Comparison

Backend Pulse vs BLE Sniffer

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

Head to head
About

Backend Pulse

Features
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Heartbeat Hero is a server and API availability monitoring tool built for developers and DevOps teams. It sends periodic heartbeats to keep you informed of service health in real time, triggers automatic alerts when anomalies occur, and delivers notifications across multiple platforms. Key features: - Monitor any server or API; freely set check intervals and thresholds - Instant anomaly alerts for rapid incident response - Historical metrics and trend analysis for complete visibility into service health - Clean, intuitive UI that gets you started in minutes - Data security guaranteed with a transparent privacy policy Whether you’re an indie developer or an enterprise ops team, Heartbeat Hero keeps your services protected. Download now and experience intelligent monitoring made simple.

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BLE Sniffer

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BLE Sniffer turns your iPhone into a passive Bluetooth Low Energy scanner. See the BLE devices broadcasting around you, log what they're advertising, and use a proximity radar to gauge how close they are β€” all without connecting to anything. Think of it as a "sniff raw" mode for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum: capture the advertisements in the air, filter nothing, analyze offline. Whether you're mapping the BLE devices in your own home, auditing your gear, or reverse-engineering your own hardware, BLE Sniffer shows you what's broadcasting nearby. WHAT IT DOES Live device scanning See a real-time list of the nearby BLE devices that are advertising β€” name, identifier, signal strength (RSSI), manufacturer, service UUIDs, advertisement count, and first/last-seen times. Sort by signal, activity, name, or recency. Device categorization (heuristic) A built-in lookup of the complete Bluetooth SIG manufacturer registry β€” 4,000+ vendor IDs β€” plus vendor and name heuristics attaches a visual badge to some devices to help you triage a long list β€” for example dev boards, smart-home gear, and devices whose manufacturer ID or advertised name matches known camera vendors. These are best-effort guesses based on what a device broadcasts, not confirmed identifications. Proximity radar & "Geiger" mode A radar view plots advertising devices on concentric rings by signal strength. Pick one device and switch to single-device mode: a big live RSSI readout with color-coded background plus audio and haptic feedback that speeds up as the signal gets stronger β€” walk around and home in on it like a metal detector. Sessions & baseline diffing Save a scan as a named session. Capture a baseline in one location, scan another, and diff the two β€” see which advertising devices appear in the new scan but not the baseline. A quick way to narrow a long list down to what changed. Full CSV export Export any session or live scan as CSV β€” one row per advertisement, with timestamps, identifiers, RSSI, manufacturer IDs, service UUIDs, TX power, and raw advertisement bytes. Share it anywhere via the system share sheet for offline analysis. Optional device inspection For devices you own, opt in to connect and browse the GATT service tree β€” read manufacturer, model, and firmware info and explore characteristics. Connections are always explicit and per-device; the app never auto-connects. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN β€’ Passive by default β€” it listens, it doesn't transmit or pair β€’ No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions β€’ No telemetry, no accounts, no cloud β€” your data stays on your device β€’ Everything is logged locally and exported only when you choose GREAT FOR β€’ Mapping and auditing the BLE devices broadcasting in your own home or office β€’ Hardware hackers, makers, and security researchers β€’ Anyone curious about the invisible radio traffic around them PERMISSIONS BLE Sniffer asks only for Bluetooth access, which it uses to listen for nearby device advertisements. It does not pair, transmit, or request your location. Each device appears under an app-scoped identifier assigned by iOS β€” no hardware addresses are exposed. NOTE BLE Sniffer is a passive observation tool for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum. It detects Bluetooth Low Energy advertisements only β€” it is not a hidden-camera or surveillance detector and cannot find devices that don't broadcast BLE (including many cameras, and anything using Bluetooth Classic, Wi-Fi, or cellular). RSSI indicates rough proximity (distance), not direction, and device categories are heuristic guesses, not guarantees. Please use it responsibly and legally.

Screenshots

Backend Pulse4 screens
BLE Sniffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BLE Sniffer at none against Backend Pulse's 1. Backend Pulse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Backend Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BLE Sniffer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backend Pulse ships an update fortnightly, BLE Sniffer monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Backend Pulse versus BLE Sniffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackend PulseBLE Sniffer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size26 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Lushi Yuye Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.Shibby Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backend Pulse

One-time1
  • One-Month VIP$0.99
None

BLE Sniffer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backend Pulse free?
Backend Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLE Sniffer free?
BLE Sniffer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backend Pulse or BLE Sniffer have ads?
Neither Backend Pulse nor BLE Sniffer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backend Pulse or BLE Sniffer?
Backend Pulse ships an update fortnightly, and BLE Sniffer monthly. Most recently, Backend Pulse was updated on October 16, 2026 and BLE Sniffer on October 16, 2026.

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