Comparison

BLE Scanner 4.0 vs Magnetometer+ Metal Detector

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

Head to head
About

BLE Scanner 4.0

This app helps you discover, connect to, and manage Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It offers tools for developers to test signals and for users to track smart gadgets, with features like real-time signal strength and data export.

Highlights
  • Discover BLE devices with real-time RSSI
  • Visualize device distance with Radar View
  • Filter devices by name, UUID, and more
  • Scan and analyze iBeacon & Eddystone data
  • Export scan history and logs to CSV
  • Create custom BLE advertising packets
  • Connect to GATT services and explore characteristics
Features
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No. 1 Scanner Utility app for BLE devices and trusted by developers, hobbyists, and everyday users worldwide, BLE Scanner 4.0 is your go-to app for Bluetooth Low Energy exploration. Easily discover, connect, and manage your Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Whether you’re a developer testing BLE device signals or a user tracking your smart gadgets, BLE Scanner gives you powerful tools to scan, analyze, and connect all in one app. Why BLE Scanner? - Instant Discovery: Quickly find nearby BLE devices with real-time signal strength (RSSI). Lower the number the closer you are to the source i.e. -25 is very near and -80 is far from your BLE devices. - Radar View: Visualize device distance and movement around you. - Smart Filters: Search by name, UUID, RSSI, or major/minor values. - iBeacon & Eddystone Support: Scan, monitor, and analyze beacon data seamlessly. - Data Export: Save scan history or export logs to CSV for advanced analysis. - Custom Advertising: Create your own BLE advertising packets for testing & IoT projects. - Upload data to the cloud: Upload your BLE device data on your own cloud using HTTPS or MQTT URL. - Secure Connections: Connect to GATT services and explore characteristics. Built for Developers & Engineers - Inspect GATT services & characteristics - Read and write BLE characteristics - Debug BLE communication issues - Ideal for firmware testing & validation Privacy First • No account required • No personal data collected • BLE scanning performed locally on your device Privacy Policy: https://www.bluepixeltech.com/appVersion/privacy-policy-blescanner.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blescanner X: https://x.com/blescanner Comments, questions, or suggestions? Visit us: www.bluepixeltech.com or Email us: blescanner@bluepixeltech.com

About

Magnetometer+ Metal Detector

Transform your device into a magnetic field detector. It measures magnetic field strength in real-time with a 3-axis display and provides visual alerts for metal and magnet detection. Explore the invisible magnetic world around you with a sleek, intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time magnetic field measurement
  • 3-axis directional analysis
  • Metal and magnet detection alerts
  • Radar-style magnetic scanner
  • N/S/E/W compass markings
  • Adjustable sensitivity
Features
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Magnetometer+ turns your iPhone's magnetic sensor into a metal detector and stud finder for iron and steel hidden in walls, floors and furniture, and shows the magnetic field around you in µT. ▶ WHAT IT FINDS — AND WHAT IT DOES NOT It detects ferrous metal: screws and nails in studs and joists, steel pipes, rebar, hinges, brackets and door strikes. The range is a few centimetres, so hold the phone against the surface and sweep slowly. It cannot detect gold, silver, copper, aluminium, wood or plastic. Those materials are not magnetic, and no phone sensor can find them. If you are looking for buried coins or copper wiring, this is not the tool. ▶ CALIBRATES FROM YOUR HAND Every phone's magnetic sensor carries a large built-in offset from its own speaker and battery magnets. Magnetometer+ learns that offset while you turn the phone, so tilting the phone does not look like metal. When the meter opens, a progress bar shows how far calibration has come: turn the phone slowly in every direction, and when the bar is full the reading goes live with a short vibration. Zero here re-learns it wherever you are. ▶ THREE METER MODES • Auto — a radial gauge of the field deviation • Earth Field — total field strength with a latitude band (low, normal, elevated, high) • Metal Detector — deviation from the background field with an intensity verdict, plus optional vibration pulses that quicken as you get closer ▶ SCANNER AND STUD FINDER The Scanner tab has a metal scanner for sweeping a surface and a Stud Finder that marks the strongest point as you slide the phone flat across a wall. It finds the nails and screws that hold drywall to the studs; it does not see the wood itself. ▶ COMPASS A compass with magnetic north or true north and the local declination. ▶ LIVE DATA • X, Y and Z field components on a live chart • Min, average, max and peak with elapsed time • Sensitivity from 0.5x to 2.0x • µT, mT and Gauss units ▶ HISTORY AND EXPORT • Readings are saved with a 7-day trend and a plain-language comparison • Favourites and side-by-side comparison of two readings • Continuous one-second logging with CSV export • Share a reading as an image, optional GPS tag on saved readings • Statistics report, unlocked for 24 hours by watching a short ad USEFUL FOR DIY AND RENOVATION · FINDING STUDS AND JOISTS · CHECKING FOR REBAR OR PIPES BEFORE DRILLING · PHYSICS CLASS AND MAGNET EXPERIMENTS

Screenshots

BLE Scanner 4.04 screens
Magnetometer+ Metal Detector3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BLE Scanner 4.0 at 4.3 against Magnetometer+ Metal Detector's 3.0. BLE Scanner 4.0 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (615 vs 8). Magnetometer+ Metal Detector's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price 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

Both are free to download. BLE Scanner 4.0 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Magnetometer+ Metal Detector asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Scanner 4.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLE Scanner 4.0 has 615 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of BLE Scanner 4.0's written reviews are positive against 100% of Magnetometer+ Metal Detector's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Scanner 4.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, Magnetometer+ Metal Detector weekly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
BLE Scanner 4.0 versus Magnetometer+ Metal Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Scanner 4.0Magnetometer+ Metal Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (615 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings615 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB88 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBluepixel Technologies LLPKyu-Hee Jang

Customer experience

BLE Scanner 4.0

All ratings615 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative31.6%

Magnetometer+ Metal Detector

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BLE Scanner 4.0

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck in update loop after latest version
  • Search and filtering functions not working
  • Crashes when trying to add new iBeacons

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add distance or location information for detected devices
  • Improve filtering and sorting of detected devices
  • Provide more detailed device information
  • Add support for more Bluetooth device types

Magnetometer+ Metal Detector

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BLE Scanner 4.0

Subscriptions3
  • Advertiser Plan$2.991 Month
  • Cloud Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Ultimate Subscription$5.991 Month
None

Magnetometer+ Metal Detector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Scanner 4.0 free?
BLE Scanner 4.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magnetometer+ Metal Detector free?
Magnetometer+ Metal Detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Scanner 4.0 or Magnetometer+ Metal Detector?
BLE Scanner 4.0 is rated higher. BLE Scanner 4.0 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 615 ratings, while Magnetometer+ Metal Detector averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do BLE Scanner 4.0 or Magnetometer+ Metal Detector have ads?
Magnetometer+ Metal Detector shows ads; BLE Scanner 4.0 does not.
Which is updated more often, BLE Scanner 4.0 or Magnetometer+ Metal Detector?
BLE Scanner 4.0 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Magnetometer+ Metal Detector weekly. Most recently, BLE Scanner 4.0 was updated on November 9, 2026 and Magnetometer+ Metal Detector on November 9, 2026.

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