Beacon Scope vs Reach Bluetooth Analyzer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Scope
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Bluetooth LE Beacon scanning and transmission utility. Supports iBeacon, Eddystone and AltBeacon formats. Measures signal level and packet count to measure beacon quality
Reach Bluetooth Analyzer
This tool enables remote support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) IoT devices. It allows support agents to diagnose and troubleshoot issues by accessing real-time device data, logs, and firmware, even without cloud connectivity. Ideal for developers and support teams to enhance customer experience and product reliability.
- Remote support for BLE IoT devices
- Diagnose and troubleshoot issues
- Access real-time device data
- Read logs and update firmware
- Scan and discover Bluetooth devices
- Browse BLE services and characteristics
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Use the Reach Demo App to try out the Reach℠ remote support tool for IoT products. Reach℠ makes it possible to connect you to all of your customers’ devices in the field that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and initiate a support session to diagnose and troubleshoot issues with your products even if they cannot connect to the cloud. This is a demo of the Reach℠ product, visit cygnustechnology.com for more information or to discuss how to implement Reach into your IoT products and applications. Can you imagine the following scenario? A customer has purchased your product, and now they need help fixing an issue. They call you at your support center, you instruct them to open your product’s mobile app and press the “Enable Remote Support” button. By pressing the button, the user authorizes access to their physical Bluetooth-enabled device. Upon receiving access, you are now seeing real-time device data and can troubleshoot with ease by reading logs, reconfiguring the device, updating firmware and much more. You and your team can now diagnose and fix the device without leading your customers through a long series of complicated instructions. The result is a great experience for you and the user that saves time increases satisfaction and leads to higher ratings for your product and mobile app! Reach℠ is also great for developers of BLE devices to make it easy to field test and beta test with ease while debugging remotely. Reach℠ is free for developers. Key features: - Scan and discover Bluetooth devices in the nearby area - See basic device info (UUID, RSSI) - Browse services and characteristics - Read values from characteristics - Write to characteristics in Hex, Oct, Bin, Decimal or ASCII - Send a secure PIN to connect to your admin portal as a support agent - Automatic reconnections - Works with any BLE product Requirements: - Must have a Cygnus Reach account to use remote support features
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Verdict
Beacon Scope and Reach Bluetooth Analyzer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Beacon Scope ships an update every 5 weeks, Reach Bluetooth Analyzer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Scope | Reach Bluetooth Analyzer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Young | CYGNUS, LLC |
In-app purchases
Beacon Scope
No in-app purchases
Reach Bluetooth Analyzer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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