Comparison

BLE Scanner IoT vs BlueSpy

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

Head to head
About

BLE Scanner IoT

Features
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With this simple app you can scan the surrounding environment searching for peripherals, you will be able to connect to them and read every service and characteristic, you will also see a nice graph with the RSSI (received power) and, if available, the transmitted power and the corresponding path loss.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

BLE Scanner IoT3 screens
BlueSpy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BLE Scanner IoT at none against BlueSpy's 7. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. BlueSpy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BLE Scanner IoT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
BLE Scanner IoT versus BlueSpy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Scanner IoTBlueSpy
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdoardo OrzesGiuseppe Mazzilli

In-app purchases

None

BLE Scanner IoT

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

BlueSpy

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Membership$0.991 Month
  • Gold Membership$3.991 Month
  • Platinum Membership$4.991 Month
One-time4
  • Characteristic Write Feature$0.99
  • 1-Year Subscription$3.99
  • 2-Year Subscription$6.99
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  • 3-Year Subscription$8.99

Questions

Is BLE Scanner IoT free?
BLE Scanner IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueSpy free?
BlueSpy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BLE Scanner IoT or BlueSpy have ads?
Neither BLE Scanner IoT nor BlueSpy shows ads.

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