Comparison

Scanner Bluetooth vs Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder

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

Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder

Easily find misplaced Bluetooth devices like phones, headphones, and watches. The app uses signal strength indicators and augmented reality to guide you. Save devices, view their last known location on a map, and receive alerts if you leave them behind.

Highlights
  • Signal strength indicator
  • AR camera tracking
  • Last seen map
  • Separation alerts
  • iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Lost your earbuds, keys or headphones? This app helps you find them, keep them with you, and check whether a hidden tracker is following you. FIND IT WHEN IT'S NEARBY 1. Open the app and tap your item. 2. Walk slowly one way. The app tells you how close you are: Far, In the room, Close, Within arm's reach. - Your phone beeps and vibrates faster as you get closer, so you can look around instead of at the screen. - It tells you when you're getting warmer or colder, and when you walked past it. - Camera view: see the room behind the screen while you search. - If it stops hearing your item, it says "Lost contact" instead of guessing. FIND WHERE YOU LEFT IT - Save your things. If one goes missing, see on a map where your iPhone last heard it. - Get walking directions there, and a street-level view of the spot where available. - Notify When Nearby: get a notification when it's back in range (for gear your iPhone has heard and can connect to; not Apple devices). - Pro: a 7-day trail of places it was with you while the app was open, and a plain-English answer to "where did I leave it?" DON'T LEAVE IT BEHIND - Left-Behind Alert: get a nudge when you walk away from something you saved. Free alerts work while the app is open. - Pro: Always-On Guard keeps those alerts working in the background and on a locked iPhone, for items your iPhone can connect to (not after you swipe the app away). - Pro: Before You Go. One tap before you head out shows what's with you and what's missing. Star your essentials and it checks for you when you leave home. - Pro: Safe Zones warn you if you leave a trusted place without it. CHECK FOR HIDDEN TRACKERS — FREE - Safety Scan looks for an unknown Bluetooth tracker traveling with you. - It flags a device that moves with you from place to place, or stays near you for 8 minutes. - Found one? Track it down with distance in feet or meters, free. - Every flag is saved for 60 days. Share a report as text. - Your own gear? Mark it "This is with me" to ignore it. - Keep the app on screen as you walk. If the screen locks, it can't hear every tracker, like AirTags. - It can miss a tracker that's silent or keeps changing its identity, so keep your iPhone's tracking notifications on. KEEP YOUR TAGS WORKING - A warning when a tag's battery is low (for tags that report it). - A heads-up when a saved tag has gone silent for days. USE IT YOUR WAY - iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, synced with iCloud. - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what's with you at a glance. - Ask Siri, or add Control Center buttons, to open Find Nearby or the Safety Scan. - Apple Watch: find from your wrist with warmer and colder hints, see what's nearby and where you last had it, plus a complication that shows what's with you. - Search any device by name or brand. GOOD TO KNOW - Works with Bluetooth earbuds, headphones, speakers, watches and key tags. - It only hears things that are switched on: earbuds closed in their case or a dead tag stay silent. - No name? It shows the brand, like "Sony device". Rename saved items and pick their icons. - Unnamed Apple devices show as "Apple device". The app can't make an item play a sound; for AirPods or an AirTag, use Apple's Find My. - Honest by design: if it can't check something, it tells you. FREE Everything above not marked Pro, including the whole Safety Scan, plus a one-minute preview of distance and voice. EXACTTRACK PRO - Estimated distance in feet or meters - Voice guidance, and wrist taps on Apple Watch that speed up as you get closer - Always-On Guard - Before You Go and the leaving-home check - Safe Zones, the 7-day trail and the plain-English answer Monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Cancel anytime. Already own ExactTrack (lifetime)? You keep distance, voice and wrist taps for life. Privacy: https://fierce-inlet-63133.herokuapp.com/find-airpords-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Scanner Bluetooth4 screens
Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanner Bluetooth at 100% against Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder's 56%. Scanner Bluetooth also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 84 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Scanner Bluetooth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder has 223 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Scanner Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 56% of Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scanner Bluetooth ships an update every 84 months, Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scanner Bluetooth versus Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanner BluetoothBluetooth Lost BLE Finder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.4 (223 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 84 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInigo MatoFuturaApp, Inc.

Customer experience

Scanner Bluetooth

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

Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder

All ratings223 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative41.2%

Bugs and requests

Scanner Bluetooth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App keeps showing searching for hours
  • App doesn't work without payment
  • Free version doesn't allow ringing the phone
  • Cannot ring the phone
  • App doesn't work
Show 4 more
  • Never could find the phone
  • Finds non-existing TVs but nothing else
  • App doesn't emit a noise anymore
  • Cannot get the app on computer to find phone

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add map to devices
  • Translate app to French
  • Allow ringing the phone
  • Add sound to find device

In-app purchases

None

Scanner Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder

Subscriptions2
  • ExactTrack Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • ExactTrack Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • ExactTrack: Precise Finder$59.99

Questions

Is Scanner Bluetooth free?
Scanner Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder free?
Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scanner Bluetooth or Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder?
Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder is rated higher. Scanner Bluetooth averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder averages 4.4 from 223 ratings.
Do Scanner Bluetooth or Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder have ads?
Neither Scanner Bluetooth nor Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scanner Bluetooth or Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder?
Scanner Bluetooth ships an update every 84 months, and Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder monthly. Most recently, Scanner Bluetooth was updated on October 5, 2026 and Bluetooth Lost BLE Finder on October 12, 2026.

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