Comparison

BlueScope vs BAPI BLE Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

BAPI BLE Scanner

This app scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and displays their signal strength (RSSI). It helps determine the reliability of wireless sensor systems in a given environment before installation.

Highlights
  • Scans for BLE devices
  • Displays RSSI signal strength
  • Site verification for wireless sensors
  • Filter for BAPI wireless devices
  • Helps determine sensor/gateway placement
Features
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The BAPI BLE Scanner app provides a simple way to check if BAPI’s wireless sensors will work in your environment. The app automatically scans your environment for BLE devices and displays them with their RSSI value, giving you and indication of the signal strength in your environment. Using the BAPI BLE Scanner app and one of BAPI’s wireless sensors, you can test your environment to see if to see how reliably a wireless sensor system will perform. BAPI’s wireless system consists of sensors and gateways. Sensors will send readings to the gateway, the gateway can then send readings to our cloud monitoring system or to an HVAC system. You can use the BAPI BLE Scanner to perform a site verification in your environment. Contact BAPI to order one of our wireless sensors. Once you receive your sensor, power it on and place it at a location that you want to measure. Open the BAPI BLE Scanner app on your smart device and position yourself where you would like to place a gateway. You can adjust the settings to only see BAPI wireless devices. You can then look at the RSSI value to determine if the sensor will be able to communicate reliably with the gateway and adjust the gateway or sensor position as needed. You can then repeat this process for each point you want to measure. The BAPI BLE Scanner makes it easy to determine how many sensors and gateways you will need for your environment and where to place them. You can then be confident that your wireless system will be able to communicate reliably. Contact us to start the site verification process

Screenshots

BlueScope4 screens
BAPI BLE Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BAPI BLE Scanner at 5.0 against BlueScope's 3.3. BAPI BLE Scanner also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). BlueScope's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. BlueScope sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BAPI BLE Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BAPI BLE Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueScope has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BlueScope versus BAPI BLE Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueScopeBAPI BLE Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMalaud LLCBuilding Automation Products, Inc

Customer experience

BlueScope

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

BAPI BLE Scanner

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BlueScope

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

BAPI BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueScope free?
BlueScope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BAPI BLE Scanner free?
BAPI BLE Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlueScope or BAPI BLE Scanner?
BAPI BLE Scanner is rated higher. BlueScope averages 3.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while BAPI BLE Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BlueScope or BAPI BLE Scanner have ads?
Neither BlueScope nor BAPI BLE Scanner shows ads.

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