Comparison

Anti Dog Bark vs Bluetooth Sleuth

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

Head to head
About

Anti Dog Bark

This utility app helps you combat disruptive dog barking from your own pets or neighbors. It provides a solution to reduce noise disturbances and create a more peaceful home environment.

Highlights
  • Stops dog barking
  • Reduces noise
  • Works for own or neighbor's dogs
  • Creates peace
Features
Currently charting
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Anti Dog Bark helps you stop your home's dog or neighbor 's dog barking again and making noise to bother you.

About

Bluetooth Sleuth

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
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Bluetooth Sleuth is meant to be a well rounded app for interacting with your iOS or supported macOS device's Bluetooth functionality. This includes advertising and scanning for peripherals, as well as broadcasting, monitoring, and ranging iBeacons. The following covers some of the features included in Bluetooth Sleuth: [ADVERTISE] - Ability to configure an advertisement with your device - Create custom services, with their own characteristics and descriptors to advertise - Automatically saves custom services for later reuse [SCAN] - Ability to scan for all advertising devices within range - Ability to scan for specific advertisements that contain the provided CoreBluetooth UUID - Displays all peripherals, sorted by RSSI, with the ability to connect to devices that are open to connections - Browse a peripheral's services, characteristics, and descriptors - Monitor recent peripheral RSSI values with included graphing tools - Ability to automatically reconnect to a previously connected peripheral - Filter results to require names, ability to connect or minimum RSSI value [SEARCH] - Search through over 5,000 records in the Bluetooth database of assigned numbers for companies, services, characteristics and other related values [BROADCAST] - Configure your device to act as an iBeacon by providing it with a UUID, and optional major and minor values [RANGE] - Observe for the presence of any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide - See device information for any iBeacons located - Monitor recent iBeacon RSSI values with included graphing tools [MONITOR] - Observe region updates for any iBeacons broadcasting with the values you provide

Screenshots

Anti Dog Bark1 screens
Bluetooth Sleuth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth Sleuth at 5.0 against Anti Dog Bark's 1.4. Bluetooth Sleuth also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Anti Dog Bark's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and chart position (#166 vs unranked). On ads 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

Anti Dog Bark costs $3.99 and Bluetooth Sleuth $0.99 up front. Anti Dog Bark sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bluetooth Sleuth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluetooth Sleuth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anti Dog Bark has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anti Dog Bark ships an update every 5 months, Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Anti Dog Bark versus Bluetooth Sleuth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnti Dog BarkBluetooth Sleuth
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating1.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer振伟 张Sean McNeil

Customer experience

Anti Dog Bark

All ratings25 ratings
Positive8.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative88.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive2.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative96.3%

Bluetooth Sleuth

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Anti Dog Bark

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Stop button does not work
  • Play button does not function reliably
  • Buttons only work intermittently
  • App does not stop when hitting stop button
  • Screen lock causes app to stop functioning
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  • No audio output despite app being activated
  • Frequency buttons unresponsive

Requested features

7 requests
  • Audio sensor to automatically detect dog barking
  • Clear instructions and help menu
  • Auto-stop functionality when screen dims/locks
  • Louder volume output
  • Proper high-frequency dog deterrent tones
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  • Free version or trial before purchase
  • Refund mechanism for non-working app

Bluetooth Sleuth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anti Dog Bark

One-time2
  • Train dog whistles$0.99
  • Dog Behavior Signs$2.99
None

Bluetooth Sleuth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anti Dog Bark free?
Anti Dog Bark costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Sleuth free?
Bluetooth Sleuth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anti Dog Bark or Bluetooth Sleuth?
Bluetooth Sleuth is rated higher. Anti Dog Bark averages 1.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Bluetooth Sleuth averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Anti Dog Bark or Bluetooth Sleuth have ads?
Neither Anti Dog Bark nor Bluetooth Sleuth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anti Dog Bark or Bluetooth Sleuth?
Anti Dog Bark ships an update every 5 months, and Bluetooth Sleuth every 2 months. Most recently, Anti Dog Bark was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bluetooth Sleuth on November 3, 2026.

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