FieldCommand vs BLE Sniffer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
FieldCommand
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The FieldCommand app is created to connect your phone to the machine effortlessly. To connect to your equipment, simply scan the QR code on your machine display. Your machine connection settings will then be saved in the app and available in your machine selection list. The next time you are within the WIFI range of your machine, you can connect to the machine by tapping the machine in the list.
BLE Sniffer
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BLE Sniffer turns your iPhone into a passive Bluetooth Low Energy scanner. See the BLE devices broadcasting around you, log what they're advertising, and use a proximity radar to gauge how close they are โ all without connecting to anything. Think of it as a "sniff raw" mode for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum: capture the advertisements in the air, filter nothing, analyze offline. Whether you're mapping the BLE devices in your own home, auditing your gear, or reverse-engineering your own hardware, BLE Sniffer shows you what's broadcasting nearby. WHAT IT DOES Live device scanning See a real-time list of the nearby BLE devices that are advertising โ name, identifier, signal strength (RSSI), manufacturer, service UUIDs, advertisement count, and first/last-seen times. Sort by signal, activity, name, or recency. Device categorization (heuristic) A built-in lookup of the complete Bluetooth SIG manufacturer registry โ 4,000+ vendor IDs โ plus vendor and name heuristics attaches a visual badge to some devices to help you triage a long list โ for example dev boards, smart-home gear, and devices whose manufacturer ID or advertised name matches known camera vendors. These are best-effort guesses based on what a device broadcasts, not confirmed identifications. Proximity radar & "Geiger" mode A radar view plots advertising devices on concentric rings by signal strength. Pick one device and switch to single-device mode: a big live RSSI readout with color-coded background plus audio and haptic feedback that speeds up as the signal gets stronger โ walk around and home in on it like a metal detector. Sessions & baseline diffing Save a scan as a named session. Capture a baseline in one location, scan another, and diff the two โ see which advertising devices appear in the new scan but not the baseline. A quick way to narrow a long list down to what changed. Full CSV export Export any session or live scan as CSV โ one row per advertisement, with timestamps, identifiers, RSSI, manufacturer IDs, service UUIDs, TX power, and raw advertisement bytes. Share it anywhere via the system share sheet for offline analysis. Optional device inspection For devices you own, opt in to connect and browse the GATT service tree โ read manufacturer, model, and firmware info and explore characteristics. Connections are always explicit and per-device; the app never auto-connects. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN โข Passive by default โ it listens, it doesn't transmit or pair โข No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions โข No telemetry, no accounts, no cloud โ your data stays on your device โข Everything is logged locally and exported only when you choose GREAT FOR โข Mapping and auditing the BLE devices broadcasting in your own home or office โข Hardware hackers, makers, and security researchers โข Anyone curious about the invisible radio traffic around them PERMISSIONS BLE Sniffer asks only for Bluetooth access, which it uses to listen for nearby device advertisements. It does not pair, transmit, or request your location. Each device appears under an app-scoped identifier assigned by iOS โ no hardware addresses are exposed. NOTE BLE Sniffer is a passive observation tool for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum. It detects Bluetooth Low Energy advertisements only โ it is not a hidden-camera or surveillance detector and cannot find devices that don't broadcast BLE (including many cameras, and anything using Bluetooth Classic, Wi-Fi, or cellular). RSSI indicates rough proximity (distance), not direction, and device categories are heuristic guesses, not guarantees. Please use it responsibly and legally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BLE Sniffer at monthly against FieldCommand's every 13 months. FieldCommand's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FieldCommand ships an update every 13 months, BLE Sniffer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldCommand | BLE Sniffer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PloegerOxbo Europe B.V. | Shibby Ventures LLC |
In-app purchases
FieldCommand
No in-app purchases
BLE Sniffer
No in-app purchases
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