BLE vs BlueNox BLE Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE
This utility tool assists developers in creating and maintaining Bluetooth Low Energy products. It enables connection establishment, monitoring, and configuration for RF testing of BLE devices. Log files can be shared for further analysis.
- Connect to BLE devices
- Monitor connections
- Configure connection parameters
- Start/stop test mode
- Share log files
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This tool is intended to support developers in their work to develop and maintain Bluetooth Low Energy products. BleRf Test can measure the quality of an RF link in both direction for any product implementing the BLE service for RF test. Features: - establish a connection to a BLE device - monitor said connection - share log files with other smartphone apps This app is only intended to support the development of BLE devices.
BlueNox BLE Scan
This utility app allows developers to connect, develop, and test Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It offers smart filtering, device connection, and the ability to read, write, and receive notifications for data streams. It's designed to accelerate the development and deployment of BLE-enabled applications.
- Smart filtering for peripherals
- Connect to BLE devices
- View services and characteristics
- Read, write, and stream data
- Receive notifications
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Connect, develop, and test Bluetooth LE devices with BlueNox - Smart Filtering to find peripherals - Connect to device and see all services and characteristics - Write, Read, get notifications and streaming data Uses the Argenox BlueNox library to enable connectivity to a wide range of devices. with advanced features to speed up development and deployment. BlueNox can be integrated in any iOS app quickly to connect to custom devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlueNox BLE Scan at 4.6 against BLE's 3.0. BlueNox BLE Scan also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 64 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). BLE's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlueNox BLE Scan holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueNox BLE Scan has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BLE ships an update every 64 months, BlueNox BLE Scan every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE | BlueNox BLE Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arendi AG | Argenox Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
BLE
BlueNox BLE Scan
In-app purchases
BLE
No in-app purchases
BlueNox BLE Scan
No in-app purchases
