Find Now vs Simple BLE Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Find Now
Quickly locate lost Bluetooth devices like headphones, trackers, and more. The app provides a distance score that increases as you get closer, guiding you to your misplaced items within seconds.
- Find nearby devices
- Distance scoring
- Supports Apple devices
- Supports portable speakers
- Supports fitness trackers
- Simple 3-step process
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Lost your device? - Use this app to find it within seconds! This app helps you to find your AirPods, Apple Pencil, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and many more bluetooth devices. TOP FEATURES - List of devices nearby - Distance scoring (Observe how this score changes as you move around to find your lost devices.) - Supports a wide variety of devices (Apple, Portable Speakers, Fitness trackers, etc.) HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app. 2. Select the device you want to find. 3. Move around to increase the Distance Score (0-100%). DISCLAIMER: We are not affiliated with the mentioned companies in any way. We only developed and tested our App with these devices. AirPods is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Fitbit is a registered trademark or trademark of Fitbit, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.
Simple BLE Scanner
This application scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and presents them in a filterable list. It displays crucial information for each device, including advertised data, signal strength, and timestamps. Users can easily start and stop the scanning process.
- Scan for nearby BLE devices
- Display discovered devices in a list
- Filter list by search field
- Display advertised data and RSSI
- Display Timestamp for each device
- Sort advertised data alphabetically
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This app scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and displays them in a list. The list can be filtered by a search field, and the advertised data of each device is displayed in the list. The app also displays the RSSI (received signal strength indicator) value for each device, and the timestamp of every lookup in human readable format. The app has a button for starting or stopping the scan. Features - Scan for nearby BLE devices - Display discovered devices in a list - Filter list by search field - Display advertised data and RSSI value for each device - Display Timestamp for each device - Sort advertised data alphabetically - Start and stop scan with a button Requirements - iOS 12.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Find Now at 3.9 against Simple BLE Scanner's 3.0. Find Now also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 2). Simple BLE Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Find Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple BLE Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Find Now holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find Now has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Find Now ships an update monthly, Simple BLE Scanner every 36 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Find Now | Simple BLE Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (38 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kodeon, Inc. | Christian Moeller |
Customer experience
Find Now
Simple BLE Scanner
In-app purchases
Find Now
- Pro Version$1.99
Simple BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
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