Comparison

UtilKB vs NearSight

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

Head to head
About

UtilKB

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A utility keyboard for iOS that helps developers, testers, and power users quickly insert useful content like, hashes, encodings, UUIDs, timestamps and dummy data β€” right from the keyboard. Features - Dummy Data - Lorem Ipsum - Words, sentences, paragraphs - UPPER / lower / Title Case / Sentence case - Random names and addresses - Dummy email addresses in latin characters - Addresses in regional format (CA, CN, JP, RU, UK, US) - Timestamps - Epoch (seconds and milliseconds) - ISO 8601 (standard and compact, custom format) - Encode & Decode - Base2 (binary) - Base64 - Hash - SHA-256 - SHA-1 - MD5 - CRC32 - Random - UUID v4 (UPPER and lower case) - ASCII - Simple and Full US Keyboard - More keyboard layout (customizable) coming soon. ---- More keyboard functionalities will be added soon. Feature request is welcomed! This app is in early development stage.

About

NearSight

Features
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See the hidden world around you. NearSight listens for the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals that nearby devices are constantly broadcasting and decodes what they actually are. Earbuds, watches, fitness trackers, beacons, smart-home sensors, item trackers, and more turn from anonymous radio noise into a clear, readable list right on your iPhone. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Scan live. Watch nearby devices appear in real time, sorted by how close they are. β€’ Know what's there. NearSight recognizes a growing catalog of device types and shows make, model, and what each signal means, not just a cryptic address. β€’ Notice the unexpected. Surface unknown or unfamiliar devices around you and decide for yourself what belongs. β€’ Go deeper. Open any device to inspect its raw advertisement, signal strength, and parsed technical details. OPTIONAL AI INSIGHTS Turn on AI to get plain-language explanations of what NearSight is seeing. Bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key, or run a compact model entirely on your device. Your choice. AI is completely optional and stays off until you enable it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scanning happens on your iPhone. NearSight works fully offline and shows what it sees to no one but you. AI insights and anonymous telemetry are strictly opt-in and off by default. Nothing leaves your device unless you turn it on. No ads, no third-party tracking, no account required. WHAT NEARSIGHT CAN (AND CAN'T) SEE NearSight decodes the Bluetooth signals that devices broadcast but it can't see everything: β€’ Not every device is recognized. New or niche hardware may show up as Unknown until we've researched it and added support. β€’ Some devices are intentionally excluded. We don't surface certain safety-sensitive devices (for example personal panic buttons), because revealing someone's private safety equipment could put them at risk. However, AI Insights may identify such devices. β€’ It only sees Bluetooth. Devices that are powered off, not currently broadcasting, or that use other radios (Wi-Fi-only cameras, wired, or cellular devices) are invisible to NearSight. NearSight is a Bluetooth explorer, not a safety or security device, bug sweeper, or hidden-camera detector. It cannot guarantee it will find every tracker, camera, or listening device near you, and not seeing something here does not mean it isn't there. If you have a real safety concern, use dedicated tools and contact local authorities. Questions, or a device you'd like us to identify? Email hello@nearsight.one.

Screenshots

UtilKB4 screens
NearSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: UtilKB at daily against NearSight's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UtilKB ships an update daily, NearSight every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
UtilKB versus NearSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtilKBNearSight
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAngda SongBenjamin Smith

In-app purchases

None

UtilKB

No in-app purchases

None

NearSight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UtilKB free?
UtilKB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NearSight free?
NearSight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UtilKB or NearSight have ads?
Neither UtilKB nor NearSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UtilKB or NearSight?
UtilKB ships an update daily, and NearSight every 11 days. Most recently, UtilKB was updated on September 9, 2026 and NearSight on September 24, 2026.

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