Comparison

Bluetooth Sleuth vs Schlagbaum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bluetooth Sleuth

This utility allows users to deeply interact with their device's Bluetooth capabilities. It supports scanning for peripherals, advertising custom services, broadcasting and ranging iBeacons, and searching a comprehensive Bluetooth database.

Highlights
  • Configure custom Bluetooth advertisements
  • Scan for specific or all advertising devices
  • Connect to and browse peripheral services
  • Broadcast and range iBeacons
  • Search Bluetooth assigned numbers database
  • Monitor RSSI values with graphing
Features
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Bluetooth Sleuth is meant to be a well rounded app for interacting with your iOS or supported macOS device's Bluetooth functionality. This includes advertising and scanning for peripherals, as well as broadcasting, monitoring, and ranging iBeacons. The following covers some of the features included in Bluetooth Sleuth: [ADVERTISE] - Ability to configure an advertisement with your device - Create custom services, with their own characteristics and descriptors to advertise - Automatically saves custom services for later reuse [SCAN] - Ability to scan for all advertising devices within range - Ability to scan for specific advertisements that contain the provided CoreBluetooth UUID - Displays all peripherals, sorted by RSSI, with the ability to connect to devices that are open to connections - Browse a peripheral's services, characteristics, and descriptors - Monitor recent peripheral RSSI values with included graphing tools - Ability to automatically reconnect to a previously connected peripheral - Filter results to require names, ability to connect or minimum RSSI value [SEARCH] - Search through over 5,000 records in the Bluetooth database of assigned numbers for companies, services, characteristics and other related values [BROADCAST] - Configure your device to act as an iBeacon by providing it with a UUID, and optional major and minor values [RANGE] - Observe for the presence of any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide - See device information for any iBeacons located - Monitor recent iBeacon RSSI values with included graphing tools [MONITOR] - Observe region updates for any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide

About

Schlagbaum

Features
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This app lets connect timer relay from FHEM server to the app and control it. FHEM is a home automation server. You can connect anything from your FHEM server lights, smart door locks, electric relays etc.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens
Schlagbaum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Schlagbaum at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. Schlagbaum also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Bluetooth Sleuth's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Schlagbaum is free to download; Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, Schlagbaum every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bluetooth Sleuth versus Schlagbaum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth SleuthSchlagbaum
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean McNeilTomas Bartnykas

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

None

Schlagbaum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Schlagbaum free?
Schlagbaum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluetooth Sleuth or Schlagbaum have ads?
Schlagbaum shows ads; Bluetooth Sleuth does not.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Sleuth or Schlagbaum?
Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, and Schlagbaum every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bluetooth Sleuth was updated on September 30, 2026 and Schlagbaum on September 19, 2026.

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