Comparison

Core Beacons vs Bluetooth

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

Head to head
About

Core Beacons

This tool allows developers to scan and analyze Bluetooth LE device advertisements on iOS. It displays general CoreBluetooth information and detailed parsing for various beacon formats, including sensor data. Explore your Bluetooth environment and understand how your device presents it to applications.

Highlights
  • Scan Bluetooth LE advertisements
  • Display CoreBluetooth information
  • Parse Ruuvi sensor tags
  • Parse Eddystone UID, URL, and TLM frames
  • Parse Mijia temperature/humidity beacons
  • Parse AltBeacon formats
Features
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Core Beacons is a development tool for iOS. Core Beacons lists the advertisements of Bluetooth LE devices in range, as made available to applications by the CoreBluetooth API. Core Beacons lets you explore your "Bluetooth environment" and shows how your iOS device presents this environment to applications. Core Beacons displays general CoreBluetooth information and, if advertised by a device, service and/or manufacturer-specific data. Detailed parsing support is available for • ruuvi sensor tags: • Format 3 (raw data v1) • Format 4 (sensor data encoded in Eddystone URL) • Format 5 (raw data v2) • Eddystone: UID, URL (incl. Physical Web) & TLM frame types • mijia temperature & relative humidity sensor beacons (as far as this protocol is documented) • AltBeacon Core Beacons may be most useful when working with "beacon" type BLE devices.

About

Bluetooth

Features
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BLECI Debugger Pro is a powerful BLE debugging tool for developers, hardware engineers, and testers. Scan nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspect GATT services and characteristics, send custom Hex commands, enable notifications, and review live logs in one place. Build reusable Profiles for the devices you work with. Save commands, data parsers, receive rules, timers, services, characteristics, and connection workflows so you can debug faster and reduce repeated manual work. Key features: • Scan nearby BLE peripherals • Filter devices by name, RSSI, and advertised Service UUID • Connect and inspect GATT services and characteristics • Read values, write Hex commands, and enable notifications • Create reusable device Profiles • Configure commands with flexible payloads • Build parsers for raw bytes and Hex data • Set receive rules and timers • Inspect SYSTEM, TX, RX, PARSE, and ERROR logs • Search logs by keyword, UUID, characteristic, or Hex data • Share live logs over a local network • Use the built-in guide to learn BLE debugging workflows Designed for BLE development, firmware testing, hardware integration, protocol debugging, and device validation. Terms of Use: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html Vip Terms: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html?doc=user

Screenshots

Core Beacons3 screens
Bluetooth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Core Beacons at every 2 months against Bluetooth's every 32 months. Core Beacons also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Core Beacons ships an update every 2 months, Bluetooth every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Core Beacons versus Bluetooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore BeaconsBluetooth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfluthaus岩 胡

In-app purchases

None

Core Beacons

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Core Beacons free?
Core Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth free?
Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Core Beacons or Bluetooth have ads?
Neither Core Beacons nor Bluetooth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Core Beacons or Bluetooth?
Core Beacons ships an update every 2 months, and Bluetooth every 32 months. Most recently, Core Beacons was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bluetooth on September 10, 2026.

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