Beacon Scaner vs Scanner Bluetooth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Scaner
This utility app allows you to scan for various types of Bluetooth beacons, including iBeacons, Eddystone, and Estimotes. It provides details like UUID, Major, and Minor numbers, and estimates proximity distance. You can also save and share beacon data.
- Scan iBeacons, Eddystone, Estimotes
- Display UUID, Major, Minor numbers
- Estimate proximity distance
- Save beacon data
- Share beacon data
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Beacon Scanner is designed to scan iBeacons, Edistone, Estimotes Beacon Scanner is capable of, ● UUID, Major and Minor Number. ● Proximity Distance from your iPhone ● Save Beacon's Data ● Share Beacon's Data
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 Beacon Scaner's 50%. Scanner Bluetooth also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.5). Beacon Scaner's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scanner Bluetooth holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Beacon Scaner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanner Bluetooth's.
| Parameter | Beacon Scaner | Scanner Bluetooth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 84 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abhishek Kumar Ravi | Inigo Mato |
Customer experience
Beacon Scaner
Scanner Bluetooth
In-app purchases
Beacon Scaner
No in-app purchases
Scanner Bluetooth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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