Bluetooth Sleuth vs QR Store
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
QR Store
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QR Store is an app that simplifies the scanning and management of QR codes. Users can easily scan QR codes and store and manage the information. Below are the main features of the app. [Main Features] ◆ QR Code Scan Easily and quickly scan QR codes to confirm the information. You can instantly check various information contained in the QR code such as websites, text, images, and more. ◆ QR Code Generation Users can convert desired text, URLs, emails, etc. into QR codes for creation. The created QR code can be easily shared with others. ◆ Scan History Management You can store and manage the history of the QR codes you have scanned. This allows you to quickly find the necessary QR code information again. ◆ Easy Sharing You can easily share the scanned information or generated QR codes by linking them with other apps. Using the QR Store makes scanning and managing QR codes easier and more convenient. Make scanning and managing barcodes more fun and convenient with QR Store!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QR Store at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. QR Store also leads on update cadence (every 3 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
QR Store is free to download; Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth Sleuth ships an update every 2 months, QR Store every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth Sleuth | QR Store |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean McNeil | eFlash |
In-app purchases
Bluetooth Sleuth
No in-app purchases
QR Store
No in-app purchases





