Comparison

Bluetooth Inspector vs Storm Sniffer

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

Storm Sniffer

Capture and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic directly on your iOS device. Debug network issues, rewrite requests and responses in real-time, and replay HTTP requests. Offers advanced scripting capabilities for enhanced scalability.

Highlights
  • Packet capture via local VPN
  • HTTP/HTTPS request/response inspection
  • Real-time request/response rewriting
  • HTTP request replay with cron support
  • JavaScript scripting for scalability
Features
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Storm Sniffer lets you capture and inspect HTTP / HTTPS requests &responses on your iOS device. It's easy to debug your app’s networking issues without a computer. * Features Packet capture: capture http / HTTPS traffic from iOS devices using local VPN. View http / HTTPS requests and responses in text form, and support HTML, JS, CSS formatting preview; Rewrite: modify http / HTTPS requests and responses in real time. Including URL redirection, custom header, local / remote file mock, etc; Replay: Perform arbitrary HTTP requests with cron support; Scripts: Use local/remote Javascript for more scalability. * How it works Storm Sniffer creates a local VPN on your device, then forwarding all traffic to a Local Man-in-The-Middle Server. As long as the VPN is active, Storm Sniffer can capture all HTTP / HTTPS traffic over Wi-Fi or Cellular Data. * About the sensitive data Storm Sniffer's Root Certificate is a self-signed certificate that is generated in your device. All HTTP / HTTPS requests & responses are captured and stored on your devices WITHOUT ANY REMOTE SERVERS involved. * About Subscription After subscription, you can unlock all advanced functions. Currently, there are three kinds of auto-renewable subscription: Annual $17.99、Quarterly $3.99、 Monthly $1.99 * Terms of Use https://sniffer.x-storm.com/terms/ * Privacy Policy https://sniffer.x-storm.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Bluetooth Inspector4 screens
Storm Sniffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth Inspector at 4.6 against Storm Sniffer's 3.9. Bluetooth Inspector also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 120). Storm Sniffer's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Storm Sniffer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluetooth Inspector has 1.6K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Bluetooth Inspector's written reviews are positive against 76% of Storm Sniffer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Bluetooth Inspector versus Storm Sniffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth InspectorStorm Sniffer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better3.9 (120 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews76.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better120
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#47#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideHunan Storm Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Bluetooth Inspector

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

Storm Sniffer

All ratings121 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative25.6%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative19.6%

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

Storm Sniffer

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔒 Robust security features
  • 💡 Innovative functionality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stability issues and crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data collection
  • 💰 Paywall for core features
  • 🌐 Compatibility problems with older devices/OS

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.)

Storm Sniffer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Subscription/account issues
  • Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for web server monitoring
  • Integrate VPN functionality
  • Improve HTTPS traffic capture
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bluetooth Inspector

One-time1
  • Bluetooth Inspector Pro$3.99
7 purchases

Storm Sniffer

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Auto-renew VIP$1.991 Month
  • Quarter Auto-renew VIP$3.993 Months
  • Annual Auto-renew VIP$12.491 Year
One-time4
  • Packet Capture - LiftTime$2.99
  • Full Unlock$14.99
  • Full Unlock$22.99
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  • Full Unlock$24.99

Questions

Is Bluetooth Inspector free?
Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storm Sniffer free?
Storm Sniffer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Inspector or Storm Sniffer?
Bluetooth Inspector is rated higher. Bluetooth Inspector averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Storm Sniffer averages 3.9 from 120 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Inspector or Storm Sniffer have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor Storm Sniffer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Inspector or Storm Sniffer?
Bluetooth Inspector ships an update monthly, and Storm Sniffer monthly. Most recently, Bluetooth Inspector was updated on October 25, 2026 and Storm Sniffer on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Bluetooth Inspector or Storm Sniffer?
Bluetooth Inspector currently peaks at #47 in the App Store charts, and Storm Sniffer at #18. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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