Comparison

Blue Hound vs Faraday Test

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blue Hound

Easily scan and locate your Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartwatches, fitness trackers, and tags. Find lost items like keys or drones using signal strength, heat maps, or direction finders. The app identifies devices by name, maker, and model, and allows you to search the cloud for previously found items.

Highlights
  • Real-time Bluetooth scanning
  • Signal strength meter
  • Heat map and direction finder
  • Cloud search for past devices
  • Smart device identification
  • Power saver mode
  • Audio alerts
Features
Currently charting
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The essential Bluetooth app for scanning and locating your smart devices from Apple, FitBit, Garmin, and many other companies. Scan and identify nearby devices. Locate devices by signal strength, heat map or direction finder. You can now find Fitbit and other Bluetooth devices that are paired with your iPhone. If the Bluetooth device is paired with another iPhone, turn off Bluetooth on that iPhone. Blue Hound is always scanning for Bluetooth devices. When a device is detected, Blue Hound identifies it by name, maker and model when possible. It does this using a large database of smart recognizers that are updated automatically. Devices you find are uploaded to the cloud to help you search for them later. Blue Hound works great with Bluetooth tags. If you attach one to your keys, you can locate them within 100 feet or more even outdoors in high grass. Attach one to your drone and you will be able to find it if it lands unexpectedly. Scanning for Bluetooth devices can be a fun outdoor activity. Take Blue Hound out for a walk. Enable Power Saver Mode for Blue Hound in Settings and put your iPhone in your pocket upside down. The screen will go dark and the app will enter power saver mode. If you wish, Blue Hound can even bark to alert you when a new device is found. Blue Hound has features not found in any other Bluetooth scanner or finder: • Real time Bluetooth scanner with signal strength and description • Sort the scanner list by age, distance or name • Filter the scanner list for matching text • List both active and inactive devices • Power saver option and audio alerts for scanning while walking • Search the cloud for devices you have found in the past • Search for past devices using an interactive map • Smart device identification using cloud updated recognizers • Display detailed information about a devices including is maker and model • Search Google for more information about the device • Get directions to the last known location of the device • Locate a device indoors using a signal strength meter • Locate a device outdoors using a heat map and signal graph • Outdoor direction finder saves time when searching • Display the directions on the map to triangulate the location

About

Faraday Test

Test the signal blocking capabilities of Faraday bags and enclosures. This utility app verifies complete signal transmission blockage for Wi-Fi and cellular signals, generating a detailed report of the results.

Highlights
  • Test Wi-Fi signal blocking
  • Test cellular signal blocking
  • Verify complete signal blockage
  • Generate test reports
  • Assess Faraday bag effectiveness
Features
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This app is designed to test the signal blocking strength of Mission Darkness faraday bags and enclosures. It allows the user to perform a test with wifi and cell signals to determine whether the faraday enclosure completely blocks signal transmission. A report is generated with the results.

Screenshots

Blue Hound4 screens
Faraday Test2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Faraday Test at Free against Blue Hound's $1.99. Blue Hound's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Faraday Test is free to download; Blue Hound costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Hound holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Hound has 904 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Blue Hound's written reviews are positive against 29% of Faraday Test's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, Faraday Test every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Blue Hound versus Faraday Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue HoundFaraday Test
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (904 ratings) — better2.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better28.9% of reviews
Number of ratings904 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrangerFXMerakai, LLC

Customer experience

Blue Hound

All ratings904 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative38.6%

Faraday Test

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive28.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative68.9%

Bugs and requests

Blue Hound

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to detect nearby Bluetooth devices
  • Inconsistent performance, app not working at times
  • Inaccurate distance and location information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set device parameters and utilize scanned devices
  • Device details like MAC address, identifiers
  • Tutorial or onboarding for new users
  • Option to block outside device connections for security

Faraday Test

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Hound

No in-app purchases

None

Faraday Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Hound free?
Blue Hound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faraday Test free?
Faraday Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Hound or Faraday Test?
Blue Hound is rated higher. Blue Hound averages 4.6 out of 5 from 904 ratings, while Faraday Test averages 2.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Blue Hound or Faraday Test have ads?
Neither Blue Hound nor Faraday Test shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Hound or Faraday Test?
Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, and Faraday Test every 10 months. Most recently, Blue Hound was updated on September 22, 2026 and Faraday Test on September 20, 2026.

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