Comparison

S3 Explorer vs Bluetooth Sleuth

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Browse AWS S3 cloud storage
  • Stream compatible media files
  • Preview and share files
  • Amazon certified security
  • Supports multiple devices
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

S3 Explorer4 screens
Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
S3 Explorer versus Bluetooth Sleuth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterS3 ExplorerBluetooth Sleuth
Price$7.99$0.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose LealSean McNeil

Customer experience

S3 Explorer

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bluetooth Sleuth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

S3 Explorer

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is S3 Explorer free?
S3 Explorer costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do S3 Explorer or Bluetooth Sleuth have ads?
Neither S3 Explorer nor Bluetooth Sleuth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, S3 Explorer or Bluetooth Sleuth?
S3 Explorer ships an update every 8 months, and Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. Most recently, S3 Explorer was updated on September 9, 2026 and Bluetooth Sleuth on September 22, 2026.

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