Comparison

Particle Detector vs Scanner Bluetooth

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

Head to head
About

Particle Detector

This utility app transforms your iOS device into a wireless scanner for iBeacon™ and Eddystone beacons. It displays detailed information like UUID, Major ID, signal strength, and battery life for discovered beacons. The app can log beacon data even when running in the background.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth Low Energy scanner
  • Detects iBeacon™ and Eddystone beacons
  • Displays Major ID, Minor ID, and Signal Strength
  • Shows Eddystone beacon URL and battery life
  • Supports UUID filters for quick discovery
  • Background logging of beacon data
Features
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Particle Detector turns your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad into wireless, Bluetooth Low Energy scanner that may be used to find iBeacon™ and Eddystone beacons. Once discovered by UUID, Particle Detector displays Major ID, Minor ID, Signal Strength, and timestamp for last moment of discovery. New UUID filters may be added for quick discovery. Eddystone beacons in the display will show signal strength, calibrated Tx power, broadcast URL, and battery life (if supported by the beacon). Designed exclusively for iOS7 or greater, this app allows your iOS device to discover other iOS devices acting as iBeacon™ or custom hardware devices that support iBeacon™, including those available for purchase on our website. NOTE: Particle Detector will continue to log iBeacon ranging information, even while backgrounded. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. "iBeacon" is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

About

Scanner Bluetooth

This utility helps locate and identify Bluetooth Low Energy devices, including beacons and smartwatches. It allows users to scan, filter, and search for devices by name or manufacturer, and provides RSSI data to estimate proximity. It's useful for both developers and individuals seeking lost Bluetooth gadgets.

Highlights
  • Scan BLE, iBeacon, and Eddystone devices
  • Filter devices by type
  • Search devices by name and manufacturer
  • Estimate proximity with RSSI
  • Generate iBeacon automatically
  • Advertise phone as iBeacon
  • Copy device details to clipboard
Features
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#1 Bluetooth Scanner for BLE devices, Beacons, iBeacon and Eddystones /*****************************************************************************/ Bluetooth Scanner was developed with the intention to help Bluetooth community, including developers willing to create Bluetooth products and Apps. Bluetooth Scanner is not only used by developers, but also users that need to find their lost bluetooth devices, like fitness trackers, smartwatches, beacons and other bluetooth devices. Bluetooth Scanner Main Features /********************************/ • Scan all nearby Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacon and Eddystone devices • Filter devices by type (All, Beacons, Eddystones, iBeacons) • Search devices by name and manufacturer • Run, pause and stop the scanner as you like to keep battery safe • Showing name, manufacturer and last update time for every device • RSSI to find out how far your devices are. The lower the number, the closer you are to the source (i.e. -25 dB very near and -80 dB is far from your BLE devices) • Supporting all Eddystone types (UID, URI and TLM) • Automatic iBeacon generator (Proximity UUID, Major and Minor) • Advertise your phone as iBeacon • Find your BLE device in proximity using the RSSI bars • Copy BLE device details to clipboard when tapping rows • Find your lost Bluetooth or BLE device Follow us on: facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scannerbluetooth Comments, questions or suggestions? message us on facebook messenger: https://m.facebook.com/ScannerBluetooth

Screenshots

Particle Detector4 screens
Scanner Bluetooth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Particle Detector at 4.0 against Scanner Bluetooth's 3.0. Particle Detector also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 84 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). Scanner Bluetooth's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Particle Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Particle Detector ships an update every 2 months, Scanner Bluetooth every 84 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Particle Detector versus Scanner Bluetooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParticle DetectorScanner Bluetooth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 84 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKS TechnologiesInigo Mato

Customer experience

Particle Detector

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scanner Bluetooth

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Particle Detector

No in-app purchases

None

Scanner Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Particle Detector free?
Particle Detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanner Bluetooth free?
Scanner Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Particle Detector or Scanner Bluetooth?
Particle Detector is rated higher. Particle Detector averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Scanner Bluetooth averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Particle Detector or Scanner Bluetooth have ads?
Neither Particle Detector nor Scanner Bluetooth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Particle Detector or Scanner Bluetooth?
Particle Detector ships an update every 2 months, and Scanner Bluetooth every 84 months. Most recently, Particle Detector was updated on October 6, 2026 and Scanner Bluetooth on October 5, 2026.

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