GATTBrowser vs Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
This app is a powerful Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) debugging tool. It allows users to discover surrounding BLE devices, connect to multiple devices simultaneously, and read/write characteristic values. Real-time data display and background data reception are supported for easy device debugging.
- Multi-device connectivity
- BLE device scanning
- Read/write characteristic values
- Real-time data display
- Background data reception
- Widget support
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No ads!!! Bluetooth Assistant BLE is a powerful Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) debugging tool that supports multi-device connectivity and background data reception! It can help you discover the surrounding Bluetooth devices and connections, and there is a real-time display of support data, so that you can easily debug the device! 1. Multiple devices can be connected 2. You can scan and discover the broadcast of BLE Bluetooth devices around you 3. You can easily read all Service and Characteristic characteristic values of BLE Bluetooth devices 4. Data can be transmitted through characteristic values 5. Support real-time data display 6. Support App background to receive Bluetooth device data 7. Support widgets to display Bluetooth data in real time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluetooth(BLE) Tool at 100% against GATTBrowser's 70%. Bluetooth(BLE) Tool also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). GATTBrowser's advantage is ratings volume (210 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GATTBrowser has 210 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Bluetooth(BLE) Tool's.
GATTBrowser ships an update every 2 months, Bluetooth(BLE) Tool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GATTBrowser | Bluetooth(BLE) Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (210 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renesas Electronics | 艳新 郑 |
Customer experience
GATTBrowser
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
In-app purchases
GATTBrowser
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth(BLE) Tool
No in-app purchases
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