Comparison

Bluetooth Sleuth vs PiscesHotspot

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

PiscesHotspot

This application streamlines the onboarding process for vendors participating in the Helium Project Pisces initiative. It facilitates a smoother and more efficient vendor registration and management experience.

Highlights
  • Vendor onboarding for Helium Project Pisces
  • Streamlined registration process
  • Efficient vendor management
  • Facilitates project participation
Features
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A app for helium project pisces vendor onboarding

Screenshots

Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens
PiscesHotspot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PiscesHotspot at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. PiscesHotspot also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Bluetooth Sleuth's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Sleuth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, PiscesHotspot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bluetooth Sleuth versus PiscesHotspot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth SleuthPiscesHotspot
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean McNeilHangzhou GreenPalm Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Bluetooth Sleuth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PiscesHotspot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

None

PiscesHotspot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PiscesHotspot free?
PiscesHotspot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluetooth Sleuth or PiscesHotspot?
Bluetooth Sleuth is rated higher. Bluetooth Sleuth averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PiscesHotspot averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Bluetooth Sleuth or PiscesHotspot have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Sleuth nor PiscesHotspot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Sleuth or PiscesHotspot?
Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, and PiscesHotspot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bluetooth Sleuth was updated on October 16, 2026 and PiscesHotspot on October 7, 2026.

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