Comparison

Cypress® BLE vs BeaconPad

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

Head to head
About

Cypress® BLE

This app displays and logs sensor data, including temperature and humidity, from compatible Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It allows users to view information from up to ten sensors simultaneously and store data in CSV format.

Highlights
  • Lists sensor device information
  • Displays temperature and humidity data
  • Supports ten sensors simultaneously
  • Logs received data with timestamps
  • Stores log files in CSV format
  • Data logger with 50MB capacity
Features
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Cypress® BLE-Beacon™ is a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) app developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Cypress BLE-Beacon can be used with the S6SAE101A00SA1002 Solar-Powered IoT Device Kit, CYALKIT-E02 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon RDK and CYALKIT-E03 Solar-Powered BLE Sensor Beacon 5 Pack. Features: Cypress BLE-Beacon includes the following features: 1. Device Screen - Lists sensor device information 2. Graph Screen - Displays sensor data (temperature, humidity) - Displays data of ten sensors at the same time 3. Log Screen - Lists received data (timestamp, ID, temperature, humidity, etc.) 4. Data logger - Stores log files in CSV format - The maximum log data size is 50MB

About

BeaconPad

Features
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BeaconPad keeps your APIs and servers in check — right from your iPhone or iPad. Built for indie developers and freelancers who manage their own endpoints but don't need enterprise-grade complexity. Add any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint, tap Check Now, and instantly see if it's up, down, or degraded. BeaconPad measures response times, validates status codes, and tracks your uptime history — all on-device with zero accounts or cloud services. FREE FEATURES • Monitor up to 3 endpoints • HTTP/HTTPS health checks with response time measurement • Status dashboard with at-a-glance health indicators • Up, Down, Degraded, and Unknown states • 30-day check history per monitor • Manual Check Now for instant verification • Custom HTTP methods, headers, and expected status codes • Configurable timeout and degraded thresholds • Push notifications when a service goes down or recovers • Network reachability detection PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($6.99) Unlock everything, forever. No subscription. • Unlimited monitors • Background health checks (best-effort iOS scheduling) • 1-minute, 5-minute and 15-minute check intervals (best-effort iOS scheduling) • Response time charts (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) • SSL certificate expiry alerts (30, 14, 7, and 1 day warnings) • Monitor groups for organizing endpoints • Export monitor data as CSV or JSON PRIVACY FIRST BeaconPad collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. All monitor data stays on your device. The only network requests the app makes are to the endpoints you configure. BUILT WITH SwiftUI, SwiftData, Swift Charts, and BackgroundTasks. Native performance, native feel.

Screenshots

Cypress® BLE2 screens
BeaconPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cypress® BLE at none against BeaconPad's 1. Cypress® BLE also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. BeaconPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cypress® BLE asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cypress® BLE versus BeaconPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCypress® BLEBeaconPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCypress SemiconductorOlof Petterson

In-app purchases

None

Cypress® BLE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BeaconPad

One-time1
  • BeaconPad PRO$6.99

Questions

Is Cypress® BLE free?
Cypress® BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeaconPad free?
BeaconPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cypress® BLE or BeaconPad have ads?
Neither Cypress® BLE nor BeaconPad shows ads.

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