BlueScope vs BlueSpy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueScope
Locate lost Bluetooth devices with advanced tracking and signal measurement. This app prioritizes privacy with no ads or data collection, offering features like smart device identification and lost & found notifications.
- Discover nearby Bluetooth devices
- Find lost devices quickly
- Accurate signal and distance measurements
- Privacy and security focused
- Manage personal Bluetooth device list
- Lost & Found notifications
- Play sound on supported devices
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Advanced Bluetooth Finder and Tracker, built with privacy and security. - Discover nearby bluetooth devices and find lost devices quickly. - Highly accurate signal & distance measurements, with rich device information. PRIVACY & SECURITY - No Advertisements - No Data Collection - Automatically protects against Unknown and Unsafe devices. MANAGE BLUETOOTH DEVICES - Maintain your own personal bluetooth device list as they come within range, or go out of range. AUTO DEVICE DETECTION* - Automatically detects devices you own, and adds them to your personal list. SMART DEVICE IDENTIFICATION* - Advanced Device Identification detects device type, and shows device symbol representing the device, for easy visual identification. (Currenly, only Apple Devices are supported.) EXTENDED DEVICE INFORMATION* - Automatically shows current battery level for supported bluetooth devices. LOST & FOUND NOTIFICATIONS* - Receive Lost & Found Notifications when devices go out of range or when they are discovered nearby. Background notifications are supported for when the app is not running in the foreground. APPLE WATCH NOTIFICATIONS - Receive Lost & found notification on your paired Apple Watch. MAPS AND LOCATIONS* - Map View shows the current location, or the last known location of your device when it went out of range. With added notifications, opt to receive automatic alerts when the device is found nearby. DIRECTIONS TO LOST DEVICE* - Get directions to last known location of lost devices via built-in support for Apple Maps and Google Maps. PLAY SOUND ON DEVICE* - Play sound on supported devices to easily locate them. BlueScope automatically enables sound functionality when a supported device is nearby and connected to your iOS device. (Yes, Apple AirPods are supported.) SIRI SHORTCUTS AND SPOTLIGHT SEARCH - Add Siri Shortcuts for your favorite devices and get to find your devices quickly. Spotlight search integration provides quick links to locate your devices. DARK MODE SUPPORT - Complete dark mode support with native iOS design and beautiful color scheme. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY - BlueScope runs on cutting edge technology and advanced algorithms to give you an experience like no other. AND MORE... - Signal meter in device list for quick signal strength. - Highly accurate signal strength and distance measurements. - Metric system support for distance calculations - Search feature lets you easily find devices in the list. Search by device name or device model. * Premium features require an active Premium Subscription. * Maps and Directions feature needs access to location services.
BlueSpy
This tool allows you to inspect, read, and write data with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Explore device capabilities, analyze behavior, and understand security levels through real-time scanning and interactive features.
- Scan nearby BLE devices in real-time
- Sort and filter peripherals
- Identify device types and models
- Read and write peripheral data
- Explore communication logs
- Configure custom settings
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BlueSpy is the next generation BLE peripheral analyzer tool that allow you to inspect, read and write data with virtually any device capable of communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy standard and GATT profile. BlueSpy is an experimental tool that let you explore the capabilities of your nearby bluetooth devices and interact with them so that you can use it to: debug, analyze, measure or reverse engineering in the attempt to better understand their behaviour and their security level. BlueSpy is mostly a free tool, but in the effort to maintain and evolve it some features will only be availables under in-app purchase. Key Features: - Scan nearby device and return advertisment data in realtime. - Sort peripherals by name, identifier and signal strength. - Filter scanned peripherals. - Identify device type and model based on expandable knowledge base. - Read peripheral services, characteristics and descriptors. - Write data to peripheral characteristics. - Explore logs for any communication between BlueSpy and your BLE devices. - Configure custom settings like auto-notification, auto-remove unreachable peripherals, stop scan on idle, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueSpy at 100% against BlueScope's 29%. BlueSpy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. BlueScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BlueSpy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BlueScope ships an update every 2 months, BlueSpy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueScope | BlueSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malaud LLC | Giuseppe Mazzilli |
Customer experience
BlueScope
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In-app purchases
BlueScope
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
BlueSpy
- Bronze Membership$0.991 Month
- Gold Membership$3.991 Month
- Platinum Membership$4.991 Month
- Characteristic Write Feature$0.99
- 1-Year Subscription$3.99
- 2-Year Subscription$6.99
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- 3-Year Subscription$8.99







