events.
- What platforms does Beacon run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Beacon runs on iOS.
- Is Beacon still maintained?
- Unverified. Beacon has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who makes Beacon?
- Beacon is developed by James Chatland Lopez-Pozas, based in the United States.
- When did Beacon launch?
- Beacon first shipped in 2026.
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