Comparison

GATTBrowser vs Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs

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

Head to head
About

GATTBrowser

Scan and communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover advertising data, RSSI, and connect to various BLE devices, including specific Renesas products. Customize service and characteristic names for easier management.

Highlights
  • Scan nearby BLE devices
  • Display advertising data and RSSI
  • Connect to BLE devices
  • View services and characteristics
  • Support for Renesas BLE products
  • Register custom UUID names
Features
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GATTBrowser is the best generic application to scan nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and communicate with them. It also provides specific features to communicate with the Renesas Bluetooth Low Energy products. [Features] - Scans nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices - Displays the Advertising data - Displays the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) - Connects to Renesas Bluetooth Low Energy Products as well as other Bluetooth Low Energy devices - Displays the Services and Characteristics information - Communicates with Bluetooth Low Energy devices - Supports Renesas specific Services and Characteristics - Allows you to register names for custom Service/Characteristic 128 bit UUIDs - Allows you to edit and/or delete the registerd names for the custom Service/Characteristic 128 bit UUIDs [Note] - Supported on iOS Version 12 or later - Tested on iPhone 6, iPhone 8, iPhone SE (2nd generation) and iPad Air (3rd generation) Refer to the following about Renesas Bluetooth Low Energy products: https://www.renesas.com/application/key-technology/bluetooth-low-energy https://www.renesas.com/products/interface-connectivity/wireless-communications/bluetooth-low-energy Refer to the following about GATTBrowser User's Manual (R21AN0017): https://www.renesas.com/document/apn/gattbrowser-ios-smartphone-application-instruction-manual-rev112

About

Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs

This app enables Bluetooth mesh networking on iOS devices. It allows users to provision and configure Bluetooth mesh devices, manage network nodes, and control devices implementing light and lightness models.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth mesh networking implementation
  • Device provisioning
  • Node configuration
  • Publish and subscribe settings
  • Node grouping
  • Light and lightness model control
Features
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This application implements Bluetooth mesh networking for the iOS operating system. The Bluetooth Mesh by Silicon Labs application can be used to provision Bluetooth mesh capable devices and add them as nodes into a Bluetooth mesh network. The application also supports the configuration of the mesh models, publish and subscribe settings as well grouping of nodes. The application also implements light and lightness models for Bluetooth mesh, so it can be used to control Bluetooth mesh nodes which implement the same models. The application implements the Bluetooth mesh networking stack from the GATT bearer and up all the way to the mesh model layer. The native Bluetooth stack on iOS is used to open LE GATT connections to Bluetooth mesh nodes with a proxy feature enabled.

Screenshots

GATTBrowser4 screens
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GATTBrowser at 70% against Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs's 0%. GATTBrowser also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (210 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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

GATTBrowser holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GATTBrowser has 210 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of GATTBrowser's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GATTBrowser versus Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGATTBrowserBluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (210 ratings) — better3.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRenesas ElectronicsSilicon Labs

Customer experience

GATTBrowser

All ratings210 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

GATTBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GATTBrowser free?
GATTBrowser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs free?
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GATTBrowser or Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs?
GATTBrowser is rated higher. GATTBrowser averages 4.6 out of 5 from 210 ratings, while Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs averages 3.1 from 7 ratings.
Do GATTBrowser or Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs have ads?
Neither GATTBrowser nor Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GATTBrowser or Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs?
GATTBrowser ships an update every 2 months, and Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs every 2 months. Most recently, GATTBrowser was updated on October 16, 2026 and Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs on October 13, 2026.

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