Oureon vs BLE Sniffer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Oureon
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Oureon β Real-time Airspace Awareness Oureon gives security, operations, and flight teams a live tactical picture of the airspace around their people, sites, and assets. Manned aircraft, drones, weather, and restricted airspace β fused into one real-time map and one set of alerts. Built for control rooms and the field. Open Oureon on iPhone or iPad and youβre looking at the same real-time picture your operators see at the desk. Tower View β one live map, every signal β’ Live ADS-B aircraft tracking β’ Drone tracking with Remote ID β’ Radar-grade returns fused with cooperative tracks β’ 2D and 3D scene modes powered by Mapbox β’ Altitude range control to filter the picture by floor and ceiling β’ Tap any track for identity, altitude, speed, and trail Airspace context, baked in β’ Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) β’ VFR sectional context β’ Weather overlays β’ Special-use and custom zones Keep-In Zones & incursion alerts β’ Draw geofences around sites, events, and operations β’ Get instant push notifications the moment an aircraft or drone enters β’ Tap an alert to jump straight to the offending track on the map Planning tools β’ Geomarkers to annotate sites, hazards, and points of interest β’ Ruler tool for distance and bearing β’ Place search to fly the map anywhere in seconds Operations Manager β’ Manage your organizationβs assets and zones β’ Review incursion history and analytics β’ Share a single source of truth across your team Archie assistant β’ Ask questions about the picture in front of you and get answers in plain language Designed for the way you work β’ iPhone and iPad β’ Streaming updates, low-latency alerts β’ Dark, mission-style UI built for long shifts Whether youβre protecting a stadium, running a drone program, securing critical infrastructure, or coordinating a flight operation, Oureon turns raw airspace data into something your team can act on. An Oureon account is required. Some features depend on your organizationβs subscription and coverage area.
BLE Sniffer
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BLE Sniffer turns your iPhone into a passive Bluetooth Low Energy scanner. See the BLE devices broadcasting around you, log what they're advertising, and use a proximity radar to gauge how close they are β all without connecting to anything. Think of it as a "sniff raw" mode for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum: capture the advertisements in the air, filter nothing, analyze offline. Whether you're mapping the BLE devices in your own home, auditing your gear, or reverse-engineering your own hardware, BLE Sniffer shows you what's broadcasting nearby. WHAT IT DOES Live device scanning See a real-time list of the nearby BLE devices that are advertising β name, identifier, signal strength (RSSI), manufacturer, service UUIDs, advertisement count, and first/last-seen times. Sort by signal, activity, name, or recency. Device categorization (heuristic) A built-in lookup of the complete Bluetooth SIG manufacturer registry β 4,000+ vendor IDs β plus vendor and name heuristics attaches a visual badge to some devices to help you triage a long list β for example dev boards, smart-home gear, and devices whose manufacturer ID or advertised name matches known camera vendors. These are best-effort guesses based on what a device broadcasts, not confirmed identifications. Proximity radar & "Geiger" mode A radar view plots advertising devices on concentric rings by signal strength. Pick one device and switch to single-device mode: a big live RSSI readout with color-coded background plus audio and haptic feedback that speeds up as the signal gets stronger β walk around and home in on it like a metal detector. Sessions & baseline diffing Save a scan as a named session. Capture a baseline in one location, scan another, and diff the two β see which advertising devices appear in the new scan but not the baseline. A quick way to narrow a long list down to what changed. Full CSV export Export any session or live scan as CSV β one row per advertisement, with timestamps, identifiers, RSSI, manufacturer IDs, service UUIDs, TX power, and raw advertisement bytes. Share it anywhere via the system share sheet for offline analysis. Optional device inspection For devices you own, opt in to connect and browse the GATT service tree β read manufacturer, model, and firmware info and explore characteristics. Connections are always explicit and per-device; the app never auto-connects. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN β’ Passive by default β it listens, it doesn't transmit or pair β’ No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions β’ No telemetry, no accounts, no cloud β your data stays on your device β’ Everything is logged locally and exported only when you choose GREAT FOR β’ Mapping and auditing the BLE devices broadcasting in your own home or office β’ Hardware hackers, makers, and security researchers β’ Anyone curious about the invisible radio traffic around them PERMISSIONS BLE Sniffer asks only for Bluetooth access, which it uses to listen for nearby device advertisements. It does not pair, transmit, or request your location. Each device appears under an app-scoped identifier assigned by iOS β no hardware addresses are exposed. NOTE BLE Sniffer is a passive observation tool for the Bluetooth Low Energy spectrum. It detects Bluetooth Low Energy advertisements only β it is not a hidden-camera or surveillance detector and cannot find devices that don't broadcast BLE (including many cameras, and anything using Bluetooth Classic, Wi-Fi, or cellular). RSSI indicates rough proximity (distance), not direction, and device categories are heuristic guesses, not guarantees. Please use it responsibly and legally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oureon at every 11 days against BLE Sniffer's monthly. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oureon ships an update every 11 days, BLE Sniffer monthly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Oureon | BLE Sniffer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days β better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oureon Technologies | Shibby Ventures LLC |
In-app purchases
Oureon
No in-app purchases
BLE Sniffer
No in-app purchases









