Comparison

Bluetooth Inspector vs RegEx+

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

Head to head
About

Bluetooth Inspector

Explore nearby Bluetooth devices and examine their services and characteristics. View real-time signal strength, battery levels for your own devices, and identify model names. Extract software versions and read or write characteristic values.

Highlights
  • Real-time signal strength and device information
  • Apple device battery level monitoring
  • Device model identification
  • Software and firmware version extraction
  • Read and write characteristic values
  • Characteristic value history
  • Log and export data
  • Background scanning with Live Activity
Features
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Discover nearby Bluetooth peripherals and inspect their services for information and characteristics. • View information and signal strength for all peripherals and devices, updating in real time as you move around. • Get battery level for your own Apple devices — no need to install the app on all your devices. • See model identification broadcast by devices around you, mapping device identifiers to the marketing name. • Extract software and firmware version strings from devices broadcasting this information. • Read any characteristic's value, even for services not well known and are custom to the device being interrogated. • Write characteristic values back to the peripheral as string, numeric or hex. • See a history of the value of a characteristic since the session started, timestamped to when the value changed. • Log found peripherals, services, characteristics and values, and export a .log file of timestamped events for your analysis. • Shortcuts integration with actions for scanning and interrogation, enumerating services and characteristics, and reading values. • Background scanning by advertised service IDs with device count mapped by location found and status shown in a Live Activity. Get support @grgarside or georgegarside.com/apps/bluetooth-inspector Constant use of Bluetooth connectivity can drain your device's battery. Bluetooth connectivity is only used when this app is in the foreground and up to a few seconds after being backgrounded to safely disconnect from peripherals being interrogated, unless Background Scanning is enabled in the app and the Live Activity is running.

About

RegEx+

This tool helps developers master regular expressions on macOS and iOS. It offers a comprehensive cheatsheet and cloud synchronization across devices to decode and construct complex text patterns.

Highlights
  • Master regular expressions
  • Comprehensive cheatsheet
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Cross-device support (macOS, iOS)
  • Decode complex patterns
Features
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Visualize, test, and master regular expressions with RegEx+. RegEx+ is a focused regex toolkit for developers on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Build and test patterns live, then instantly see how they work with interactive flow diagrams — a visual breakdown of every part of your regex. KEY FEATURES • Flow Diagrams — See your regex as a diagram. Instantly understand how each token, group, and quantifier connects. • Live Matching — Results update as you type. Match, capture, and replace in real time. • Cheat Sheet — A comprehensive reference for metacharacters, anchors, groups, and operators. Always one tap away. • Pattern Library — Save and organize your patterns, or start faster with 33 built-in templates. Sync across all your devices via CloudKit. • Multi-language Support — Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, and Norwegian. Whether you're debugging a complex pattern or learning regex from scratch, RegEx+ gives you the tools to understand what your expression actually does. Download RegEx+ and start writing better regex today.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Inspector4 screens
RegEx+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Inspector at Free against RegEx+'s $1.99. Bluetooth Inspector also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 5). RegEx+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, chart position and device support 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

Bluetooth Inspector is free to download; RegEx+ costs $1.99 up front. Bluetooth Inspector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RegEx+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Inspector holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluetooth Inspector has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Bluetooth Inspector's written reviews are positive against 50% of RegEx+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, RegEx+ every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bluetooth Inspector versus RegEx+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth InspectorRegEx+
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#44 — better#107
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge Garside圣罡 汤

Customer experience

Bluetooth Inspector

All ratings1,535 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative28.7%

RegEx+

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Bluetooth Inspector

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to refresh device list without reinstalling
  • Inconsistent behavior when selecting devices
  • Mapping feature not functioning as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to rename detected devices
  • Option to filter or hide known devices
  • Integration with device location tracking
  • Support for other wireless protocols (Wi-Fi, etc.)

RegEx+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bluetooth Inspector

One-time1
  • Bluetooth Inspector Pro$3.99
None

RegEx+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Inspector free?
Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RegEx+ free?
RegEx+ costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Inspector or RegEx+?
Bluetooth Inspector is rated higher. Bluetooth Inspector averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while RegEx+ averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Inspector or RegEx+ have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor RegEx+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Inspector or RegEx+?
Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, and RegEx+ every 4 weeks. Most recently, Bluetooth Inspector was updated on September 24, 2026 and RegEx+ on September 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bluetooth Inspector or RegEx+?
Bluetooth Inspector currently peaks at #44 in the App Store charts, and RegEx+ at #107. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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