Comparison

QuickBlue vs BLE Simulator GATT

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

Head to head
About

QuickBlue

This app allows developers to communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) peripherals. It offers features like characteristic read/write/notify, periodic message writing, logging, action recording and replay, and message history. It's designed to enhance development and testing efficiency for BLE devices.

Highlights
  • Characteristic Read/Write/Notify
  • Periodic message writing
  • BLE log and email export
  • Save messages to file
  • Action recording and replay
  • Write message history and replay
  • HEX/ASCII mode support
Features
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QuickBlue is an app for developer to communicate with BLE 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy) peripherals. QuickBlue includes the following features: * Characteristic Read/Write/Notify * Periodically write message. With QuickBlue, you can trigger to a timer to write data to peripheral in a user specific interval. * BLE log and send by email. QuickBlue also include search function, and you can also send the log via iOS email account. * Save the read/write/notify messages to file. Message file could also be sent via email. * Action recording and replay. This is most powerful function in QuickBlue. Just like the tape recorder, you can record down all the actions(read/write/wait) you have done. You can replay any of them as you like. You can also customise the steps by reordering them or delete one of it as your requirement. It is very flexible and powerful. This is very handy when you need to accomplished the repeated tasks when testing with your BLE peripherals. It will greatly improve your developing and testing efficiency. * Write message history and replay. Every write request to the peripheral will be record down, and you can browse the history, and reuse the history data as you like. * HEX/ASCII mode. You can set the write mode according to your requirement. Both HEX mode and ASCII mode is supported by QuickBlue. PLEASE NOTE: To use QuickBlue, your device should be iPhone4s, iPhone5, iPhone 6/6s/6s Plus, iPad 3/4/Pro/mini/min2 and later model which build in Bluetooth 4.0 module. For any question or suggestion, please feel free to email us: support@robotbros.cn Enjoy and have fun. :) License: icons used in this app are from icon8: https://icons8.com

About

BLE Simulator GATT

Features
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Simplify Your IoT Workflow Stop relying on physical hardware during every stage of your development cycle. BLE Simulator GATT empowers developers, IoT engineers, and testers to create, manage, and advertise custom BLE peripheral profiles directly from their iPhone. Key Features - Custom GATT Builder: Design complex services and characteristics using an intuitive, user-friendly interface. - Real-Time Simulation: Seamlessly toggle Bluetooth advertising states and monitor Central read, write, and notify interactions. - Flexible Data Management: Import and export your profiles using JSON, ensuring your configurations. - Rapid Prototyping: Switch between multiple hardware profiles to test varied device responses. - Developer-Centric Design: A clean, modern UI optimized for rapid profile editing, ensuring your workflow remains efficient. Take control of your Bluetooth environment. Download BLE Simulator GATT today and experience a faster, more efficient development process.

Screenshots

QuickBlue4 screens
BLE Simulator GATT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QuickBlue at 7.1 against BLE Simulator GATT's 17.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
QuickBlue versus BLE Simulator GATT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickBlueBLE Simulator GATT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer冠源 余Eastesh

In-app purchases

None

QuickBlue

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Simulator GATT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickBlue free?
QuickBlue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Simulator GATT free?
BLE Simulator GATT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickBlue or BLE Simulator GATT have ads?
Neither QuickBlue nor BLE Simulator GATT shows ads.

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