Comparison

Bluetooth Inspector vs HTML Editor

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

HTML Editor

A lightweight HTML editor offering syntax highlighting, code completion, and a live preview. Easily open, edit, and export HTML documents from your device or iCloud. Features dynamic commenting and tag insertion for efficient web development.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Code completion suggestions
  • Live preview panel
  • Open local and iCloud documents
  • Quick tag insertion
  • Dynamic code commenting
  • Export and share HTML documents
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HTML Editor is a lightweight HTML editor complete with syntax highlighting, focused code completion suggestions and a live preview panel. With HTML Editor, you can open any existing HTML document on your device or in your iCloud storage. Simply drop your existing HTML document onto our app icon to open that document within HTML Editor. Quickly insert tag elements via the menu, or comment out code dynamically with IntelliSense highlighted detection system. You can efficiently export your HTML document and share it with your teammates. HTML Editor comes with full iCloud and local support. HTML Editor is also available on iOS. We're always working on improving our apps and would love any feedback or suggestions that you may have. Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/57995653 Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Bluetooth Inspector4 screens
HTML Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluetooth Inspector at 59% against HTML Editor's 22%. Bluetooth Inspector also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). HTML Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. Bluetooth Inspector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HTML Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Inspector holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 819 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Bluetooth Inspector's written reviews are positive against 22% of HTML Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, HTML Editor every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bluetooth Inspector versus HTML Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth InspectorHTML Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better4.2 (819 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews — better22.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better819
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#47#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideIntrepid

Customer experience

Bluetooth Inspector

All ratings1,561 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative28.5%

HTML Editor

All ratings819 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews518 reviews
Positive22.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative74.1%

User reviews

Bluetooth Inspector

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate Bluetooth detection
  • 🔍 Useful for finding lost devices
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Difficulty identifying unknown devices
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with device interrogation

HTML Editor

From 819 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for online coding
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Helpful syntax highlighting

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription to use
  • 💰 Expensive weekly subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 👎 Obtrusive subscription popup

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.)

HTML Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Preview doesn't always match actual HTML output
  • Unable to dismiss subscription popup
  • Corrupts or deletes existing HTML files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to open and edit multiple files
  • Implement full-screen preview mode
  • Provide option to purchase app outright instead of subscription

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bluetooth Inspector

One-time1
  • Bluetooth Inspector Pro$3.99
2 purchases

HTML Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Html Pro$2.997 Days
  • HTML Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days

Questions

Is Bluetooth Inspector free?
Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML Editor free?
HTML Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Inspector or HTML Editor?
Bluetooth Inspector is rated higher. Bluetooth Inspector averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while HTML Editor averages 4.2 from 819 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Inspector or HTML Editor have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor HTML Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Inspector or HTML Editor?
Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, and HTML Editor every 3 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Inspector was updated on October 8, 2026 and HTML Editor on October 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bluetooth Inspector or HTML Editor?
Bluetooth Inspector currently peaks at #47 in the App Store charts, and HTML Editor at #35. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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