NanoBeacon BLE Scanner vs Bluetooth Developer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner
This app helps you discover and analyze Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and beacons. It presents advertising data in a user-friendly format, especially when paired with a specific development kit. Advanced filtering and notification features are available.
- Discover BLE devices
- Display RSSI and advertising interval
- Parse advertising data
- Advanced filtering
- Sort by RSSI
- Parse Eddystone, iBeacon, custom data
- Import IN100 configuration via QR code
- Notifications for triggered advertisements
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The NanoBeacon BLE Scanner is an advanced Bluetooth LE scanner app. Unlike offerings from other vendors and developers, our main focus is on presenting the advertising/broadcast data transmitted by surrounding BLE peripherals and beacons in the most user-friendly manner. By combining it with the NanoBeacon IN100 Bluetooth beacon development kit, you unlock a whole new level of advanced functionality not possible in any other platform! The NanoBeacon IN100 is our ultra low power, ultra low cost, BLE beacon platform that you can configure from a connected PC app with no programming or writing a single line of code. After you’ve configured the device, you can then import that same configuration into the app with a simple QR code scan. Now the app will not only find your device, but also fully parse the advertising data and display it in a human readable format that actually makes sense! Main features: - Discover advertising BLE devices around you - Display the RSSI and advertising interval - Display the details of the advertising data - Advanced filters for filtering or unwanted devices - Sort by RSSI - Supports parsing and labeling of Eddystone, iBeacon, and custom data beacons - Import the IN100 configuration file from the companion PC app via a simple scan of an autogenerated QR code - Parse and display the advertising data off devices that match the imported configuration in a human readable format - Receive app notifications for “triggered” advertisements. Triggered advertisements are advertisements that get transmitted only when a set of conditions, defined by the user, have been met.
Bluetooth Developer
Explore and understand Bluetooth devices around you. Discover nearby devices, view their manufacturer data and signal strength, and connect to read out information. Identify device types and potential manufacturers before connecting.
- Find nearby Bluetooth devices
- View manufacturer data and signal strength
- Connect and read device data
- Identify device types
- Read advertisement data
- Analyze services and characteristics
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The Bluetooth Developer App is made to help you developing with Bluetooth devices and understanding how they work. You can: - Find & see nearby devices - View manufacturer data and signal strength - Connect and read out data - See before connecting if a device is possible an apple device - See what kind of device (TV, Headphones, Heartbeat-Sensor, Monitor) a device is before connecting - Read out advertisement data - See information about services and characteristics - Read out characteristic values and parse them Requires permission to use Bluetooth features of your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NanoBeacon BLE Scanner at weekly against Bluetooth Developer's every 3 months. NanoBeacon BLE Scanner also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Bluetooth Developer's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of NanoBeacon BLE Scanner's written reviews are positive against 71% of Bluetooth Developer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner ships an update weekly, Bluetooth Developer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NanoBeacon BLE Scanner | Bluetooth Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | onceLabs LLC | Matthias Zarzecki |
Customer experience
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner
Bluetooth Developer
In-app purchases
NanoBeacon BLE Scanner
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Developer
No in-app purchases
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