Beam

Name: Beam
Rating: 4.2 (103 reviews)
Author: GBC S.A.

By: GBC S.A. App

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Overview

Version:

5.7

Last updated: 2026-06-30

Ranking

#155,054 ▼ 90,406

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Beam is a modern payments and marketing platform designed for the 21st century. Users can pay with their phone, earn 10% back on every spend, and receive rewards in dollars, with personalised offers from partner stores.

For merchants, Beam turns payments into conversations. Merchants can craft campaigns for specific user profiles, matching offers to the right customer to boost profitability and reduce waste. Availability currently includes Sydney, Australia, and Lisbon, Portugal. GPS background usage can affect battery life.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Payments Marketing

By:

GBC S.A.

Rating:

4.20

(103) 0.40

Version:

5.7 Last updated: 2026-06-30

Version code:

887605829

Creation date:

2012-09-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

57.14MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 155,054 ▼ 90,406

Other platforms

Beam (v4.8.1)

336,630 3.93

(4,316)

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

GBC S.A.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/beam/id560637969

Website:

http://beamwallet.com

User Reviews

Beam’s main appeal is rewards, cashback, discounts, and the convenience of wallet-free payments with in-app reward visibility and receipts. However, multiple reviews highlight serious reliability problems: the app crashes, payments time out, and some stores won’t accept it. Card management is problematic too—difficulty adding cards, verification charges, and failed verifications. Updates have also caused rewards to vanish or become harder to claim, with inconsistent support response and occasional account deactivations. Alternatives like Apple Pay are often chosen when Beam is unstable.

Pros

Rewards and cashback with discounts at participating stores.
Wallet-free payments and easy access to rewards and receipts in-app.
Easy setup and intuitive to use when the app is functioning.
Visible rewards balance and places that accept Beam in-app.

Cons

Frequent crashes and unreliable payments, including timeouts at gas stations and general outages.
Card management problems: difficulty adding cards, verification charges, and failed verifications.
Rewards disappearance or drastic changes after updates; loss of rewards/history.
Gas station payment delays and failures.
Account deactivations and slow or unresponsive customer support.

Recent reviews

Beam is no longer giving cash back for purchases through their app and user's needs to spend their accrued balance by end of December 2019. I enjoyed using this app and was always recommending it to people but now they are having you download share. I will try share and hope that it offers the same advantages as beam.

by db*****, 2019-10-01

I have been using this app on and off since the beginning. The rewards are good but the implementation of the payment system at petrol stations is appalling. The app times out during the filling process and you have to start again, but the app insists on showing an animation of the filling process instead of letting the user pay right away. Now imagine 6 cars lined up behind you, everyone can see you babe finished filling up but the lousy app is still playing it’s animation! I have complained many times but nothing has been done. It’s not my phone as I have been using this app long enough to switch 2 phones with the same results! Recently, my credit card expired. Now I can’t add my credit card to the app. It claims my card as an issue. Trust me, after many calls to my credit card issuer, there is nothing wrong with my card. In fact, I have switched to Apple Pay, which accepted my card with no issues. So Beam, get your act together. You just lost a customer