Open Beacon needs changes before Apple can approve it.

Find lost earbuds and hearing aids by feel, sound or sight.

Address Apple's review feedback for version 1.0.0, then resubmit.

Status checked 2026-10-16.

The actual app

What it looks like.

57 second device check

On a real iPhone, silent: launch from the Home Screen, see what's nearby, find it as the word goes from Near to Very near, and go back Home.

Why this app exists

We read 8,760 App Store reviews of 22 Bluetooth finder apps. These complaints kept coming up.

“The first thing that happens when you download it is it demands that you buy a membership/subscription for the app to even do its job.”

It starts finding as soon as you allow Bluetooth. No paywall, account or trial.

“Gives you random numbers that mean nothing when trying to locate device”

Five plain words from a smoothed signal, never a made up distance or percentage.

“didn't really show if I was “hot” or “cold””

Vibration speeds up, the screen fills and one big word changes as you get closer.

“I had to get my other hearing aid far enough away that it didn’t confuse the situation”

With two of a pair, it finds the one farther from your phone. One tap switches.

“I would like the option to label all the ‘N/A’ devices so I can locate them in the future.”

Save any device and give it your own name. It shows when it was last heard.

“if you wanted your device to beep or make a noise, you had to pay”

Connected headphones and hearing aids can play a chirp.

“Ad pops up when you find things. What gives?”

No ads.

“Does not work if device you are looking for has no power or if AirPods are still in the case. That is what the app tells you when it fails”

What it can't find is on the first screen, before you search.