HackerRemote vs BLE Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HackerRemote
Control electronic projects like robots and copters using your device. Connect via Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) to compatible modules and send key presses or receive data for display.
- Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) connectivity
- Control robots and copters
- Virtual keys for input
- Virtual screen for output
- Send key states to BLE devices
- Receive and display strings from BLE devices
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HackerRemote is a Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) remote app for your electronic projects, such as robots and copters. It can be used with arduino and a BLE to serial module, such as RedBearLab BLE Mini and DFRobot Bluno. This app has several virtual keys and a virtual screen. When the keys are pressed or released, the key state are autonomically sent to BLE devices. And the app can also receive strings from BLE devices and display them on the screen.
BLE Terminal
Connect, scan, and communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover nearby devices, view their properties, and interact using read, write, and notify functions. Supports pre-filled and hex commands for efficient interaction.
- Scan for nearby BLE devices
- View device properties and descriptions
- Connect to devices
- Read, write, and notify BLE characteristics
- Pre-filled command lists
- Hex and ASCII command support
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BLE Terminal is a scanner and communicator between your iPhone, iPad or Mac and any Bluetooth Low Energy device. You can find all the devices nearby, see their properties and description, signal strength, all services and characteristics. It is also possible to connect to any device, watch detailed information and communicate with it using read, write and notify properties. For convenience, pre-filled commands are provided, the list of which can be expanded and edited. We also added support for Hex commands with a convenient keyboard. You can always switch between Hex and ASCII modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HackerRemote at 5.0 against BLE Terminal's 4.2. HackerRemote also leads on price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). BLE Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On review sentiment, 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
HackerRemote costs $0.99 and BLE Terminal $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HackerRemote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLE Terminal has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of HackerRemote's written reviews are positive against 56% of BLE Terminal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HackerRemote ships an update every 3 months, BLE Terminal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerRemote | BLE Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓忠 马 | LANARS LLC |
Customer experience
HackerRemote
BLE Terminal
In-app purchases
HackerRemote
No in-app purchases
BLE Terminal
No in-app purchases
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