BLE Scanner vs BedderJet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Scanner
Scan and communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover nearby devices, view their properties, signal strength, services, and characteristics. Connect to devices for detailed information.
- Scan for nearby BLE devices
- View device properties and descriptions
- Check signal strength
- List services and characteristics
- Connect to devices for detailed info
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BLE Scanner is a scanner and communicator between your iPhone, iPad or Mac and any Bluetooth Low Energy device. You can find all the devices nearby, see their properties and description, signal strength, all services and characteristics. It is also possible to connect to any device and watch detailed information. We’re planning to develop our application together with you. For any questions, contact support - hello@lanars.com
BedderJet
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BedderJet is a native iOS controller for the BedJet V3 climate system. It talks to your BedJet one of two ways: directly over Bluetooth LE when you're in range, or through a Home Assistant instance you already run, using the BedderJet Home Assistant integration. This app does not work standalone out of the box. You need one of the following: • A BedJet V3 within Bluetooth range of your iPhone, or • A self-hosted Home Assistant instance with the BedderJet HA integration installed, plus its URL and a long-lived access token (entered in Settings) Don't have either yet? Open Settings and pick "Try Demo" to explore the full dashboard — climate dial, presets, and the biorhythm editor — with a simulated BedJet. No hardware or account required. WHAT IT DOES • Full climate dashboard — temperature, fan speed, mode, and timers • Dual-bed support with custom bed names • Presets for quick temperature/fan combinations • Biorhythm editor — build a timeline of temperature changes across the night. Save it locally to run from your phone, or, on the Home Assistant backend, upload it as a script that runs entirely on your own HA instance, independent of the app and your phone's connectivity • BLE explorer for inspecting the device's raw characteristics — useful if you're building your own integration TWO BACKENDS, ONE APP • Direct BLE — talks straight to your BedJet's Bluetooth radio. No network involved. BedJet V3 allows only one BLE client at a time, so close the official BedJet app first. • Home Assistant — sends commands to your own HA server over its REST API, using the URL and token you provide in Settings. This is the path to use if you also want to bridge BedJet to HomeKit or Google Home, or if you need more than one client talking to the device. PRIVACY, BY CONSTRUCTION • No analytics, crash reporting, or telemetry SDKs — none, anywhere in the app • No third-party or developer-owned servers. The only network address the app ever contacts is the Home Assistant URL you type in yourself • Your HA access token is stored in the iOS Keychain, not UserDefaults • Bed names, biorhythm sequences, and connection settings are stored locally on-device • Full privacy policy: willsigmon.github.io/bedderjet-privacy BedderJet is built for people who already run Home Assistant, or who want a clean, native, no-account app for direct BLE control of their BedJet — nothing more, nothing less.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BedderJet at Free against BLE Scanner's $5.99. BedderJet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). BLE Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On 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
BedderJet is free to download; BLE Scanner costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BedderJet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLE Scanner has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BLE Scanner ships an update monthly, BedderJet every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BLE Scanner | BedderJet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANARS LLC | William Sigmon |
In-app purchases
BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
BedderJet
No in-app purchases
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