Bluetooth Smart Discover vs BLE Diagnostic Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth Smart Discover
Scan and connect to nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover services and characteristics, then read, write, or enable notifications. View standard advertising data from BLE broadcasters.
- Scan for BLE peripherals
- Connect to BLE devices
- Discover services and characteristics
- Read/write BLE characteristics
- Enable BLE notifications
- View BLE broadcaster advertising data
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Microchip’s SmartDiscover provides the ability to scan and connect to nearby Microchip Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) peripherals and listen to BLE broadcasters. Once connected to a BLE peripheral, the user can discover all the services and characteristics that are enabled in the peripheral. It lets the user read, write or enable notifications as appropriate for the discovered characteristics. The standard advertising data types included in the advertisement data of the discovered BLE broadcasters can also be checked.
BLE Diagnostic Tool
Connect to devices via Bluetooth to retrieve and display diagnostic data. Analyze information obtained through the protocol to troubleshoot and understand device status.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Data retrieval
- Protocol analysis
- Device diagnostics
- Data display
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Use Bluetooth to connect to the device, obtain relevant data through the protocol, and diagnose the device through the display of data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BLE Diagnostic Tool at 5.0 against Bluetooth Smart Discover's 3.0. BLE Diagnostic Tool also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Bluetooth Smart Discover's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE Diagnostic Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Bluetooth Smart Discover ships an update every 8 months, BLE Diagnostic Tool monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth Smart Discover | BLE Diagnostic Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Microchip Technology Inc. | 健 常 |
Customer experience
Bluetooth Smart Discover
BLE Diagnostic Tool
In-app purchases
Bluetooth Smart Discover
No in-app purchases
BLE Diagnostic Tool
No in-app purchases
Questions
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