Comparison

Blue Hound vs Find Bluetooth

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
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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

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.

Highlights
  • Find lost Bluetooth devices
  • Locate fitness bands and smartwatches
  • Sort devices by signal strength
  • Sort devices by name
  • Search mode with dashboard guidance
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Blue Hound4 screens
Find Bluetooth3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Blue Hound versus Find Bluetooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue HoundFind Bluetooth
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.6 (912 ratings)4.6 (3.7K ratings)
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews73.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9123.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#88 — better#188
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrangerFX建慧 朱

Customer experience

Blue Hound

All ratings912 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative38.6%

Find Bluetooth

All ratings3,654 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

Blue Hound

From 912 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

None

Blue Hound

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Find Bluetooth

One-time1
  • No Ads (ONLY TODAY)$1.99

Questions

Is Blue Hound free?
Blue Hound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Find Bluetooth free?
Find Bluetooth costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Hound or Find Bluetooth?
Blue Hound and Find Bluetooth are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 912 and 3.7K ratings respectively.
Do Blue Hound or Find Bluetooth have ads?
Neither Blue Hound nor Find Bluetooth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Hound or Find Bluetooth?
Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, and Find Bluetooth every 6 weeks. Most recently, Blue Hound was updated on October 17, 2026 and Find Bluetooth on October 16, 2026.
Which is more popular, Blue Hound or Find Bluetooth?
Blue Hound currently peaks at #88 in the App Store charts, and Find Bluetooth at #188. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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