S3 Explorer vs Bluetooth Sleuth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S3 Explorer
Access and manage your AWS S3 cloud storage directly from your device. Stream compatible media files without needing to download them first. Preview and share files and images securely, leveraging Amazon's certified security.
- Browse AWS S3 cloud storage
- Stream compatible media files
- Preview and share files
- Amazon certified security
- Supports multiple devices
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Browse your AWS S3 cloud storage. Play compatible media files from cloud, no downloads. Preview and share your files and images. Amazon certified security.
Bluetooth Sleuth
This utility allows users to deeply interact with their device's Bluetooth capabilities. It supports scanning for peripherals, advertising custom services, broadcasting and ranging iBeacons, and searching a comprehensive Bluetooth database.
- Configure custom Bluetooth advertisements
- Scan for specific or all advertising devices
- Connect to and browse peripheral services
- Broadcast and range iBeacons
- Search Bluetooth assigned numbers database
- Monitor RSSI values with graphing
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Bluetooth Sleuth is meant to be a well rounded app for interacting with your iOS or supported macOS device's Bluetooth functionality. This includes advertising and scanning for peripherals, as well as broadcasting, monitoring, and ranging iBeacons. The following covers some of the features included in Bluetooth Sleuth: [ADVERTISE] - Ability to configure an advertisement with your device - Create custom services, with their own characteristics and descriptors to advertise - Automatically saves custom services for later reuse [SCAN] - Ability to scan for all advertising devices within range - Ability to scan for specific advertisements that contain the provided CoreBluetooth UUID - Displays all peripherals, sorted by RSSI, with the ability to connect to devices that are open to connections - Browse a peripheral's services, characteristics, and descriptors - Monitor recent peripheral RSSI values with included graphing tools - Ability to automatically reconnect to a previously connected peripheral - Filter results to require names, ability to connect or minimum RSSI value [SEARCH] - Search through over 5,000 records in the Bluetooth database of assigned numbers for companies, services, characteristics and other related values [BROADCAST] - Configure your device to act as an iBeacon by providing it with a UUID, and optional major and minor values [RANGE] - Observe for the presence of any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide - See device information for any iBeacons located - Monitor recent iBeacon RSSI values with included graphing tools [MONITOR] - Observe region updates for any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Sleuth at $0.99 against S3 Explorer's $7.99. Bluetooth Sleuth also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). S3 Explorer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On 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
S3 Explorer costs $7.99 and Bluetooth Sleuth $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
S3 Explorer ships an update every 8 months, Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S3 Explorer | Bluetooth Sleuth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Leal | Sean McNeil |
Customer experience
S3 Explorer
Bluetooth Sleuth
In-app purchases
S3 Explorer
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Sleuth
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is S3 Explorer free?
Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Do S3 Explorer or Bluetooth Sleuth have ads?
Which is updated more often, S3 Explorer or Bluetooth Sleuth?
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