Comparison

LightBlue® vs Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro

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

Head to head
About

LightBlue®

This app allows users to interact with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It supports scanning for, connecting to, and analyzing BLE peripherals, as well as simulating your own BLE devices. It's a comprehensive tool for developers and enthusiasts working with BLE technology.

Highlights
  • Scan and discover BLE peripherals
  • Connect and view device profiles
  • Read and write characteristics
  • Subscribe to notifications
  • Create and advertise virtual BLE devices
  • Clone peripheral profiles
  • Log and share BLE events
Features
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LightBlue® by Punch Through® Your ultimate BLE debugging and development toolkit. Trusted by BLE developers and engineers since 2012 to scan, inspect, and troubleshoot Bluetooth Low Energy devices with precision. Scan For Peripherals  Discover, connect, and interact with nearby BLE devices. Quickly view advertising peripherals, sort by signal strength (RSSI), and connect with a single tap. Once connected, explore the device's advertisement data, services, and characteristics. Isolate SDK Issues  Simplify debugging by pinpointing issues in your BLE SDKs. LightBlue lets you isolate your app's business logic and focus on core tasks like connecting, scanning, reading, writing, and receiving notifications, built on years of BLE development experience and platform best practices. Mimic Your Devices  Prototype your application by creating virtual BLE peripherals. Build a profile from scratch or clone an advertising peripheral to mimic your product's functionality, even before your own firmware is ready. Key features: - Scan and discover BLE peripherals nearby - Browse services and characteristics in detail - Read, write, and subscribe to notifications and indications - Send data from notifications to AWS IoT or Adafruit IO via Cloud Connect - Write to characteristics in Hex, Octal, Binary, Decimal, or ASCII - Clone peripheral profiles or build your own from scratch - Advertise as a custom peripheral to simulate your device - Thoroughly log and share BLE events - Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android LightBlue started in 2012 as an internal tool. Punch Through built it to test and debug BLE devices while working on client projects. It worked well, so we shared it with the community. We've kept it free ever since. Today, LightBlue is used by solo developers and engineering teams alike, including inside some of the world's most respected tech and device companies.

About

Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro

Features
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Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro is the ultimate Bluetooth scanner and Bluetooth finder to detect and locate nearby devices in seconds. Find lost earbuds, smartwatches, fitness trackers, speakers, and other Bluetooth accessories with ease. Key Features - Scan and detect nearby Bluetooth devices instantly - Signal strength guide to locate devices quickly - Identify unknown or unfamiliar Bluetooth devices - Simple, fast, and intuitive interface - Works at home, office, or on the go How It Works This Bluetooth scanner shows devices with signal strength indicators. Move closer, and the signal grows stronger, helping you find your Bluetooth devices quickly and reliably. Privacy - No account required - No personal data collected - Bluetooth access only for scanning nearby devices Download Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro today and never lose your Bluetooth devices again!

Screenshots

LightBlue®4 screens
Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LightBlue® at none against Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro's shown. Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LightBlue® versus Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightBlue®Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (943 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings943 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPunch ThroughMohammed Belcaid

Bugs and requests

LightBlue®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after updates
  • Fails to connect Apple Pencil
  • Doesn't detect all nearby devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to manually name devices
  • More precise location tracking
  • Integration with Siri/Shortcuts

Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LightBlue®

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LightBlue® free?
LightBlue® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro free?
Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LightBlue® or Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro have ads?
Bluetooth Scanner & Finder Pro shows ads; LightBlue® does not.

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