Blue Hound vs Find Bluetooth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Find Bluetooth
Easily locate lost Bluetooth devices like fitness trackers and smartwatches. The app displays nearby devices sorted by signal strength or name, then guides you to your selected item using a dashboard.
- Find lost Bluetooth devices
- Locate fitness bands and smartwatches
- Sort devices by signal strength
- Sort devices by name
- Search mode with dashboard guidance
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App Launching Sale. Was $4.99, now 100% Off, Only Today. BLEFinder is the coolest app for you to find your lost bluetooth devices, like fitness band&tracker, digital watch and etc. Instructions: 1. Open the main page to see a list of bluetooth devices that are near you. 2. You can sort the device list by signal strength or name 3. Find the name[shown in blue text] of the device that you're interested in. 4. Click on your device to open a search mode. 5. Follow the dash board and instructions to walk around and find your device!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blue Hound at none against Find Bluetooth's 1. Find Bluetooth's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 57%) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 912). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Blue Hound costs $1.99 and Find Bluetooth $1.99 up front. Find Bluetooth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blue Hound asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Blue Hound against 4.6 for Find Bluetooth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 912 and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Blue Hound's written reviews are positive against 74% of Find Bluetooth's.
Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, Find Bluetooth every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Hound | Find Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (912 ratings) | 4.6 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.8% of reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 912 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | #188 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GrangerFX | 建慧 朱 |
Customer experience
Blue Hound
Find Bluetooth
User reviews
Blue Hound
From 912 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Functional
- 🚀 Found lost items quickly
- 💡 Useful for finding lost/misplaced items
- 👍 Cheaper than buying a new device
Room to improve
- 🐛 Key features not working (heatmap, compass)
- 🐛 Inaccurate distance/location information
- 🤔 Lack of instructions/tutorial
- 🤔 Limited device detection
Find Bluetooth
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔍 Effective Bluetooth device locator
- 🔍 Pinpoints device location
- 🔍 Helpful for finding lost items
- 🔍 Works well for finding Fitbits and other wearables
- 🔍 Useful app for locating lost Bluetooth devices
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid app with limited free searches
- 💰 Requires additional in-app purchases for more searches
- 🤖 Confusing interface with constantly changing device list
- 🤖 Difficulty identifying specific devices in the list
- 🤖 Unreliable in accurately detecting device proximity
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
Find Bluetooth
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes after initial usage
- Restore purchases feature not working
- Inconsistent performance, sometimes unable to detect nearby devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rename/identify Bluetooth devices
- Option to save frequently used device names
- Improved accuracy in device detection and proximity
- More free searches or a one-time purchase model
In-app purchases
Blue Hound
No in-app purchases
Find Bluetooth
- No Ads (ONLY TODAY)$1.99
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