Comparison

BT/BLE Scanner vs SodaPush

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

SodaPush

Features
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SodaPush is an open-source APNs delivery system. You can deploy it using Cloudflare Workers (also free) or a self-hosted server. SodaPush provides you with all the components you need for APNs. It helps you handle deviceToken storage, allows you to send push notifications to all users (or by userID or tags), and manages user access on the SodaPush server and the p8 key. All data is saved on your Cloudflare Workers, Queues and D1 or your server. This app is SodaPush's admin client, which lets you operate the SodaPush server through a GUI. All of SodaPush's code is open-source. Feel free to use it for APNs! Note: You need to deploy the SodaPush backend server yourself first on Cloudflare Workers or your self-hosted server first. This app only provides you with a GUI to manage the server. For more information, please check out: https://github.com/SodaPush Please use SodaPush reasonably. This app and SodaPush project are only provided as tools, and SodaPush itself is not a service provider. We are not responsible for the information sent or the behavior of the users.

Screenshots

BT/BLE Scanner4 screens
SodaPush4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SodaPush at 3 against BT/BLE Scanner's 1. BT/BLE Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
BT/BLE Scanner versus SodaPush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBT/BLE ScannerSodaPush
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKai Steuernagelๅฎ—ๆž— ้ƒญ

In-app purchases

None

BT/BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

SodaPush

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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