Comparison

Blue Hound vs iVe

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

iVe

This app helps investigators identify vehicle systems and acquire data for forensic analysis. It provides step-by-step guides and allows secure data sharing for collaboration.

Highlights
  • Identify vehicle systems
  • Acquire data forensically
  • View system identification guides
  • Step-by-step removal walkthroughs
  • Securely share acquired data
  • Conduct analysis on the go
Features
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Vehicles hold a vast amount of data that can be used to uncover critical information during an investigation and help determine what happened, where it occurred, and who was involved. iVe Mobile is a resource for investigators to identify vehicle systems, determine what information is obtainable, view system identification guides, access step-by-step walkthroughs for removing systems and instructions for acquiring data in a forensically sound manner. The mobile app also gives users the ability to view the contents of their collections and conduct analysis whenever and wherever they need to. Users can securely share data acquired with other investigators, prosecutors and clients so that they can quickly and easily collaborate through the identification, acquisition and analysis of vehicle data.

Screenshots

Blue Hound4 screens
iVe4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blue Hound and iVe both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of Blue Hound's written reviews are positive against 0% of iVe's. Blue Hound also leads on ratings volume (914 vs 11) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). iVe's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

iVe 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Blue Hound against 4.6 for iVe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Hound has 914 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Blue Hound's written reviews are positive against 0% of iVe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, iVe every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blue Hound versus iVe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue HoundiVe
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (914 ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings914 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#102 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrangerFXBerla Inc.

Customer experience

Blue Hound

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

iVe

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

iVe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Blue Hound

No in-app purchases

None

iVe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Hound free?
Blue Hound costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iVe free?
iVe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blue Hound or iVe?
iVe is rated higher. Blue Hound averages 4.6 out of 5 from 914 ratings, while iVe averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Blue Hound or iVe have ads?
Neither Blue Hound nor iVe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Hound or iVe?
Blue Hound ships an update every 5 weeks, and iVe every 6 weeks. Most recently, Blue Hound was updated on October 28, 2026 and iVe on October 24, 2026.

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