Comparison

Find Air vs Simple BLE Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Find Air

Locate lost Bluetooth devices like phones, speakers, and headphones using signal strength. Move around to find your device, with the app indicating proximity.

Highlights
  • Detect and locate Bluetooth devices
  • Display distance via RSSI
  • Find phones, speakers, headphones
  • Detailed device information
  • Check connection strength
  • Show paired devices
Features
Read full description

Using the received signal strength indication (rssi) in this our app, you may detect and locate your Bluetooth devices; the closer you are, the stronger the signal will be. Now you can quickly locate any Bluetooth device type. Use this app to find your Bluetooth device if you can't find it. You can look for devices like mobile phones, Bluetooth speakers, wireless headphones, and earbuds etc Main features of Find Air: My Device Tracker - Display the distance between our device and any adjacent Bluetooth devices that are found. - Distance Between Display Devices - Display Bluetooth device information in detail. - Check the Bluetooth device's connection strength - Show All Devices in a Pair. How to use the Find Air: My Device Tracker: 1. Activate the Find Air: My Device Tracker App. 2. Choose the device you wish to look for. 3. Move about to increase the distance score that is displayed. 4. You should have your device close by. Simply open the app, move to the closest place, and search for any Bluetooth device. The radar in the app will prompt you and indicate how close or far you are from the device as you draw nearer to it. DISCLAIMER: We have no connection to any of the above-mentioned businesses. We used only these devices to create and test our app. *** Upgrade to Premium to unlock unlimited access to all features. *** You can choose: - weekly subscription - yearly subscription - weekly subscription with 3 day free trial – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Download Find Air: My Device Tracker now! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/find-lost-bluetooth-devices/privacy-policy Term of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://sites.google.com/view/find-lost-bluetooth-devices/support

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

Screenshots

Find Air4 screens
Simple BLE Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Find Air at 50% against Simple BLE Scanner's 0%. Find Air also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 36 months). Simple BLE Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Find Air sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Simple BLE Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Find Air holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find Air has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Find Air's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple BLE Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Find Air ships an update every 6 months, Simple BLE Scanner every 36 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Find Air versus Simple BLE Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFind AirSimple BLE Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFire Technologies Hong Kong LimitedChristian Moeller

Customer experience

Find Air

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Simple BLE Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Find Air

Subscriptions4
  • Full version by week$6.997 Days
  • Full version by week 3D Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Full version by month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 1 more
  • Full version by year$39.991 Year
None

Simple BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Find Air free?
Find Air is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple BLE Scanner free?
Simple BLE Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Find Air or Simple BLE Scanner?
Find Air is rated higher. Find Air averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Simple BLE Scanner averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Find Air or Simple BLE Scanner have ads?
Find Air shows ads; Simple BLE Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Find Air or Simple BLE Scanner?
Find Air ships an update every 6 months, and Simple BLE Scanner every 36 months. Most recently, Find Air was updated on October 24, 2026 and Simple BLE Scanner on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons