Comparison

Bluetooth Inspector vs CoAP Inspector

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

CoAP Inspector

Features
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CoAP Inspector is a native SwiftUI app for sending CoAP requests and inspecting traffic on iOS, iPadOS, and your other devices. Use it to explore constrained devices, test servers, and iterate on CoAP resources without leaving the platform. Highlights • Build GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests with a clear editor tuned for real-world debugging. • Organise work with saved connections, bookmarks, and a local request history. • Work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a consistent, focused interface. • Synchronise connections and bookmarks between your devices (where available). Built for the CoAP world The roadmap includes observe (RFC 7641) streaming, coaps (DTLS) with pre-shared key and certificate auth, block-wise transfer (RFC 7959), and .well-known/core discovery (RFC 6690)—so the tool can grow with your projects. Privacy and data The app is designed to keep sensitive material under your control. Review the privacy policy on our website for full detail. For questions or feedback, use the support link on the App Store; we are happy to hear from you.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Inspector4 screens
CoAP Inspector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoAP Inspector at none against Bluetooth Inspector's 1. CoAP Inspector also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Bluetooth Inspector's advantage is chart position (#41 vs unranked). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Bluetooth Inspector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CoAP Inspector asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Bluetooth Inspector versus CoAP Inspector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth InspectorCoAP Inspector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#41 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideNick Brook

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.)

CoAP Inspector

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bluetooth Inspector

One-time1
  • Bluetooth Inspector Pro$3.99
None

CoAP Inspector

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Inspector free?
Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoAP Inspector free?
CoAP Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluetooth Inspector or CoAP Inspector have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor CoAP Inspector shows ads.

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