Comparison

Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro vs BlueIOPin

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

Head to head
About

Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro

A tool for developers to test Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connections and data transfer. It allows customization of service and characteristic UUIDs for precise testing with specific BLE chips.

Highlights
  • BLE connection testing
  • Custom Service UUID definition
  • Custom Char TX/RX UUID definition
  • Information reading
  • nRF51822 chip compatibility
Features
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Greetings! Here's a great tool for Bluetooth Developers to work with. The app works well with BLE chips such as nRF51822. You can define your own Service UUID, Char TX UUID and Char RX UUID to test connection and read information.

About

BlueIOPin

Features
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BlueIOPin app allows users to connect with the BlueIO832Mini board of I-SYST Inc to control and setting pins of the BlueIO832Mini board as follows: • Pins (D0-D5) can be individually configured as digital input/output terminal and PWM 1. Digital Input • The app reads and displays the selected pin’s value • Polling mode: User presses a button in the app to read a pin’s value • Notification: The firmware automatically sends a notification to the app whenever a pin’s value change is detected 2. Digital Output • The app controls the pin output digital value (0/1) 3. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal generation • Duty cycle (0-100%) • Clock polarity (0-LOW, 1-HIGH) • 3 PWM groups where each group: Output up to 4 pins with different duty cycles, and has individual frequency • Frequency (1Hz ~ 4MHz)

Screenshots

Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro3 screens
BlueIOPin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro at 9.3 against BlueIOPin's 15.0. 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 · 9 level
Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro versus BlueIOPin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluetooth BLE Utility ProBlueIOPin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaiwen Yuani-SYST

In-app purchases

None

Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro

No in-app purchases

None

BlueIOPin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro free?
Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueIOPin free?
BlueIOPin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro or BlueIOPin have ads?
Neither Bluetooth BLE Utility Pro nor BlueIOPin shows ads.

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