Comparison

BLE Spy vs TinyServer

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

Head to head
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.

About

TinyServer

Transform your mobile device into a web server to host static websites. Access files from other devices on your local network using a friendly URL. Features include directory listing, basic authentication, and seamless integration with external editors.

Highlights
  • Serve static files and websites over HTTP
  • Directory listing for easy browsing
  • Bonjour for friendly URLs
  • iPad Multitasking support
  • Basic authentication protection
  • Access log viewing
Features
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Use your mobile device as a web server! Access static websites from a computer or other mobile device. FEATURES • use folders stored locally on your iPhone/iPad or in iCloud • serve static files and websites over HTTP • enable Directory Listing to browse the selected folder in your browser • Bonjour: no need to type in IP addresses - TinyServer will show a friendly URL like http://myiPhone.local:8080 • iPad Multitasking: use an external editor to edit your files and preview them in Safari running alongside TinyServer • Open an in-app browser to access your served files • See the access log of the web server • Basic auth protection CHOOSING A FOLDER There are several ways to open a folder to be served by TinyServer. • In the app, tap "Choose Folder", then long-press a folder to bring up the context menu. Choose "Serve in TinyServer" • In the app, tap "Choose Folder", tap "Select" in the navigation bar, select a folder and tap "Open" in the navigation bar • on iPad, you can have the files app and TinyServer side by side in multitasking. You can drag and drop folders to the top of the TinyServer interface.  Keep in mind that this way creates a copy, so if you change the files you have to drag them to the app again to see the changes. IMPORTANT: The web server cannot run in the background. Keep TinyServer in the foreground and the device unlocked. If you do change apps, the web server will restart automatically when you bring the TinyServer app back to the foreground. TinyServer only works on local WiFi. The web server is not accessible via a cellular network connection. It is meant for static files, so you can't run e.g. a PHP or Ruby on Rails backend from it.

Screenshots

BLE Spy4 screens
TinyServer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TinyServer at every 4 weeks against BLE Spy's every 8 months. TinyServer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and ratings volume (28 vs 4). BLE Spy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On rating, 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

BLE Spy costs $4.99 and TinyServer $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for BLE Spy against 4.7 for TinyServer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TinyServer has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of BLE Spy's written reviews are positive against 75% of TinyServer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Spy ships an update every 8 months, TinyServer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BLE Spy versus TinyServer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE SpyTinyServer
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings428 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#95#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter GascheChristian Lobach

Customer experience

BLE Spy

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

TinyServer

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Spy

No in-app purchases

None

TinyServer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Spy free?
BLE Spy costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyServer free?
TinyServer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Spy or TinyServer?
BLE Spy is rated higher. BLE Spy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TinyServer averages 4.7 from 28 ratings.
Do BLE Spy or TinyServer have ads?
Neither BLE Spy nor TinyServer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Spy or TinyServer?
BLE Spy ships an update every 8 months, and TinyServer every 4 weeks. Most recently, BLE Spy was updated on September 24, 2026 and TinyServer on September 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, BLE Spy or TinyServer?
BLE Spy currently peaks at #95 in the App Store charts, and TinyServer at #55. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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