Open Source vs BlueSpy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Source
This open-source application serves as a platform for developers to showcase and test innovative technologies. It allows for self-promotion of new features and provides a space to contribute and view demo projects.
- Developer showcase platform
- Test new features
- Promote homebrew technologies
- View source code
- Contribute demos
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A launch pad for developers to test and promote new features. ******************************************************* This open source app was created to allow developers to self-promote homebrew technologies. View the source and contribute your own demos at: https://github.com/jcope/OpenSource ******************************************************** Disclaimer: We are in no way associated with Apple(c) nor do we intend to infringe on any of their legal rights. All integrated apps are screened for copyright infringement and any known violation will result in the immediate removal.
BlueSpy
This tool allows you to inspect, read, and write data with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Explore device capabilities, analyze behavior, and understand security levels through real-time scanning and interactive features.
- Scan nearby BLE devices in real-time
- Sort and filter peripherals
- Identify device types and models
- Read and write peripheral data
- Explore communication logs
- Configure custom settings
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BlueSpy is the next generation BLE peripheral analyzer tool that allow you to inspect, read and write data with virtually any device capable of communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy standard and GATT profile. BlueSpy is an experimental tool that let you explore the capabilities of your nearby bluetooth devices and interact with them so that you can use it to: debug, analyze, measure or reverse engineering in the attempt to better understand their behaviour and their security level. BlueSpy is mostly a free tool, but in the effort to maintain and evolve it some features will only be availables under in-app purchase. Key Features: - Scan nearby device and return advertisment data in realtime. - Sort peripherals by name, identifier and signal strength. - Filter scanned peripherals. - Identify device type and model based on expandable knowledge base. - Read peripheral services, characteristics and descriptors. - Write data to peripheral characteristics. - Explore logs for any communication between BlueSpy and your BLE devices. - Configure custom settings like auto-notification, auto-remove unreachable peripherals, stop scan on idle, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueSpy at 100% against Open Source's 50%. Open Source's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 17 months). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. BlueSpy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Open Source asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Source ships an update every 6 months, BlueSpy every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Source | BlueSpy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 849 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emma Technologies, L.L.C. | Giuseppe Mazzilli |
Customer experience
Open Source
BlueSpy
In-app purchases
Open Source
No in-app purchases
BlueSpy
- Bronze Membership$0.991 Month
- Gold Membership$3.991 Month
- Platinum Membership$4.991 Month
- Characteristic Write Feature$0.99
- 1-Year Subscription$3.99
- 2-Year Subscription$6.99
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- 3-Year Subscription$8.99









