Bluetooth® Control vs Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth® Control
Easily program and control marine navigation lights wirelessly via Bluetooth. This app eliminates the need for a separate programmer, using only your mobile phone for setup and operation within a 50-meter range.
- Wireless programming and control
- 50-meter operating range
- No separate programmer needed
- Mobile phone operation
- Supports Carmanah/Sabik marine aids
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Sabik Bluetooth(R) Control offers easy-to-use programming and control of Carmanah / Sabik marine aids-to-navigation up to 50 meters. No separate programmer required; all you need is a mobile phone. This advanced app is available for iPhone 5 and above and requires Bluetooth(R) 4.0 Smart. A Sabik Bluetooth(R) enabled lantern and a LightGuard Monitor account are required to use the software. Please contact your local distributor or email support@sabik.com if you don't have an account yet.
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
This app is a powerful Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) debugging tool. It allows users to discover surrounding BLE devices, connect to multiple devices simultaneously, and read/write characteristic values. Real-time data display and background data reception are supported for easy device debugging.
- Multi-device connectivity
- BLE device scanning
- Read/write characteristic values
- Real-time data display
- Background data reception
- Widget support
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No ads!!! Bluetooth Assistant BLE is a powerful Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) debugging tool that supports multi-device connectivity and background data reception! It can help you discover the surrounding Bluetooth devices and connections, and there is a real-time display of support data, so that you can easily debug the device! 1. Multiple devices can be connected 2. You can scan and discover the broadcast of BLE Bluetooth devices around you 3. You can easily read all Service and Characteristic characteristic values of BLE Bluetooth devices 4. Data can be transmitted through characteristic values 5. Support real-time data display 6. Support App background to receive Bluetooth device data 7. Support widgets to display Bluetooth data in real time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bluetooth(BLE) Tool at fortnightly against Bluetooth® Control's every 7 months. Bluetooth(BLE) Tool also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bluetooth® Control against 5.0 for Bluetooth(BLE) Tool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Bluetooth® Control ships an update every 7 months, Bluetooth(BLE) Tool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth® Control | Bluetooth(BLE) Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPX Aids to Navigation Oy | 艳新 郑 |
In-app purchases
Bluetooth® Control
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
No in-app purchases
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