BT/BLE Scanner
Kai Steuernagel Developer Tools iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BT/BLE Scanner is a free Developer Tools app for iPhone and iPad by Kai Steuernagel. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated August 17, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 31 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 17
- 2026 · v1.0
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About BT/BLE Scanner
Bluetooth Scanner turns your iPhone into a Bluetooth Low Energy explorer. Scan the environment, save the devices you care about, and inspect everything they broadcast — right down to the raw advertisement data. No cloud, no account, no internet connection needed: everything happens locally, straight from your device's Bluetooth hardware. FEATURES • Live scan of nearby Bluetooth LE devices, sorted by signal strength • Save devices to your list and give them your own nicknames • Swipe to remove a saved device at any time • Full detail view per device: signal strength (RSSI), TX power, MTU, connectable state, service UUIDs, manufacturer data, and more • Automatic background refresh keeps saved devices' signal strength and data up to date while you're on the Home screen • On-demand decoding of common BLE beacon formats — iBeacon, Eddystone, and Apple Continuity — shown as readable fields instead of raw hex • Export your saved device list as a JSON file via the share sheet • Scan preferences: auto-stop timer, hide unnamed devices, minimum signal strength filter — all remembered between launches • Dark mode by default, with a light mode toggle — your choice is remembered too • Fully offline operation, no tracking, no analytics PRIVACY Bluetooth Scanner does not collect, transmit, or store any data outside your device. Scanned and saved devices exist only for your current session; only your display preferences (theme and scan filters) are remembered locally on your device.
App privacy
The developer, Kai Steuernagel, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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