Comparison

FourScan vs Bhiu

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

Head to head
About

FourScan

Features
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Protect your privacy with 4 scanning technologies. Worried about hidden cameras or listening devices in hotels, Airbnbs, or rental spaces? FourScan runs 4 detection scans sequentially with a single tap. [4 Detection Powers] 1. Magnetic Scan - Detects magnetic field anomalies from electronic devices 2. Infrared Scan - Uses front camera to detect IR LEDs from night vision cameras 3. Wi-Fi Scan - Discovers suspicious devices on the local network 4. Bluetooth Scan - Searches and analyzes nearby BLE devices Note: Basic checking tool, not a substitute for professional investigation.

About

Bhiu

Features
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Bhiu is a calm, independent app for your own OpenWrt router. See your network's pulse at a glance, then act on it β€” without opening a browser or remembering a single command. Bhiu talks only to the router address you enter, and to nothing else. There is no account, no analytics, and no Igney server in between. PULSE A live traffic wave and one plain sentence telling you how the network is doing. Download and upload as they happen, uptime, memory, WAN address, and the full routing table when you want the detail. DEVICES Everything on your network in one list, with names, addresses, signal strength and how long each has been connected. Tap any device for the full picture β€” and pause its internet access with one button when you need to. WI-FI Every radio and SSID your router exposes, with the clients on each. Turn a guest network off for the evening and back on in the morning. CONTROL Restart a service, wake a sleeping machine over the network, or reboot the router and watch it come back on its own. BUILT FOR THE JOB - Save more than one router and switch between them from Settings. - Connects over HTTP or HTTPS, with certificate pinning for routers using a self-signed certificate. - Degrades gracefully: router firmwares differ in what they expose, so a feature yours does not offer dims instead of breaking the app. - No third-party frameworks of any kind β€” Apple's system frameworks only. NO ROUTER HANDY? Tap "Try the demo" on the welcome screen and explore every feature against a fully simulated router: live traffic, the device list, pausing a device, Wi-Fi toggles, service restarts, Wake-on-LAN, and a complete reboot cycle. REQUIREMENTS An OpenWrt router with LuCI installed (ubus and rpcd reachable over HTTP or HTTPS) and its administrator password. Wake-on-LAN additionally needs the etherwake package on the router. Tested against OpenWrt 21.02 β€” other versions with LuCI installed are expected to work. Bhiu is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the OpenWrt project.

Screenshots

FourScan3 screens
Bhiu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FourScan at every 5 days against Bhiu's every 3 weeks. FourScan also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FourScan ships an update every 5 days, Bhiu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
FourScan versus Bhiu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFourScanBhiu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersatoshi amasakiIgney ApS

In-app purchases

None

FourScan

No in-app purchases

None

Bhiu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FourScan free?
FourScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bhiu free?
Bhiu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FourScan or Bhiu have ads?
Neither FourScan nor Bhiu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FourScan or Bhiu?
FourScan ships an update every 5 days, and Bhiu every 3 weeks. Most recently, FourScan was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bhiu on October 31, 2026.

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