Comparison

ScanMyPeripherals vs FlooGPS

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

Head to head
About

ScanMyPeripherals

Features
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ScanMyPeripherals is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) toolkit for developers, makers and hardware testers. Scan nearby devices, connect and explore their services and characteristics, then read, write and receive notifications — everything you need to build and debug BLE devices. Features • Scan nearby BLE devices and see their name, UUID and signal strength (signal bars and dBm) • Search by name or UUID; connected devices are shown separately with one-tap Open and Disconnect • Explore services and characteristics, with names shown for standard services (such as Heart Rate and Battery) • See at a glance what each characteristic supports: Notify, Read, Write • Read and write data as UTF8, HEX or Byte Array, with instant feedback on invalid input • Turn on Notify to receive data from the device in real time • Device Info shows a 2-minute signal strength chart with min, average, max and signal quality • Every connection, read, write and error is logged, grouped by date and color-coded for easy review Designed for comfort • A dark interface that's easy on the eyes during long sessions • Available in English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese — switch right in the app • Works on iPhone and iPad Great for • Developing and testing BLE device firmware • Checking that advertising, services and characteristics are set up correctly • Sending commands quickly and watching how the device responds

About

FlooGPS

Features
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Use your iPhone as an external GPS receiver of your favourite desktop GPS Apps, such as Google Earth Pro and OpenCPN. Location and speed data are sent to our unique FlooGoo FMA100 Bluetooth adapter and then forwarded to its USB serial port. No driver required on Windows10/11, Mac or Linux/Raspberry Pi.

Screenshots

ScanMyPeripherals4 screens
FlooGPS3 screens

Verdict

The call

ScanMyPeripherals and FlooGPS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScanMyPeripherals versus FlooGPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanMyPeripheralsFlooGPS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHsinChun WuRADIOWORKS MICROELECTRONICS PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

ScanMyPeripherals

No in-app purchases

None

FlooGPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScanMyPeripherals free?
ScanMyPeripherals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlooGPS free?
FlooGPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScanMyPeripherals or FlooGPS have ads?
Neither ScanMyPeripherals nor FlooGPS shows ads.

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