Comparison

BLE View 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

BLE View

This utility scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It enables connection to devices to discover their services and characteristics, allowing users to read, write, and receive notifications from these characteristics.

Highlights
  • Scan for BLE devices
  • Connect to devices
  • Discover services and characteristics
  • Read device characteristics
  • Write to device characteristics
  • Listen for notifications
Features
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BLE View scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It allows you to connect to a device and discover it's services and characteristics. Once connected you can read, write, and listen for notifications from device characteristics.

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

BLE View4 screens
Scanner Bluetooth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scanner Bluetooth at 3.0 against BLE View's 1.0. BLE View's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Scanner Bluetooth holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BLE View versus Scanner Bluetooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ViewScanner Bluetooth
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 84 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEVIN LOVETTEInigo Mato

Customer experience

BLE View

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Scanner Bluetooth

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

In-app purchases

None

BLE View

No in-app purchases

None

Scanner Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE View free?
BLE View 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, BLE View or Scanner Bluetooth?
Scanner Bluetooth is rated higher. BLE View averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Scanner Bluetooth averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BLE View or Scanner Bluetooth have ads?
Neither BLE View nor Scanner Bluetooth shows ads.

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