Find Bluetooth vs BLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Find Bluetooth
Locate nearby Bluetooth devices with a visual radar interface. See device names, signal strength, and approximate distance, with color-coding indicating proximity. Supports Bluetooth LE devices like smartwatches and headphones.
- Bluetooth device detection
- Radar visualization
- Distance and signal strength display
- Color-coded proximity indicator
- Bluetooth LE compatibility
- Device name identification
- Configurable unnamed device visibility
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Find Bluetooth is an app that tracks Bluetooth devices around you, both nearby and distant, displaying on a radar screen the devices it has found and the approximate distance of each one. The farther away a device is, the more blue it will be and the farther from the radar center it will appear. The closer a device is to you, the more red it will be and the closer to the radar center it will appear. The radar displays the device name and Bluetooth signal strength. You can focus on any of the devices by tapping on it. When you tap on it, you'll see a card with more device details, including the device name and signal strength. The app is capable of detecting and identifying devices compatible with Bluetooth LE technology. This includes smartwatches, modern wireless headphones, and mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets. The app displays all devices found around you. Many devices share their names, some don't, and these will be identified as "No name" on the radar screen and in the detail card. You can configure the app to hide or show unnamed devices. To do this, tap the settings icon in the upper right corner of the screen and toggle the switch according to your preference.
BLE
This app scans for nearby Bluetooth devices, displaying their signal strength on a live radar to help you locate lost items or detect unknown trackers. It prioritizes privacy by not requiring an account or location access, using only Bluetooth for its scans.
- Bluetooth device scanning
- Live proximity radar
- Signal strength indicator
- Detects unknown devices
- No account required
- Privacy-focused design
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Lost your earbuds or headphones? BLE helps you walk right to them. BLE (stands for Bluetooth Low Energy) listens for the Bluetooth devices around you and helps you find it. Your phone will also beat gently like a heart, faster as you get closer. You can also give your earbuds, headphones, speaker or watch a tag, a colour and a short code, so they stand out from everything else nearby Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://findmybluetooth.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BLE at Free against Find Bluetooth's $1.99. BLE also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 57%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Find Bluetooth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On 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
BLE is free to download; Find Bluetooth costs $1.99 up front. BLE sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Find Bluetooth asks for nothing beyond the download.
BLE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find Bluetooth has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Find Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLE's.
Find Bluetooth ships an update every 4 months, BLE every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Find Bluetooth | BLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Mendes Filho | Yotam Troim |
Customer experience
Find Bluetooth
BLE
In-app purchases
Find Bluetooth
No in-app purchases
BLE
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Radar LifeTime$59.99









