BLE Scanner & Tracker vs Periphery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Scanner & Tracker
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BLE Scanner & Tracker: ProbeBT helps you scan and discover nearby Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in your surroundings. The app is designed for users who want a straight forward way to identify and monitor Bluetooth devices around them using their iPhone. ProbeBT provides a simple and intuitive experience for exploring Bluetooth signals in real time. It can be useful for developers or technicians and everyday users who want better visibility into nearby BLE devices. Disclaimer : Some advanced features are available as premium content. To unlock all premium features, you need to make an in app purchase or have an active subscription. Subscription plans may auto renew unless canceled according to App Store policies. This app requires Bluetooth access to function properly. Bluetooth permissions are used only for scanning and detecting nearby devices. Privacy Policy : https://sites.google.com/view/harsh-kalavadia-apps/privacy-policy Terms of Use : https://sites.google.com/view/harsh-kalavadia-apps/terms-conditions
Periphery
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Professional Bluetooth LE scanner and debugger for iOS. Periphery gives developers, engineers, and power users a complete toolkit for inspecting Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Scan nearby devices, read GATT services and characteristics, write values, and subscribe to notifications โ all in one elegant app. FEATURES - Scan and discover nearby BLE devices in real time - Full GATT inspector: browse services, characteristics, and descriptors - Read, write, and subscribe to BLE characteristics - Automatic UUID identification for known devices - Device fingerprinting: identify chips from Nordic, ESP32, Xiaomi, Shelly - Export scan logs for documentation and debugging - Offline UUID database โ no internet required - Dark interface optimized for hardware labs - Find lost Bluetooth devices, tags, and trackers by signal strength (RSSI) with a live proximity meter PRO FEATURES Unlock with Periphery Pro: - Unlimited scanning, with no session limit - Session logging: every read, write and notification saved - Unlimited saved sessions, exportable as plain text - No ads, ever BUILT FOR - iOS and embedded developers - IoT engineers and hobbyists - Hardware prototypers - QA engineers testing BLE products - Anyone debugging Bluetooth connectivity - Anyone hunting a lost Bluetooth tag, tracker, or pair of earbuds The cleanest BLE inspector on the App Store. COMMON QUESTIONS Does it work without an account or internet? Yes to both. Everything happens over Bluetooth on the device. What can it actually see? Any Bluetooth Low Energy device advertising nearby: name, address, RSSI, advertisement data, then the full GATT tree โ services, characteristics, descriptors โ with read, write and notify. Can it find my lost earbuds or a tracker? It can tell you whether they are advertising and how strong the signal is, which gets you warmer or colder as you walk. It cannot show a map or a direction: BLE gives signal strength, not bearing. Does it work with classic Bluetooth devices? No. iOS only exposes Bluetooth Low Energy to apps. Car kits and older audio devices that use classic Bluetooth are invisible to any app on the App Store. Why does the address change every few minutes? That is iOS, not the app. Apple rotates the identifier it shows you for privacy, so the same device can appear under different addresses. Does it work on iPad? Yes. Terms of Use: https://masaapps360.com/periphery/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://masaapps360.com/periphery/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BLE Scanner & Tracker at none against Periphery's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. BLE Scanner & Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Periphery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BLE Scanner & Tracker | Periphery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harsh Kalavadia | Grima Hdez |
In-app purchases
BLE Scanner & Tracker
- BLE Scanner & Tracker : Weekly$3.997 Days
- BLE Scanner & Tracker : Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- BLE Scanner Tracker : Lifetime Gift$9.99
- BLE Scanner & Tracker : Lifetime$19.99
Periphery
- Periphery Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- Periphery Pro Monthly$14.991 Month
- Periphery Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Periphery Pro Lifetime$79.99
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