Comparison

Cypress® BLE vs Bluetooth Sleuth

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

Head to head
About

Cypress® BLE

This app displays and logs sensor data, including temperature and humidity, from compatible Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It allows users to view information from up to ten sensors simultaneously and store data in CSV format.

Highlights
  • Lists sensor device information
  • Displays temperature and humidity data
  • Supports ten sensors simultaneously
  • Logs received data with timestamps
  • Stores log files in CSV format
  • Data logger with 50MB capacity
Features
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Cypress® BLE-Beacon™ is a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) app developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Cypress BLE-Beacon can be used with the S6SAE101A00SA1002 Solar-Powered IoT Device Kit, CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon RDK and CYALKIT-E03 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon 5 Pack. Features: Cypress BLE-Beacon includes the following features: 1. Device Screen - Lists sensor device information 2. Graph Screen - Displays sensor data (temperature, humidity) - Displays data of ten sensors at the same time 3. Log Screen - Lists received data (timestamp, ID, temperature, humidity, etc.) 4. Data logger - Stores log files in CSV format - The maximum log data size is 50MB

About

Bluetooth Sleuth

This utility allows users to deeply interact with their device's Bluetooth capabilities. It supports scanning for peripherals, advertising custom services, broadcasting and ranging iBeacons, and searching a comprehensive Bluetooth database.

Highlights
  • Configure custom Bluetooth advertisements
  • Scan for specific or all advertising devices
  • Connect to and browse peripheral services
  • Broadcast and range iBeacons
  • Search Bluetooth assigned numbers database
  • Monitor RSSI values with graphing
Features
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Bluetooth Sleuth is meant to be a well rounded app for interacting with your iOS or supported macOS device's Bluetooth functionality. This includes advertising and scanning for peripherals, as well as broadcasting, monitoring, and ranging iBeacons. The following covers some of the features included in Bluetooth Sleuth: [ADVERTISE] - Ability to configure an advertisement with your device - Create custom services, with their own characteristics and descriptors to advertise - Automatically saves custom services for later reuse [SCAN] - Ability to scan for all advertising devices within range - Ability to scan for specific advertisements that contain the provided CoreBluetooth UUID - Displays all peripherals, sorted by RSSI, with the ability to connect to devices that are open to connections - Browse a peripheral's services, characteristics, and descriptors - Monitor recent peripheral RSSI values with included graphing tools - Ability to automatically reconnect to a previously connected peripheral - Filter results to require names, ability to connect or minimum RSSI value [SEARCH] - Search through over 5,000 records in the Bluetooth database of assigned numbers for companies, services, characteristics and other related values [BROADCAST] - Configure your device to act as an iBeacon by providing it with a UUID, and optional major and minor values [RANGE] - Observe for the presence of any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide - See device information for any iBeacons located - Monitor recent iBeacon RSSI values with included graphing tools [MONITOR] - Observe region updates for any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide

Screenshots

Cypress® BLE2 screens
Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cypress® BLE at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. Cypress® BLE also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Bluetooth Sleuth's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Cypress® BLE is free to download; Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Sleuth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cypress® BLE ships an update every 12 months, Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Cypress® BLE versus Bluetooth Sleuth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCypress® BLEBluetooth Sleuth
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCypress SemiconductorSean McNeil

Customer experience

Cypress® BLE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bluetooth Sleuth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cypress® BLE

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cypress® BLE free?
Cypress® BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cypress® BLE or Bluetooth Sleuth?
Bluetooth Sleuth is rated higher. Cypress® BLE averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bluetooth Sleuth averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cypress® BLE or Bluetooth Sleuth have ads?
Neither Cypress® BLE nor Bluetooth Sleuth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cypress® BLE or Bluetooth Sleuth?
Cypress® BLE ships an update every 12 months, and Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. Most recently, Cypress® BLE was updated on October 9, 2026 and Bluetooth Sleuth on October 16, 2026.

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