Comparison

TI SimpleLink™ Starter vs ST BLE Sensor Classic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TI SimpleLink™ Starter

Connects Simplelink™ Sensortags and Launchpads to your smartphone and the cloud via Bluetooth Low Energy and WiFi. Supports Over-the-Air upgrades and cloud connectivity through MQTT or dweet.io. Compatible with various development kits.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
  • WiFi support
  • Cloud connectivity (MQTT, dweet.io)
  • Over-the-Air upgrades
  • Supports multiple development kits
  • Smartphone integration
Features
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This app connects all your Simplelink(TM) Sensortags and Launchpads to your smartphone and the cloud with Bluetooth Low Energy and WiFi support. Includes support for Over-the-Air upgrades for all development platforms. Cloud connectivity is supported through MQTT to any cloudservice or with dweet.io. To learn more, see the web links to each development kit. The following development kits are currently supported: CC26xR LaunchPad CC1352R LauncPad CC2650 LaunchPad - www.ti.com/launchxl-cc2650 CC2650 SensorTag - www.ti.com/sensortag CC3200 SensorTag - www.ti.com/sensortag CC2650 Remote Control - www.ti.com/rc LPSTK

About

ST BLE Sensor Classic

This app connects to ST development boards via Bluetooth Low Energy to access sensor data. It allows logging data to cloud providers and updating board firmware directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Access sensor data
  • Log data to cloud providers
  • Update board firmware
  • Discover board functionalities
  • Supports motion-sensor data fusion
  • Activity recognition
  • Pedometer functionality
Features
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The ST BLE Sensor Classic application is used in conjunction with an ST development board and firmware compatible with the BlueST protocol to give you access to all the sensor data, which you can log to different cloud providers, and to update the board firmware directly from a mobile device via the Bluetooth® Low Energy protocol. After discovery ST development board, the app shows you a list of available demos and you can navigate through them to discover the functionalities of your board. Demos can be related about environmental, cloud, audio, board configuration, machine learning and and many other functionalities. Cloud side, ST BLE Sensor can communicate with Microsoft Azure IoT Central, Aws IoT and ST Asset Tracking dashboard. The application is built on top of the BlueST SDK library implementing the BlueST protocol and helps you export the data easily via Bluetooth® Low Energy. The application also supports firmware library algorithms like motion-sensor data fusion, activity recognition and pedometer functionality. Both SDK and application source code are freely available at: https://github.com/STMicroelectronics

Screenshots

TI SimpleLink™ Starter2 screens
ST BLE Sensor Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ST BLE Sensor Classic at 2.3 against TI SimpleLink™ Starter's 2.1. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

ST BLE Sensor Classic holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TI SimpleLink™ Starter ships an update every 4 months, ST BLE Sensor Classic every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TI SimpleLink™ Starter versus ST BLE Sensor Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTI SimpleLink™ StarterST BLE Sensor Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings)2.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTexas InstrumentsSTMicroelectronics

Customer experience

TI SimpleLink™ Starter

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

ST BLE Sensor Classic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

TI SimpleLink™ Starter

No in-app purchases

None

ST BLE Sensor Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TI SimpleLink™ Starter free?
TI SimpleLink™ Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ST BLE Sensor Classic free?
ST BLE Sensor Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TI SimpleLink™ Starter or ST BLE Sensor Classic?
ST BLE Sensor Classic is rated higher. TI SimpleLink™ Starter averages 2.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ST BLE Sensor Classic averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do TI SimpleLink™ Starter or ST BLE Sensor Classic have ads?
Neither TI SimpleLink™ Starter nor ST BLE Sensor Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TI SimpleLink™ Starter or ST BLE Sensor Classic?
TI SimpleLink™ Starter ships an update every 4 months, and ST BLE Sensor Classic every 6 months. Most recently, TI SimpleLink™ Starter was updated on October 5, 2026 and ST BLE Sensor Classic on October 4, 2026.

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