Comparison

CX BLE vs Snifferton

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

Head to head
About

CX BLE

This utility app scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices, allowing simultaneous connection to multiple peripherals. It enables interrogation, notification retrieval, and reading/writing of BLE characteristics. Event logs can be exported in CSV format.

Highlights
  • BLE device scanning
  • Simultaneous multi-device connection
  • Interrogate BLE characteristics
  • Read/write BLE characteristics
  • Notification retrieval
  • Event logging
  • CSV data export
Features
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The app will scan for BLE peripherals show a list for connection to multiple devices simultaneously, the app can interrogate get notifications, write and read BLE characteristics across different devices. General BLE events are logged as well as individual devices events, they can be exported in CSV format.

About

Snifferton

Locate nearby Bluetooth devices and monitor their activity. Create a network to track devices remotely, even when away from home. Receive alerts for new devices in your vicinity.

Highlights
  • Track multiple devices and locations
  • Remote monitoring via Snifferton Cloud
  • Scan for devices up to 100 meters
  • Alerts for new nearby devices
  • Device activity monitoring
Features
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Now you can find any bluetooth device that comes into contact with your mobile device. Allows you to also mark individual devices in order to monitor their activity.  Snifferton Cloud allows you to create your own network to keep track of devices even when you are not home. Just pin a bluetooth device using an iPod touch, iPad, or other iOS device, leave it at home and you can check up on it remotely using your smart phone only through Snifferton Cloud. Software Features: - Keep track of multiple devices at multiple locations and have them sync up with other Snifferton beacons with Snifferton Cloud - Allows scanning for certain devices up to 100 meters - Alerts the individual to any new devices in the area Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Disclaimer: Snifferton only works when active. It does not run as a background service. All data is private. Snifferton does not transmit data as it only detects bluetooth devices that emit a signal or are discoverable. When Snifferton is running, the device is discoverable. Snifferton only scans for devices. It does nothing else regarding bluetooth devices and their behavior. Some devices may have an identifier that changes and may be stated as inactive when it is still active. Note: To reset Snifferton Cloud successfully, the user has to delete the app on all other devices except a main device and reinstall after resetting the cloud server from the main device. This is to prevent permissions from causing harm by a malicious user. Patented under 11096025 by the USPTO.

Screenshots

CX BLE2 screens
Snifferton2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CX BLE at none against Snifferton's 1. CX BLE also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Snifferton sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. CX BLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CX BLE versus Snifferton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCX BLESnifferton
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCroxel, Inc.Thomas Thompson

Customer experience

CX BLE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Snifferton

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

CX BLE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Snifferton

Subscriptions1
  • Snifferton Cloud$2.991 Month

Questions

Is CX BLE free?
CX BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snifferton free?
Snifferton is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CX BLE or Snifferton have ads?
Neither CX BLE nor Snifferton shows ads.

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