Comparison

Bluetooth Inspector vs IDFA

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

IDFA

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IDFA is the simplest and fastest app to view and manage the advertising identifier (IDFA) of your Apple device. Ideal for developers, marketers, and anyone who needs to access their IDFA, our app fully complies with Apple's guidelines, handling the consent process introduced by iOS 14+ (App Tracking Transparency). Key Features: ▶ Instant Display: Get your IDFA as soon as permission is granted. The app also clearly shows if tracking is limited or unavailable. ▶ Copy & Share on the Fly: Once displayed, you can copy the code to your clipboard or share it with your favorite apps with a single tap. ▶ Step-by-Step Consent Guide: Can't see your IDFA? No problem. The app provides simple, clear instructions to navigate your device's settings and enable the necessary consent. ▶ 100% Privacy & No Ads: Your privacy is our priority. The app contains no ads, and your IDFA is never collected, shared, or used by us for any purpose. It is only shown to you. Download the app and get your IDFA code with a single tap!

Screenshots

Bluetooth Inspector4 screens
IDFA2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Inspector at Free against IDFA's $0.99. Bluetooth Inspector also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). IDFA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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; IDFA costs $0.99 up front. Bluetooth Inspector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IDFA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, IDFA every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bluetooth Inspector versus IDFA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth InspectorIDFA
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideFrancesco Varotti

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.)

IDFA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bluetooth Inspector

One-time1
  • Bluetooth Inspector Pro$3.99
None

IDFA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Inspector free?
Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IDFA free?
IDFA costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluetooth Inspector or IDFA have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor IDFA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Inspector or IDFA?
Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, and IDFA every 14 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Inspector was updated on October 22, 2026 and IDFA on October 5, 2026.

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