Comparison

Nebula Mesh vs BLE Scope

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

Head to head
About

Nebula Mesh

This client facilitates connection to a private, open-source network. It guides users through setting up a server and connecting various devices securely from anywhere in the world. Supports advanced configurations like DNS over HTTPS.

Highlights
  • Connect to Nebula network
  • Guided server setup
  • Remote device access
  • On-demand connection rules
  • DNS over HTTPS/TLS
  • UDP punch configuration
Features
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This is an iOS client to help you connect to a Nebula network (a popular open-sourced Github project with name slackhq/nebula). To use this app, you will need to create your own Nebula server (lighthouse) on a cloud instance (AWS, Azure, Google Compute Platform, DigitalOcean, etc.) or a router (OpenWrt) or a computer. Also supports on-demand rules for specific domains to automatically start the connection. This app guides you on every single step on setting up a lighthouse server, connecting your iOS device to the Nebula network, and setting up Nebula on other types of devices. The guides cover from editing configuration file, downloading bundle, generating certificate, setting up unsecured routes and more. Nebula is a tool to connect machines across different networks. For example, you can use it to connect to your cloud instances, your home NAS, office networks, home printers and many other types of devices (or even an entire private subnet) securely and remotely anywhere in the world. It is a meshed network which can connect any devices around the world (even behind NAT, with the help of at least one lighthouse server). This app offers setup guides not only for iOS devices, but also the lighthouse server, on router OpenWrt, and Linux systems. It can be easily used by both beginners and experts who are already using the Nebula network. For professional users, you can also set a DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS. Also, you can configure whether to use UDP punch.

About

BLE Scope

Features
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BLE Scope is a lightweight utility for anyone working with Bluetooth Low Energy hardware — firmware developers, integrators, and hobbyists who need to see exactly what a device is broadcasting and talk to it directly. SCAN - Real-time scan of nearby BLE peripherals with continuous RSSI updates. - Per-device RSSI history chart with a moving-average line, so you can watch signal behaviour as you move around. - Signal-strength grouping and sorting that stays readable while scanning. INSPECT ADVERTISEMENTS - Connectable flag, Tx power level, and advertised service UUIDs with well-known names resolved. - Hex dump of manufacturer-specific and service data, with the company identifier decoded. GATT - Connect to a peripheral and discover its services, characteristics, and descriptors. - Read characteristic values, with decoders for well-known characteristics. - Subscribe to notifications and indications with a rolling value log. - Write values as hex or text, with or without response. FAVORITES - Mark the peripherals you care about; favorites are stored on device and persist across sessions. BLE Scope has no account, makes no network connections, shows no ads, and collects no data. Scanning and connections run only while the app is in the foreground.

Screenshots

Nebula Mesh4 screens
BLE Scope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BLE Scope at every 4 days against Nebula Mesh's every 2 months. Nebula Mesh's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nebula Mesh ships an update every 2 months, BLE Scope every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nebula Mesh versus BLE Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNebula MeshBLE Scope
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHEX FOUNDRY LTDbyungwoo koh

In-app purchases

None

Nebula Mesh

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Scope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nebula Mesh free?
Nebula Mesh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Scope free?
BLE Scope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nebula Mesh or BLE Scope have ads?
Neither Nebula Mesh nor BLE Scope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nebula Mesh or BLE Scope?
Nebula Mesh ships an update every 2 months, and BLE Scope every 4 days. Most recently, Nebula Mesh was updated on October 8, 2026 and BLE Scope on October 7, 2026.

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