Comparison

BT/BLE Scanner vs BillingBear

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

Head to head
About

BT/BLE Scanner

Features
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Bluetooth Scanner turns your iPhone into a Bluetooth Low Energy explorer. Scan the environment, save the devices you care about, and inspect everything they broadcast โ€” right down to the raw advertisement data. No cloud, no account, no internet connection needed: everything happens locally, straight from your device's Bluetooth hardware. FEATURES โ€ข Live scan of nearby Bluetooth LE devices, sorted by signal strength โ€ข Save devices to your list and give them your own nicknames โ€ข Swipe to remove a saved device at any time โ€ข Full detail view per device: signal strength (RSSI), TX power, MTU, connectable state, service UUIDs, manufacturer data, and more โ€ข Automatic background refresh keeps saved devices' signal strength and data up to date while you're on the Home screen โ€ข On-demand decoding of common BLE beacon formats โ€” iBeacon, Eddystone, and Apple Continuity โ€” shown as readable fields instead of raw hex โ€ข Export your saved device list as a JSON file via the share sheet โ€ข Scan preferences: auto-stop timer, hide unnamed devices, minimum signal strength filter โ€” all remembered between launches โ€ข Dark mode by default, with a light mode toggle โ€” your choice is remembered too โ€ข Fully offline operation, no tracking, no analytics PRIVACY Bluetooth Scanner does not collect, transmit, or store any data outside your device. Scanned and saved devices exist only for your current session; only your display preferences (theme and scan filters) are remembered locally on your device.

About

BillingBear

Features
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BillingBear puts the revenue pulse of every connected app on your iPhone and iPad. See subscription and advertising revenue in one currency, receive focused alerts when a new subscription or renewal lands, and check progress without opening a desktop dashboard. WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR - Today, yesterday, this month and last month - Subscription and advertising revenue, together or separately - New subscriptions, renewals, refunds, churn and billing issues - The customer and transaction behind each contextual notification - Revenue-health checks for stores, webhooks, FX and connected providers BUILT FOR QUICK CHECKS - Configurable Home Screen widgets - Daily revenue summaries at your chosen local time - Per-project notification controls and quiet hours - Project logos and display-currency conversion - Secure account access BillingBear Companion requires an existing BillingBear dashboard account. It does not sell subscriptions or digital content inside the app. The subscription and transaction information shown in the companion is business analytics about the customers of apps connected to a BillingBear workspace; it is not paid content purchased or consumed by the companion user.

Screenshots

BT/BLE Scanner4 screens
BillingBear4 screens

Verdict

The call

BT/BLE Scanner and BillingBear are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BT/BLE Scanner versus BillingBear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBT/BLE ScannerBillingBear
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai SteuernagelSpicy Sparks LLC

In-app purchases

None

BT/BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

BillingBear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BT/BLE Scanner free?
BT/BLE Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BillingBear free?
BillingBear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BT/BLE Scanner or BillingBear have ads?
Neither BT/BLE Scanner nor BillingBear shows ads.

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