Comparison

SDR Receiver vs xBLEtz

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

Head to head
About

SDR Receiver

This app demodulates and plays AM and FM radio signals received by compatible SDR hardware. It allows users to listen to various broadcasts, manage station lists, and adjust audio settings. Requires a separate radio and host computer for operation.

Highlights
  • Demodulate AM and FM signals
  • Manage station lists (import/export)
  • Adjustable squelch and LNA gain
  • Adjustable audio filters
  • Signal strength indicator
  • AirPlay audio streaming
  • Lock Screen controls
Features
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Demodulate and play AM and FM signals received by an RTL-SDR, Airspy HF+ or SDRplay radio. Requires a radio and a host computer which are not provided with SDR Receiver and must be separately installed and configured. Streams data from an rtl_tcp, hfp_tcp or rsp_tcp server application which are free and open source applications. The appropriate server application must be installed on the host computer and configured for the attached radio. SDR Receiver is a Software Defined Radio (SDR) that processes, demodulates and plays AM, narrowband FM and wideband FM signals. Listen to communications from aircraft (AM), amateur repeaters and VHF handhelds, police and fire, NOAA weather reports (narrowband FM) and commercial broadcasts (wideband FM). • Easily entered and managed lists of stations simplify station selection. • Export and import lists of stations in CSV or TSV format. • Adjustable squelch that works for both AM and FM signals. • Adjustable LNA gain (for RTL-SDR and SDRplay radios). • Adjustable audio high pass and low pass filters. • Audio AGC for AM, optimized for aircraft communications. • Selectable IQ Offset eliminates DC errors. • DC Blocker option reduces spurious errors. • Signal strength indicator that shows power level in the signal passband. • Multiple sampling rates to accommodate different network bandwidths. • Selectable 8-bit or 16-bit sample size streaming from Airspy HF+ and SDRplay radios. • Option to play audio over AirPlay to a HomePod, HomePod mini or any AirPlay compatible device. • Stream synchronized audio to multiple AirPlay 2 compatible devices. • Lock Screen shows controls and streaming station information. • Custom URLs enable another application on the same device to set the station and start streaming. • Supports VoiceOver. SDR Receiver processes signals that are streamed over the network from a host computer (Mac, PC or Raspberry Pi) that is attached by USB bus to an RTL-SDR, Airspy HF+ or SDRplay radio. An rtl_tcp server or equivalent application running on the host computer receives baseband IQ data from the radio and streams the sampled signals over the network to the iPhone or iPad running SDR Receiver. Requires an RTL-SDR, Airspy HF+ or SDRplay radio and a host computer which are not provided with the application. Support for 192 ksps and 384 ksps Airspy HF+ sampling rates requires Airspy HF+ firmware version R3.0.7 or later, and hfp_tcp version v.1.2.117 or later.

About

xBLEtz

Explore, connect to, and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. This tool allows you to read, write, and receive notifications from device characteristics, and even replicate peripheral data structures.

Highlights
  • Discover available Bluetooth LE peripherals
  • Connect to Bluetooth LE devices
  • Browse device services and characteristics
  • Read, write, and notify characteristic properties
  • Replicate peripheral profiles
  • Virtual peripheral mode
Features
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The xBLEtz is the powerful tool to discover, connect and browse Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals (also known as Bluetooth Smart, or Bluetooth Light). The xBLEtz can replicate peripheral data structure, too. Key Features: - Discover for any available peripherals - Connect to the peripheral - Browse Services and Characteristics - Support Read,Write and Notify properties in Characteristic - Write to Characteristics in Binary and UTF-8 - Replicate peripheral profiles (such as Services, Characteristics and Descriptors) - Provide virtual peripheral mode - Advertise as a peripheral using replicated peripheral This app will work on iPhone 7 or later.

Screenshots

SDR Receiver4 screens
xBLEtz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SDR Receiver at 73% against xBLEtz's 0%. SDR Receiver also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). xBLEtz's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

SDR Receiver costs $9.99 and xBLEtz $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SDR Receiver holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SDR Receiver has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of SDR Receiver's written reviews are positive against 0% of xBLEtz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SDR Receiver ships an update every 4 months, xBLEtz every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SDR Receiver versus xBLEtz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSDR ReceiverxBLEtz
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.1 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTransition Technology Ventures, LLCKouichi Abe

Customer experience

SDR Receiver

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative19.2%

xBLEtz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SDR Receiver

No in-app purchases

None

xBLEtz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SDR Receiver free?
SDR Receiver costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is xBLEtz free?
xBLEtz costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SDR Receiver or xBLEtz?
SDR Receiver is rated higher. SDR Receiver averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while xBLEtz averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SDR Receiver or xBLEtz have ads?
Neither SDR Receiver nor xBLEtz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SDR Receiver or xBLEtz?
SDR Receiver ships an update every 4 months, and xBLEtz every 10 months. Most recently, SDR Receiver was updated on October 23, 2026 and xBLEtz on October 24, 2026.

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