Comparison

BLE Joystick vs Miles / 1966

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

Head to head
About

BLE Joystick

Control connected hardware devices wirelessly using Bluetooth Low Energy. Supports iOS devices like iPhone and iPad, and specific BLE modules. Preview demos are available online.

Highlights
  • Wireless hardware control
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support
  • iOS device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
  • Support for BLE-LINK and HM-10 modules
  • Demo videos available
Features
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# BLE Joystick Transform your iOS Device into a professional Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device controller. BLE Joystick lets you connect to and control ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Pico W, nRF52, robots, RC cars, IoT projects, and other BLE-enabled hardware directly from your iOS device. Designed for inventors, engineers, students, and hobbyists, the BLE Joystick features a responsive dual-joystick gamepad interface with customizable buttons and real-time Bluetooth Low Energy communication. Features: • Scans and connects to nearby BLE devices • Directional control buttons • D-Pad (transmits custom character data via normal and long-press button presses) • 4 Action Buttons (transmits custom character data via normal and long-press button presses) • Real-time BLE data transmission • Adjustable update rate • Game-style dark user interface • Haptic feedback support • Low-latency communication • Compatible with ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi Pico W, nRF52, and other BLE devices Use Cases: • ESP32 remote control • Arduino BLE controller • Robot controller • RC car controller • Tank controller • Servo controller • IoT device controller • DIY electronics projects • Home automation control • Educational BLE experiments Why BLE JOYSTICK? Unlike traditional Bluetooth controllers, BLE Joystick is optimized for modern low-power devices and embedded systems. It provides a simple and reliable way to transmit joystick and button data from your phone to microcontrollers and custom hardware. Access Permissions Bluetooth access is required to find, connect to, and communicate with nearby BLE devices. This app does not collect personal data and does not require a user account.

About

Miles / 1966

Features
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MILES / 1966 A mechanical cockpit. A clearer story behind every run. Miles is a focused straight-line performance logger for legal, controlled testing environments. Record a run, look beyond the final number, and keep its conditions beside the result. One purchase, without subscriptions, ads or a Miles account. UNDERSTAND YOUR RUN New runs save a time series for speed splits, an available-GPS timeline and evidence-based run insights. Select a finding to inspect its interval. Compare two runs at matching speeds to see where time differences emerge. Missing or unreliable intervals remain unavailable. Miles does not invent samples or diagnose braking, gear changes or wheelspin from a speed trace alone. A GARAGE FOR YOUR RESULTS Save cars and motorcycles, then browse each vehicle's runs. Selecting a vehicle is optional: assign, change or unlink it after testing without removing the result. A test-day notebook keeps setup, tyre pressure, payload and conditions together. ROUTES, ELEVATION AND WEATHER Switch between a minimal route outline and Apple Maps, including map-backed result-card export. New runs retain usable GPS altitude samples to estimate elevation gain and loss. When available, nearby weather conditions are fetched automatically and saved with the run: temperature, humidity and wind. Cached conditions reduce repeat requests; testing still works offline or when weather is unavailable. GPS elevation and area weather are estimates, not road-gradient certification, road temperature or instantaneous wind at the vehicle. Map exports can reveal the route location; review before sharing. FOUR INSTRUMENT DESIGNS Rotate your iPhone to landscape for 1966, RALLY, MIDNIGHT and JUMP / 70. Distinct faces, hands, typography and cases sit against a pure-black background. Subtle reflections respond to phone tilt. • Live speed with a separate peak-speed hand • Milestone timing with a frozen first-result hand • Rotating numeral displays in JUMP / 70 • Crown controls for reset, arming and optional direction calibration • Swipe designs while no test is armed or running • Historical instrument views and configurable instrument sharing On iPhone Duo, layouts adapt to available space and folding posture, with separate instruments and controls in the folded cockpit. Wider history views support side-by-side review. MEASUREMENT TARGETS • Metric standard: 0–100 km/h and 400 m • Metric short: 0–60 km/h and 200 m • Imperial standard: 0–60 mph and 1/4 mile • Imperial short: 0–30 mph and 1/8 mile • Peak speed, acceleration G-force trace and route recording • Car/motorcycle modes and optional 1-foot rollout • Spoken start, milestone-time, timeout, cancel and completion cues BETWEEN GPS UPDATES A target crossing often falls between location updates. Miles interpolates between samples to estimate that crossing time, reducing the timing granularity of simply using the next GPS timestamp. Interpolation does not increase the sensor's sampling rate or remove GPS, mounting or environmental errors. Results are comparative measurements, not certified instrumentation. KEEP YOUR HISTORY Save notes, export cards to Photos and use optional private iCloud backup. Existing records remain readable; missing historical telemetry, weather and altitude are not fabricated. Restore replaces local history and keeps a pre-restore snapshot. Complete garage backups require version 1.4.0 or later to restore. Traditional Chinese and English follow the system language initially, with manual selection in Settings. SAFETY FIRST Use only on closed courses or other legal, controlled grounds. Secure the phone before moving. Never operate it while driving or riding. Direction calibration is optional; GPS timing remains available without it. ANIMATED GUIDES First-launch onboarding and replayable, page-specific guides explain testing, instruments, garage, reports and sharing. Card navigation stays visible below.

Screenshots

BLE Joystick4 screens
Miles / 19664 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BLE Joystick at Free against Miles / 1966's $2.99. Miles / 1966's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 63 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

BLE Joystick is free to download; Miles / 1966 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Joystick ships an update every 63 months, Miles / 1966 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLE Joystick versus Miles / 1966: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE JoystickMiles / 1966
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating2.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 63 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernakhon phagdeechatCHENG-YU WANG

In-app purchases

None

BLE Joystick

No in-app purchases

None

Miles / 1966

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Joystick free?
BLE Joystick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miles / 1966 free?
Miles / 1966 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLE Joystick or Miles / 1966 have ads?
BLE Joystick shows ads; Miles / 1966 does not.
Which is updated more often, BLE Joystick or Miles / 1966?
BLE Joystick ships an update every 63 months, and Miles / 1966 weekly. Most recently, BLE Joystick was updated on November 2, 2026 and Miles / 1966 on November 5, 2026.

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