Comparison

Bluzone vs Gizmo Configurator

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

Head to head
About

Bluzone

This application allows developers to remotely manage and monitor Bluvision Beacons and BluFis. It facilitates provisioning, configuration, and real-time alerts for device status and policy violations. Visualize historical sensor data and easily identify nearby devices.

Highlights
  • Remote beacon provisioning and configuration
  • Real-time device status alerts
  • Policy violation notifications
  • Historical sensor data visualization
  • Scan and identify nearby beacons
  • Device location management
Features
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The Bluzone app provides developers the means to provision, configure, and remotely monitor Bluvision Beacons and Blufi's. For use with Bluvision's bluzone.io This app enables remote beacon management from your device and is linked to Bluzone — Bluvision's cloud solution that allows for remote fleet, event and workflow management of your Bluvision beacons and BluFis (Bluvision's Bluetooth to WiFi gateways.) This app helps you: Provision Bluvision Devices: * Create and edit templates to be applied to your devices and keep your fleet properly configured. * Determine and manage the location of your devices * Upload and modify the image of a device (with an image 'Selfie') so you can easily recognize the beacon or BluFi * Know the status of your device(s) at a glance Receive real-time alerts when: * A user-defined policy is violated and get visibility into which beacon(s) are in violation [Note: The policies are defined by you or other users of your account.] * Get historical graphs for beacon's sensor data - temperature, light, and accelerometer values Scan and Identify nearby beacons: * Scan for beacons near use to provision * Identify beacons that have already been provisioned for (Shows you Provisioned beacons and Unknown beacons.) Note: This app only works with Bluvision Bluetooth Beacons and BluFi's. Sold separately Please note that your device needs to be Bluetooth 4.0 compatible. Supported Devices include: * iPhone 4s or Newer * iPod 5 generation or Newer.

About

Gizmo Configurator

Design custom control interfaces for Bluetooth Low Energy devices without writing code. Easily select services, add GATT characteristics, and manage data types like booleans, integers, and strings. Supports read-only, write-only, and read-write access for comprehensive device interaction.

Highlights
  • No-code interface creation
  • Bluetooth Low Energy accessory control
  • GATT characteristic management
  • Support for various data types (booleans, integers, strings)
  • Read-Only, Write-Only, Read-Write access
  • Little and Big endian data support
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Create control panels for Bluetooth Low Energy accessories with no code. With Gizmo Configurator, select advertised services, add GATT characteristics, and get started controlling your accessories. Access control types allow support for Read-Only, Write-Only, and Read-Write GATT characteristics. Together with support for both Little and Big endian data, you can present and control 4 main types: • Booleans • Unsigned Integers (8, 16, and 32-bit) • Signed Integers (8, 16, and 32-bit) • UTF-8 Strings

Screenshots

Bluzone4 screens
Gizmo Configurator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gizmo Configurator at 5.0 against Bluzone's 3.8. Bluzone's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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

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

Gizmo Configurator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluzone has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bluzone versus Gizmo Configurator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluzoneGizmo Configurator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSSI America, Inc.Sebastian Moruszewicz

Customer experience

Bluzone

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Gizmo Configurator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bluzone

No in-app purchases

None

Gizmo Configurator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluzone free?
Bluzone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gizmo Configurator free?
Gizmo Configurator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluzone or Gizmo Configurator?
Gizmo Configurator is rated higher. Bluzone averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Gizmo Configurator averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bluzone or Gizmo Configurator have ads?
Neither Bluzone nor Gizmo Configurator shows ads.

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