HackerRemote vs Bluwi
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.
Bluwi
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Bluwi BLE Remote App turns your iPhone into a Bluetooth Remote Control. Works with a wide variety of Bluetooth Low Energy devices such as Nordic Semiconductor nRF5x devices, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluwi at Free against HackerRemote's $0.99. HackerRemote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On 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
Bluwi is free to download; HackerRemote costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HackerRemote ships an update every 3 months, Bluwi every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerRemote | Bluwi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓忠 马 | Alfastack Ltd. |
In-app purchases
HackerRemote
No in-app purchases
Bluwi
No in-app purchases
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