Comparison

BLE Update vs CX BLE

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

Head to head
About

BLE Update

This utility app enables convenient over-the-air firmware updates for Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It is specifically designed for devices utilizing the Arendi BLE-Platform, allowing seamless updates directly from your mail application.

Highlights
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
  • Bluetooth Low Energy device support
  • Arendi BLE-Platform integration
  • Convenient updates from mail app
Features
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Keep your Bluetooth Low Energy devices running the latest firmware — quickly, securely, and without ever plugging in a cable. Ble Update is the firmware update companion for devices built on the Arendi BLE‑Platform. It scans for nearby BLE devices, connects, and pushes new firmware directly over the air — no PC, no cables, no workshop visit required. Built for the field, not just the lab: Nordic DFU support — the proven standard for firmware updates on Nordic Semiconductor‑based BLE devices SMP (Simple Management Protocol) support — for the latest generation of connected devices, including those built on Zephyr and MCUboot Guided, step‑by‑step update flow — connect, select the firmware file, and update in a few taps Reliable over‑the‑air delivery — built to handle real‑world BLE conditions out in the field Works straight from your phone or tablet — take firmware updates wherever your devices are Whether you're a technician updating a single device on‑site or managing a whole fleet of connected products, Ble Update gives you a fast, dependable way to keep firmware current — right from your pocket. Part of the Arendi BLE‑Platform ecosystem.

About

CX BLE

This utility app scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices, allowing simultaneous connection to multiple peripherals. It enables interrogation, notification retrieval, and reading/writing of BLE characteristics. Event logs can be exported in CSV format.

Highlights
  • BLE device scanning
  • Simultaneous multi-device connection
  • Interrogate BLE characteristics
  • Read/write BLE characteristics
  • Notification retrieval
  • Event logging
  • CSV data export
Features
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The app will scan for BLE peripherals show a list for connection to multiple devices simultaneously, the app can interrogate get notifications, write and read BLE characteristics across different devices. General BLE events are logged as well as individual devices events, they can be exported in CSV format.

Screenshots

BLE Update3 screens
CX BLE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: CX BLE at 4 against BLE Update's 1. CX BLE also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BLE Update against 5.0 for CX BLE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BLE Update versus CX BLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE UpdateCX BLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArendi AGCroxel, Inc.

Customer experience

BLE Update

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CX BLE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Update

No in-app purchases

None

CX BLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Update free?
BLE Update is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CX BLE free?
CX BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Update or CX BLE?
BLE Update and CX BLE are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do BLE Update or CX BLE have ads?
Neither BLE Update nor CX BLE shows ads.

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