Comparison

MISSIV vs BLE Spy

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

Head to head
About

MISSIV

This app is a powerful and user-friendly translation editor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It allows you to open, edit, and inspect XLIFF documents, with support for cloud storage and multiple display modes.

Highlights
  • Edit XLIFF documents
  • Inspect XLIFF attributes
  • Cloud document browsing
  • Light and dark mode
  • Multiple spaces support (iPad)
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MISSIV is an incredibly powerful, beautiful, and easy to use translation editor designed exclusively for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Features: - Open and edit XLIFF Documents - Inspect all XLIFF document attributes - Browse documents stored locally or in the cloud - Choose between light and dark mode - Multiple spaces support (iPad only) Terms of Use: https://www.designmatic.xyz/terms/

About

BLE Spy

This utility allows users to discover, connect to, and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It offers standard features for browsing services and characteristics, alongside smart capabilities for customizing UUIDs and formatting data with JavaScript.

Highlights
  • Discover BLE devices
  • Connect to multiple peripherals
  • Browse services and characteristics
  • Read and write characteristic values
  • Log and export data to CSV
  • Customize UUIDs
  • Format characteristic data with JavaScript
Features
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A professional utility to examine and control Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Apart from standard features BLE Spy has some unique capabilities in particular for developers. Standard features: • Find all Bluetooth Low Energy devices around you • Sort devices by name or rssi • Connect to multiple peripherals at the same time • Browse services and characteristics • Read and write characteristic values • Register for Notifications, log data and export to CSV Smart features: • Replace vendor specific UUIDs with a descriptive name • Add a description for characteristics • Format characteristic data with JavaScript BLE Spy requires iOS 11.

Screenshots

MISSIV4 screens
BLE Spy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MISSIV at Free against BLE Spy's $4.99. MISSIV also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). BLE Spy's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, device support 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

MISSIV is free to download; BLE Spy costs $4.99 up front. MISSIV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BLE Spy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Spy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MISSIV ships an update monthly, BLE Spy every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MISSIV versus BLE Spy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMISSIVBLE Spy
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdesignmaticPeter Gasche

Customer experience

MISSIV

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BLE Spy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MISSIV

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

BLE Spy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MISSIV free?
MISSIV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLE Spy free?
BLE Spy costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MISSIV or BLE Spy?
BLE Spy is rated higher. MISSIV averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BLE Spy averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MISSIV or BLE Spy have ads?
Neither MISSIV nor BLE Spy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MISSIV or BLE Spy?
MISSIV ships an update monthly, and BLE Spy every 8 months. Most recently, MISSIV was updated on November 2, 2026 and BLE Spy on November 2, 2026.

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