Comparison

Bluetooth Sleuth vs IONA StatIQ

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

IONA StatIQ

Features
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The StatIQ Band provides mobility, accuracy, and traceability for ESD. Features: - Measures electrostatic charge on the user, with a resolution equivalent of 10 V body potential. - Audible alarms when threshold is exceeded or ESD events occur (as low as 100 V discharge). - Mobile app to visualize voltage data and change parameters on the StatIQ Band such as alarm thresholds and volume. Company Information: - Developed by Engineering PhD founders in Southwest Colorado. - Years of data driven research on electrostatics measurements.

Screenshots

Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens
IONA StatIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IONA StatIQ at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. IONA StatIQ also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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

IONA StatIQ 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, IONA StatIQ every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Bluetooth Sleuth versus IONA StatIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth SleuthIONA StatIQ
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean McNeilStevenson Engineering LLC

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

None

IONA StatIQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IONA StatIQ free?
IONA StatIQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluetooth Sleuth or IONA StatIQ have ads?
Neither Bluetooth Sleuth nor IONA StatIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Sleuth or IONA StatIQ?
Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, and IONA StatIQ every 4 months. Most recently, Bluetooth Sleuth was updated on October 30, 2026 and IONA StatIQ on October 30, 2026.

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