Comparison

Scanner Bluetooth vs Heer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Heer

Discover nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and accessories. This app helps locate lost Bluetooth items and detect unwanted devices. It offers solutions for background scanning, including an Apple Watch companion app and iOS auto-lock prevention.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device detection
  • BLE technology utilization
  • Locate lost devices
  • Detect unwanted devices
  • Exclude personal devices
  • Background scanning solutions
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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Heer is a Bluetooth device detector, it makes use of BLE technology to discover Bluetooth Low Energy devices around you, in addition to other Bluetooth accessories as well. Use Cases - Finding your lost phone or other Bluetooth devices like wireless earphones - Detecting the presence of hidden or unwanted bluetooth devices Exclude Devices Your other Bluetooth devices, like wireless earphones and smart watches, may interfere with the app’s alerting mechanism while looking for other devices so we’ve provided a tool to exclude your devices on startup to avoid false alarms. Background Running Bluetooth scanning isn’t available to scan for unknown devices in the background so we came up with 3 different solutions to match the same experience: 1. Apple watch: we made a companion Apple Watch app for you to use and continue using your phone for your daily tasks uninterrupted. (Works with ‘always on display’ enabled Apple Watches) 2. iOS auto lock prevention: when you launch most apps on your iPhone or any other iOS devices, often times the screen dims down and goes to sleep after a short period of inactivity. With Heer, we have disabled auto screen lock for the freedom of running it for however long you want. 3. Guided access lock: guided access provides the security for you to keep the app running while the device is locked. It is best used in case you want to keep your phone in your pocket to either prevent accidental taps or the security when someone else possesses your phone.

Screenshots

Scanner Bluetooth4 screens
Heer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Heer at 4.0 against Scanner Bluetooth's 3.0. Heer also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Scanner Bluetooth's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Heer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Scanner Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 80% of Heer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scanner Bluetooth versus Heer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner BluetoothHeer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 84 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInigo MatoAbdulaziz Althekair

Customer experience

Scanner Bluetooth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

None

Heer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scanner Bluetooth free?
Scanner Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heer free?
Heer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Bluetooth or Heer?
Heer is rated higher. Scanner Bluetooth averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Heer averages 4.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Scanner Bluetooth or Heer have ads?
Neither Scanner Bluetooth nor Heer shows ads.

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