Blue Sniff vs Scanner Bluetooth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Sniff
This application functions as a straightforward Bluetooth scanner, allowing users to detect nearby Bluetooth devices. It offers a simple interface for identifying available connections.
- Bluetooth device detection
- Simple interface
- Easy to use
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Simple and easy to use bluetooth detector.
Scanner Bluetooth
This utility helps locate and identify Bluetooth Low Energy devices, including beacons and smartwatches. It allows users to scan, filter, and search for devices by name or manufacturer, and provides RSSI data to estimate proximity. It's useful for both developers and individuals seeking lost Bluetooth gadgets.
- Scan BLE, iBeacon, and Eddystone devices
- Filter devices by type
- Search devices by name and manufacturer
- Estimate proximity with RSSI
- Generate iBeacon automatically
- Advertise phone as iBeacon
- Copy device details to clipboard
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#1 Bluetooth Scanner for BLE devices, Beacons, iBeacon and Eddystones /*****************************************************************************/ Bluetooth Scanner was developed with the intention to help Bluetooth community, including developers willing to create Bluetooth products and Apps. Bluetooth Scanner is not only used by developers, but also users that need to find their lost bluetooth devices, like fitness trackers, smartwatches, beacons and other bluetooth devices. Bluetooth Scanner Main Features /********************************/ • Scan all nearby Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacon and Eddystone devices • Filter devices by type (All, Beacons, Eddystones, iBeacons) • Search devices by name and manufacturer • Run, pause and stop the scanner as you like to keep battery safe • Showing name, manufacturer and last update time for every device • RSSI to find out how far your devices are. The lower the number, the closer you are to the source (i.e. -25 dB very near and -80 dB is far from your BLE devices) • Supporting all Eddystone types (UID, URI and TLM) • Automatic iBeacon generator (Proximity UUID, Major and Minor) • Advertise your phone as iBeacon • Find your BLE device in proximity using the RSSI bars • Copy BLE device details to clipboard when tapping rows • Find your lost Bluetooth or BLE device Follow us on: facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scannerbluetooth Comments, questions or suggestions? message us on facebook messenger: https://m.facebook.com/ScannerBluetooth
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanner Bluetooth at 100% against Blue Sniff's 57%. Scanner Bluetooth also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Blue Sniff's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (389 vs 3). On price 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
Both are free to download. Blue Sniff sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scanner Bluetooth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blue Sniff holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Sniff has 389 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Blue Sniff's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanner Bluetooth's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blue Sniff ships an update every 30 months, Scanner Bluetooth every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Sniff | Scanner Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (389 ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 389 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months — better | Every 84 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Horvath | Inigo Mato |
Customer experience
Blue Sniff
Scanner Bluetooth
Bugs and requests
Blue Sniff
Reported bugs
17 issues- Ads continue after purchase
- Settings not working
- App not working
- Detects nothing
- No display
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- Does not detect vaccinated
- Buggy
- Application null and useless
- Big crap
- Does not detect BLE devices
- Does not scan for AirTags
- No user manual
- Detects barely my iPad
- Data not understandable
- Detects many false positives
- Not working right
- Useless app
Requested features
4 requests- Add distance in addition to signal strength
- Add markers or rename unnamed networks
- Hex dump attributes for better understanding
- Implement more features
Scanner Bluetooth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blue Sniff
- Buy Me Coffee!$2.99
Scanner Bluetooth
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Blue Sniff free?
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Do Blue Sniff or Scanner Bluetooth have ads?
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