Comparison

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer vs Stray Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer

This tool enables remote support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) IoT devices. It allows support agents to diagnose and troubleshoot issues by accessing real-time device data, logs, and firmware, even without cloud connectivity. Ideal for developers and support teams to enhance customer experience and product reliability.

Highlights
  • Remote support for BLE IoT devices
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot issues
  • Access real-time device data
  • Read logs and update firmware
  • Scan and discover Bluetooth devices
  • Browse BLE services and characteristics
Features
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Use the Reach Demo App to try out the Reach℠ remote support tool for IoT products. Reach℠ makes it possible to connect you to all of your customers’ devices in the field that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and initiate a support session to diagnose and troubleshoot issues with your products even if they cannot connect to the cloud. This is a demo of the Reach℠ product, visit cygnustechnology.com for more information or to discuss how to implement Reach into your IoT products and applications. Can you imagine the following scenario? A customer has purchased your product, and now they need help fixing an issue. They call you at your support center, you instruct them to open your product’s mobile app and press the “Enable Remote Support” button. By pressing the button, the user authorizes access to their physical Bluetooth-enabled device. Upon receiving access, you are now seeing real-time device data and can troubleshoot with ease by reading logs, reconfiguring the device, updating firmware and much more. You and your team can now diagnose and fix the device without leading your customers through a long series of complicated instructions. The result is a great experience for you and the user that saves time increases satisfaction and leads to higher ratings for your product and mobile app! Reach℠ is also great for developers of BLE devices to make it easy to field test and beta test with ease while debugging remotely. Reach℠ is free for developers. Key features: - Scan and discover Bluetooth devices in the nearby area - See basic device info (UUID, RSSI) - Browse services and characteristics - Read values from characteristics - Write to characteristics in Hex, Oct, Bin, Decimal or ASCII - Send a secure PIN to connect to your admin portal as a support agent - Automatic reconnections - Works with any BLE product Requirements: - Must have a Cygnus Reach account to use remote support features

About

Stray Scanner

Capture color, depth, and IMU data using your device's LiDAR sensor. Export these datasets to your computer for machine learning and dense mapping projects. Streamline the process of collecting RGB-D data without complex calibration.

Highlights
  • Record color images
  • Capture depth frames
  • Export IMU measurements
  • Estimate camera position
  • Access camera calibration matrix
  • Transfer datasets to desktop
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Note: requires a device with LiDAR. The iPad Pro, iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max currently have LiDAR sensors on them. Stray Scanner allows you to record color, depth and IMU datasets and export them to your desktop computer. For machine learning and dense mapping applications, you need a dataset to work with. Stray Scanner allows you to collect RGB-D datasets with your iPhone. The recorded datasets contain: - color images - depth frames from the LiDAR sensor - depth confidence maps - camera position estimates for each frame - camera calibration matrix - IMU measurements Once recorded, the datasets can easily be moved to your desktop computer by connecting your device with a Lightning cable and accessing the files through Finder. Put your iPhone's LiDAR scanner to good use. No more fumbling around calibrating and configuring depth sensors. Shoot datasets straight from your iPhone.

Screenshots

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer4 screens
Stray Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stray Scanner at 5.0 against Reach Bluetooth Analyzer's 4.2. Reach Bluetooth Analyzer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stray Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer ships an update every 2 months, Stray Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reach Bluetooth Analyzer versus Stray Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReach Bluetooth AnalyzerStray Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCYGNUS, LLCKenneth Blomqvist

Customer experience

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Stray Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reach Bluetooth Analyzer

No in-app purchases

None

Stray Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reach Bluetooth Analyzer free?
Reach Bluetooth Analyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stray Scanner free?
Stray Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reach Bluetooth Analyzer or Stray Scanner?
Stray Scanner is rated higher. Reach Bluetooth Analyzer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Stray Scanner averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Reach Bluetooth Analyzer or Stray Scanner have ads?
Neither Reach Bluetooth Analyzer nor Stray Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reach Bluetooth Analyzer or Stray Scanner?
Reach Bluetooth Analyzer ships an update every 2 months, and Stray Scanner every 6 months. Most recently, Reach Bluetooth Analyzer was updated on September 14, 2026 and Stray Scanner on September 9, 2026.

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