Comparison

LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility vs Bluetooth Itch

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

Head to head
About

LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility

Features
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Scan for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals and explore their services, characteristics, and device information. Built for firmware and hardware engineers who need to read, write, and verify GATT values quickly. Subscription required. Write and read any characteristic Write/Read characteristic values as strings, decimal numbers, or hex. With byte-order (big-endian / little-endian) and signed / unsigned interpretation for integer values. Hex entry that formats into byte pairs as you type without losing your cursor position. Read values from any characteristic, including custom and non-standard ones specific to your device. Subscribe to notifications and indications per characteristic and watch asynchronous updates arrive live. Built for repeat testing Write history is retained per device, per service, and per characteristic: twenty devices running identical firmware each keep their own characteristic write log and also has write history for matching Service + Characteristic / identical devices. Every write is timestamped and marked with its outcome, so you can see at a glance which values the peripheral accepted and which it rejected. Tap any past value to resend it instantly. Write to every connected device that exposes the same characteristic in a single action. See what the device actually is Service, characteristic, and descriptor names resolved from the Bluetooth SIG assigned numbers. Manufacturer resolved from the SIG company identifier in the advertising packet. Model number, serial number, and firmware, hardware, and software revisions read from the Device Information Service. Real-time signal strength and advertising details for every nearby device, with proximity and unknown-device filters. Console Log Live console with detailed, timestamped events for every connection, read, write, and notification. Filter the console by device, characteristic, UUID, or value to find one event among thousands. Full-screen console on iPhone. Export console output to a .txt file to attach to a bug report or share with your team. Terms of Use (EULA): https://keois.com/products/luminaset/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://keois.com/products/luminaset/privacy-policy.html Who this is for LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility is used by embedded firmware developers bringing up new hardware, QA and production-test teams verifying units before they ship, field engineers diagnosing deployed devices, and instructors teaching Bluetooth Low Energy. If you write firmware that exposes a GATT service, this is the tool for confirming it behaves the way you intended — before you write a companion app. Moving from prototype to production When you go from one board on a bench to a batch on a line, keeping track of which unit received what becomes the hard part. Write history is scoped to the individual device rather than to the characteristic UUID, so identical units never share a log, and each entry records the time and whether the peripheral acknowledged it. Devices that publish a serial number over the Device Information Service are identified by that serial. Broadcast writes let you push the same provisioning value to every connected unit that supports it in one action. Supported devices Works with any Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral, including development kits and modules from Nordic Semiconductor, Espressif, Texas Instruments, Silicon Labs, and STMicroelectronics, as well as commercial sensors, beacons, wearables, and industrial equipment. Requires Bluetooth LE hardware; classic Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices are outside the scope of Core Bluetooth and will not appear.

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Bluetooth Itch

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Bluetooth Itch turns your iPhone into a powerful Bluetooth scanner. See every BLE device around you in real time, identify what it is at a glance, and track its signal strength. FREE FEATURES • Live scanning with smart device recognition — AirPods, watches, heart-rate sensors, keyboards, beacons and more • Signal strength meters and rich device details • Advertisement data and GATT service browser • Sort and filter by category • Pin up to 5 favorite devices with custom names PRO FEATURES • Radar device finder — hot/cold proximity with haptic feedback, perfect for finding lost earbuds • Live RSSI graphs — watch signal strength over the last 60 seconds • Unlimited favorites • CSV export of full scan logs • Background alerts when favorite devices appear or disappear Your privacy matters: everything runs on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Perfect for developers, tinkerers, and anyone who keeps losing their earbuds. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://itch.studio/PrivacyPolicy/bluetooth.html

Screenshots

LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility4 screens
Bluetooth Itch4 screens

Verdict

The call

LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility and Bluetooth Itch are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Bluetooth Itch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility versus Bluetooth Itch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminaSet Bluetooth UtilityBluetooth Itch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdevin sewellItch Studio Limited.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility

Subscriptions2
  • LuminaSet Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • LuminaSet Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Bluetooth Itch

Subscriptions1
  • Bluetooth Itch Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility free?
LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bluetooth Itch free?
Bluetooth Itch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility or Bluetooth Itch have ads?
Neither LuminaSet Bluetooth Utility nor Bluetooth Itch shows ads.

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