# Blue Box vs Bluetooth Sleuth

The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth Sleuth at $0.99 against Blue Box's $4.99. Bluetooth Sleuth also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Blue Box's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Blue Box costs $4.99 and Bluetooth Sleuth $0.99 up front. 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 Blue Box against 5.0 for Bluetooth Sleuth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Blue Box ships an update every 7 months, Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Blue Box | Bluetooth Sleuth |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-box/id391832739/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-sleuth/id1528662252/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Sunshine Valley Systems](https://appshunter.io/developer/327149814) | [Sean McNeil](https://appshunter.io/developer/884178100) |

## What reviewers say

### Blue Box

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-box/id391832739)

Encode and decode DTMF signals using your device's microphone or keypad. Play back tone sequences with adjustable settings, and save them for easy recall. Explore various tone systems, including trunk control and coin signals, for educational and utility purposes.

**Highlights:** Encode/decode DTMF signals, Adjustable tone, delay, and volume, US, UK, and European tone systems, Multi-frequency and trunk control tones, Coin tone sequences (Red Box mode), Custom tone creation, Save and organize sequences

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Bluetooth Sleuth

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bluetooth-sleuth/id1528662252)

This utility allows users to deeply interact with their device's Bluetooth capabilities. It supports scanning for peripherals, advertising custom services, broadcasting and ranging iBeacons, and searching a comprehensive Bluetooth database.

**Highlights:** Configure custom Bluetooth advertisements, Scan for specific or all advertising devices, Connect to and browse peripheral services, Broadcast and range iBeacons, Search Bluetooth assigned numbers database, Monitor RSSI values with graphing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Blue Box free?

Blue Box costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?

Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Blue Box or Bluetooth Sleuth?

Blue Box and Bluetooth Sleuth are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Blue Box or Bluetooth Sleuth have ads?

Neither Blue Box nor Bluetooth Sleuth shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Blue Box or Bluetooth Sleuth?

Blue Box ships an update every 7 months, and Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. Most recently, Blue Box was updated on September 30, 2026 and Bluetooth Sleuth on September 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*