# Bluetooth Inspector vs Cmdly

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cmdly at none against Bluetooth Inspector's 1. Bluetooth Inspector's advantage is chart position (#41 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Bluetooth Inspector | Cmdly |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-inspector/id1509085044/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **1.5K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#41** | — |
| Size | 17 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **26.0** | 26.2 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV** | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [George Garside](https://appshunter.io/developer/815604170) | [Andrien Ricketts](https://appshunter.io/developer/1869742522) |

## What reviewers say

### Bluetooth Inspector

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-inspector/id1509085044)

**Currently charting:** #41 Top Free · Developer Tools, #41 Top Grossing · Developer Tools (US App Store)

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:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bluetooth Inspector Pro | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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.)


### Cmdly

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmdly/id6787231397)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bluetooth Inspector free?

Bluetooth Inspector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Cmdly free?

Cmdly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Bluetooth Inspector or Cmdly have ads?

Neither Bluetooth Inspector nor Cmdly shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*