Heer vs Simple BLE Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heer
Discover nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and accessories. This app helps locate lost Bluetooth items and detect unwanted devices. It offers solutions for background scanning, including an Apple Watch companion app and iOS auto-lock prevention.
- Bluetooth device detection
- BLE technology utilization
- Locate lost devices
- Detect unwanted devices
- Exclude personal devices
- Background scanning solutions
- Apple Watch companion app
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Heer is a Bluetooth device detector, it makes use of BLE technology to discover Bluetooth Low Energy devices around you, in addition to other Bluetooth accessories as well. Use Cases - Finding your lost phone or other Bluetooth devices like wireless earphones - Detecting the presence of hidden or unwanted bluetooth devices Exclude Devices Your other Bluetooth devices, like wireless earphones and smart watches, may interfere with the app’s alerting mechanism while looking for other devices so we’ve provided a tool to exclude your devices on startup to avoid false alarms. Background Running Bluetooth scanning isn’t available to scan for unknown devices in the background so we came up with 3 different solutions to match the same experience: 1. Apple watch: we made a companion Apple Watch app for you to use and continue using your phone for your daily tasks uninterrupted. (Works with ‘always on display’ enabled Apple Watches) 2. iOS auto lock prevention: when you launch most apps on your iPhone or any other iOS devices, often times the screen dims down and goes to sleep after a short period of inactivity. With Heer, we have disabled auto screen lock for the freedom of running it for however long you want. 3. Guided access lock: guided access provides the security for you to keep the app running while the device is locked. It is best used in case you want to keep your phone in your pocket to either prevent accidental taps or the security when someone else possesses your phone.
Simple BLE Scanner
This application scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and presents them in a filterable list. It displays crucial information for each device, including advertised data, signal strength, and timestamps. Users can easily start and stop the scanning process.
- Scan for nearby BLE devices
- Display discovered devices in a list
- Filter list by search field
- Display advertised data and RSSI
- Display Timestamp for each device
- Sort advertised data alphabetically
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This app scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and displays them in a list. The list can be filtered by a search field, and the advertised data of each device is displayed in the list. The app also displays the RSSI (received signal strength indicator) value for each device, and the timestamp of every lookup in human readable format. The app has a button for starting or stopping the scan. Features - Scan for nearby BLE devices - Display discovered devices in a list - Filter list by search field - Display advertised data and RSSI value for each device - Display Timestamp for each device - Sort advertised data alphabetically - Start and stop scan with a button Requirements - iOS 12.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Heer at 80% against Simple BLE Scanner's 0%. Heer also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Heer holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Heer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple BLE Scanner's.
| Parameter | Heer | Simple BLE Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdulaziz Althekair | Christian Moeller |
Customer experience
Heer
Simple BLE Scanner
In-app purchases
Heer
No in-app purchases
Simple BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
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