Bleacon
Professional Bluetooth Low Energy debugging and discovery for iOS
Scan
Discover all nearby BLE peripherals in real-time. Bleacon separates named and unknown devices, showing signal strength, UUIDs, and connection availability at a glance.
- • Named & Unknown device lists — organized and easy to navigate
- • Live RSSI indicator — green/red dot reflects device presence in real-time
- • Connectable & Services tags — know what's available before connecting
- • Saved devices — pin named devices for quick access across sessions
Connect & Inspect
Connect to any peripheral and explore its full GATT profile. Read and write characteristics, subscribe to notifications, and inspect decoded values — all in one place.
- • Services & Characteristics — browse the full device GATT hierarchy
- • Read / Write / Notify — interact with any supported capability
- • Decoded values — human-readable data for known characteristic types
- • Standard UUID resolution — recognized names for Bluetooth SIG services
Advertise
Turn your iPhone into a BLE peripheral. Define custom services and characteristics, start advertising, and monitor all incoming client interactions in real-time.
- • Custom services — any UUID, primary or secondary
- • Characteristic permissions — Read, Write, Notify, Read Encrypted
- • Central tracking — monitor which clients are connected and active
- • Live counters — read, write, and notify counts per characteristic
Activity Log
Every BLE operation is recorded in a detailed, timestamped log. Filter and review reads, writes, notifications, connects, and disconnects — built for debugging complex BLE flows.
- • Timestamped entries — precise to the second
- • Operation tags — Read, Write, Value, Notify, Disconnect
- • Per-service context — know which service triggered each event
- • Shareable — export the full log for reporting or analysis
Find
Locate a lost or nearby BLE device using animated signal strength rings. As you move closer, the rings shift from red through yellow to green and the estimated distance updates live.
- • Color-coded rings — instant visual feedback as proximity changes
- • Distance estimate — approximate cm/m from the target device
- • Live RSSI readout — raw dBm value always visible
- • Sound cues — optional audio feedback as you approach
Technical Details
Architecture
MVVM with Combine driving all reactive data flow — publishers, subjects, and operators throughout every layer.
Frameworks
CoreBluetooth for BLE communication, SwiftUI for the interface, Combine for all reactive streams and state management.
Compatibility
iOS 26+ · BLE 4.0+ devices · Optimized for the latest iOS releases.
Philosophy
No ads. No tracking. Always free. Built solo with care for the developer community.