# NearSight > NearSight (iPhone/iPad app by Benjamin Smith.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearsight/id6789324781 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Benjamin Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789324783) - Category: Utilities, Developer Tools - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 27 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2026-07-22 - Data updated: 2026-09-08 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nearsight/id6789324781/reviews.md ## What is NearSight? See the hidden world around you. NearSight listens for the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals that nearby devices are constantly broadcasting and decodes what they actually are. Earbuds, watches, fitness trackers, beacons, smart-home sensors, item trackers, and more turn from anonymous radio noise into a clear, readable list right on your iPhone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan live. Watch nearby devices appear in real time, sorted by how close they are. • Know what's there. NearSight recognizes a growing catalog of device types and shows make, model, and what each signal means, not just a cryptic address. • Notice the unexpected. Surface unknown or unfamiliar devices around you and decide for yourself what belongs. • Go deeper. Open any device to inspect its raw advertisement, signal strength, and parsed technical details. OPTIONAL AI INSIGHTS Turn on AI to get plain-language explanations of what NearSight is seeing. Bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key, or run a compact model entirely on your device. Your choice. AI is completely optional and stays off until you enable it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scanning happens on your iPhone. NearSight works fully offline and shows what it sees to no one but you. AI insights and anonymous telemetry are strictly opt-in and off by default. Nothing leaves your device unless you turn it on. No ads, no third-party tracking, no account required. WHAT NEARSIGHT CAN (AND CAN'T) SEE NearSight decodes the Bluetooth signals that devices broadcast but it can't see everything: • Not every device is recognized. New or niche hardware may show up as Unknown until we've researched it and added support. • Some devices are intentionally excluded. We don't surface certain safety-sensitive devices (for example personal panic buttons), because revealing someone's private safety equipment could put them at risk. However, AI Insights may identify such devices. • It only sees Bluetooth. Devices that are powered off, not currently broadcasting, or that use other radios (Wi-Fi-only cameras, wired, or cellular devices) are invisible to NearSight. NearSight is a Bluetooth explorer, not a safety or security device, bug sweeper, or hidden-camera detector. It cannot guarantee it will find every tracker, camera, or listening device near you, and not seeing something here does not mean it isn't there. If you have a real safety concern, use dedicated tools and contact local authorities. Questions, or a device you'd like us to identify? Email hello@nearsight.one. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-26 NearSight now rides along in your car: on iOS 26 you can add the new scan-status widget to your CarPlay Dashboard, and a Live Activity warns you when a tracker is traveling with you. • New: home-screen and Lock Screen widget, plus a tracker Live Activity • New: simpler 5-tab layout — Inventory, History, and Insights now live in Library • New: search your History; AirTags are now identified by name • 105 newly recognized device types (510 total): medical devices, locks, trackers, smart home, e-bikes, and more • Fixed: digest notifications now arrive reliably, and alert buttons open the app • Fixed: distance estimates use each device's calibrated signal strength • Faster and lighter: scanning uses less memory and battery ### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-07 - Field Guide & Life List - browse every device type you've ever spotted, organized into 12 categories - Patches - earn embroidered badges for milestones: first finds in a category, species counts, and more - Scan History - new History tab with past sessions, per-device signal timelines, a retention setting, and Delete All - Field Notes - share a summary card of any scanning session - Weekly Field Report - an optional weekly summary notification of what your radio neighborhood has been up to - Smarter identification - hundreds of device types now correctly categorized, new device support (SRAM AXS shifters, Somfy blinds, Bose speakers, new trackers), and fixed misidentifications - AI improvements - pick your model and endpoint (OpenRouter, LM Studio, local) ### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-27 Fixed a bug where AI Insights were not scrollable ### 1.0 — 2026-07-22 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*