Comparison

BLE View vs Find My Device

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

Find My Device

Locate misplaced Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, and other devices quickly. The app displays the distance to your lost item, guiding you to its location. Works with any Bluetooth 4.0 device, indoors or outdoors.

Highlights
  • Locate lost Bluetooth devices
  • Track any Bluetooth 4.0 device
  • Shows exact distance to lost item
  • Works indoors and outdoors
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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This app can help you find your Lost AirPods, Earbuds, Headphones and many other Bluetooth devices in seconds! It works with any Bluetooth 4.0 device, the app’s scanner can track other Bluetooth 4.0 devices also. How it works: 1.Lauch the app and open it 2.If you lost device is powered on and within range,you can see in the the list,just select it 3.Walk around slowly, if you move closer to your lost device, it will show the distance between you and your lost device. Walking slowly is the key to tracking your lost device. Features: 1.Works with any Bluetooth 4.0 device,and can track the device. 2.Show the exact distance between you and your lost device 3.Works indoors and outdoors 4.User friendly and very easy to use Note: Find your device as soon as possible, or its battery will run out.

Screenshots

BLE View4 screens
Find My Device3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Find My Device at 4.5 against BLE View's 1.0. Find My Device also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). BLE View's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Find My Device holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find My Device has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLE View versus Find My Device: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ViewFind My Device
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—47.9% of reviews
Number of ratings21.2K — better
Update frequency—Every 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEVIN LOVETTE婧 李

Customer experience

BLE View

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

Find My Device

All ratings1,215 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative50.7%

Bugs and requests

BLE View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Find My Device

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Erratic distance tracking
  • Inability to detect certain Bluetooth devices
  • Persistent pairing prompts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved accuracy and reliability
  • Better support for a wider range of Bluetooth devices
  • Reduced in-app advertisements
  • More user-friendly interface

In-app purchases

None

BLE View

No in-app purchases

None

Find My Device

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE View free?
BLE View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Find My Device free?
Find My Device is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE View or Find My Device?
Find My Device is rated higher. BLE View averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Find My Device averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.
Do BLE View or Find My Device have ads?
Neither BLE View nor Find My Device shows ads.

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