Comparison

UNpkl vs BlueSpy

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

Head to head
About

UNpkl

Manage your home network and Wi-Fi routers with real-time insights into connected devices and their activity. Control access, change passwords, and explore future features like cloud access and IoT integration.

Highlights
  • Real-time network insights
  • Device access control
  • Wi-Fi password management
  • Text message commands
  • Future cloud and IoT features
Features
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UNpkl (unpickle) App and Wi-Fi routers humanize network control. The app shows a live insight into who is doing what in real time. Don't like what you see? Control access via simple text messages like "block iPhone from website for 2 hours". Want to add a Wi-Fi network or change a Wi-Fi password? simply type what you need into the prompt. The app doesn't end there. We are actively working on features like sharing tags, private tags, cloud access, and IoT making the platform feature a lot more and with blazing fast speeds. Learn more at: https://www.unpkl.io Terms of Use. Payment of UNpkl Cloud will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.

About

BlueSpy

This tool allows you to inspect, read, and write data with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Explore device capabilities, analyze behavior, and understand security levels through real-time scanning and interactive features.

Highlights
  • Scan nearby BLE devices in real-time
  • Sort and filter peripherals
  • Identify device types and models
  • Read and write peripheral data
  • Explore communication logs
  • Configure custom settings
Features
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BlueSpy is the next generation BLE peripheral analyzer tool that allow you to inspect, read and write data with virtually any device capable of communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy standard and GATT profile. BlueSpy is an experimental tool that let you explore the capabilities of your nearby bluetooth devices and interact with them so that you can use it to: debug, analyze, measure or reverse engineering in the attempt to better understand their behaviour and their security level. BlueSpy is mostly a free tool, but in the effort to maintain and evolve it some features will only be availables under in-app purchase. Key Features: - Scan nearby device and return advertisment data in realtime. - Sort peripherals by name, identifier and signal strength. - Filter scanned peripherals. - Identify device type and model based on expandable knowledge base. - Read peripheral services, characteristics and descriptors. - Write data to peripheral characteristics. - Explore logs for any communication between BlueSpy and your BLE devices. - Configure custom settings like auto-notification, auto-remove unreachable peripherals, stop scan on idle, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

UNpkl4 screens
BlueSpy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UNpkl at every 2 months against BlueSpy's every 17 months. UNpkl also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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. UNpkl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BlueSpy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UNpkl ships an update every 2 months, BlueSpy every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UNpkl versus BlueSpy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUNpklBlueSpy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB849 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYesHog LLCGiuseppe Mazzilli

Customer experience

UNpkl

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BlueSpy

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UNpkl

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Cloud - Monthly3 Months trial$5.993 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
7 purchases

BlueSpy

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Membership$0.991 Month
  • Gold Membership$3.991 Month
  • Platinum Membership$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • Characteristic Write Feature$0.99
  • 1-Year Subscription$3.99
  • 2-Year Subscription$6.99
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  • 3-Year Subscription$8.99

Questions

Is UNpkl free?
UNpkl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BlueSpy free?
BlueSpy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UNpkl or BlueSpy have ads?
Neither UNpkl nor BlueSpy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UNpkl or BlueSpy?
UNpkl ships an update every 2 months, and BlueSpy every 17 months. Most recently, UNpkl was updated on October 11, 2026 and BlueSpy on October 11, 2026.

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