StarFish BLE Connect vs Subnet Scout

StarFish BLE Connect brings a disciplined, engineering-first workflow to Bluetooth® Low Energy exploration — so you can move from discovery to insight with confidence. Built in the spirit of StarFish Medical’s “dig deeper / cut to the chase” approach to solving problems, the app helps teams quickly connect, inspect, and interact with BLE devices during development, verification, and field troubleshooting. Connect with clarity: - Fast scanning with practical filters (name, connectable, unnamed devices, RSSI threshold) - Quick reconnect to the last connected device to streamline repeat test cycles - Clear status and error reporting so you know what happened and what to try next Explore GATT with confidence: - Services & characteristics browser designed for readability - Read / Write / Notify workflows with commonly used value formats (Hex, UTF-8, Bool, Int32 LE, UInt16 LE, Float32 LE) - History views for Read, Write and Notify to support debugging and comparison over time Built for real-world iteration: - Persisted preferences (scan options, filters, formats, last selections) so your workspace is ready when you are - Developer-friendly details when you need them, without clutter when you don’t Privacy & usage: - StarFish BLE Connect is a no-login tool. Preferences and session state are stored locally on your device. - Bluetooth access is required to scan and connect. Note: This app is intended for engineering, test, and troubleshooting workflows. It is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnosis or patient monitoring. Inspired by StarFish Medical’s commitment to helping innovators overcome challenging technology obstacles to create breakthrough products that improve health and save lives.

Subnet Scout helps you discover devices and services on the local IPv4 network connected to your iPhone or iPad. Choose or enter an IPv4 CIDR range, start a scan, and watch results appear as the app combines ICMP echo, targeted checks of common TCP ports, and Bonjour service discovery. Features: • Detects the active Wi-Fi IPv4 range • Finds reachable devices with evidence from ICMP, TCP, and Bonjour • Shows hostnames, common open TCP ports, and advertised Bonjour services • Displays service type, hostname, port, addresses, and selected TXT metadata • Searches by IP address, hostname, port, or service • Adapts from iPhone navigation to an iPad split-view interface • Keeps scan results on your device Subnet Scout uses only public iOS and iPadOS APIs. iOS does not expose the system neighbor table to apps, so MAC addresses and vendor lookup are unavailable. Bonjour discovery is limited to service types declared by this app version. Local Network permission is required to scan. Results can vary because of device sleep, firewalls, client isolation, VPN routing, and segmented networks.