Simple BLE Scanner vs Tattle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Tattle
Report suspicious activity and view local crime data to help improve community safety. Users can contribute to a safer environment by sharing information and staying informed about their surroundings.
- Report suspicious incidents
- View local crime data
- Contribute to community safety
- Stay informed about surroundings
- Location-based reporting
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Empower your community by uniting through the Tattle-Tale App, where your location can make a difference. Whether you've witnessed something suspicious or want to help keep your streets safe, our app enables you to report incidents, and view crime data from your location.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tattle at weekly against Simple BLE Scanner's every 36 months. Tattle also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Simple BLE Scanner's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple BLE Scanner against 5.0 for Tattle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tattle has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple BLE Scanner ships an update every 36 months, Tattle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple BLE Scanner | Tattle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Christian Moeller | Nicholas Hubbard |
Customer experience
Simple BLE Scanner
Tattle
In-app purchases
Simple BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
Tattle
No in-app purchases
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