BLE vs Simple BLE Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE
This open-source project offers Bluetooth Low Energy scanning capabilities. It allows users to discover and interact with nearby Bluetooth LE devices.
- Bluetooth LE scanning
- Device discovery
- Open source project
- Interact with devices
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An open source code project to provide a Bluetooth LE scan features.
Simple BLE Scanner
This application scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and presents them in a filterable list. It displays crucial information for each device, including advertised data, signal strength, and timestamps. Users can easily start and stop the scanning process.
- Scan for nearby BLE devices
- Display discovered devices in a list
- Filter list by search field
- Display advertised data and RSSI
- Display Timestamp for each device
- Sort advertised data alphabetically
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This app scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and displays them in a list. The list can be filtered by a search field, and the advertised data of each device is displayed in the list. The app also displays the RSSI (received signal strength indicator) value for each device, and the timestamp of every lookup in human readable format. The app has a button for starting or stopping the scan. Features - Scan for nearby BLE devices - Display discovered devices in a list - Filter list by search field - Display advertised data and RSSI value for each device - Display Timestamp for each device - Sort advertised data alphabetically - Start and stop scan with a button Requirements - iOS 12.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple BLE Scanner at 5.0 against BLE's 2.0. Simple BLE Scanner also leads on device support (4 vs 2). BLE's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple BLE Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
BLE ships an update weekly, Simple BLE Scanner every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE | Simple BLE Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embeda Technology Inc. | Christian Moeller |
Customer experience
BLE
Simple BLE Scanner
In-app purchases
BLE
No in-app purchases
Simple BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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