Bluetooth Sleuth vs HPE Meridian Viewer
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
HPE Meridian Viewer
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Use the Meridian Viewer app to view indoor and outdoor maps, search for points of interest, and get turn-by-turn directions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HPE Meridian Viewer at Free against Bluetooth Sleuth's $0.99. Bluetooth Sleuth's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ads, 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
HPE Meridian Viewer 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, HPE Meridian Viewer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth Sleuth | HPE Meridian Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean McNeil | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
In-app purchases
Bluetooth Sleuth
No in-app purchases
HPE Meridian Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Is HPE Meridian Viewer free?
Do Bluetooth Sleuth or HPE Meridian Viewer have ads?
Which is updated more often, Bluetooth Sleuth or HPE Meridian Viewer?
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