BlackBLE vs 益电宝
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackBLE
Control Arduino devices via Bluetooth Low Energy from your iPhone. Send characters to trigger actions, use your phone as a joystick, and receive data. A simple way to connect your microcontroller projects to your mobile device.
- Bluetooth LE connection to HC-08 modules
- Send characters to microcontroller
- Joystick mode for device control
- Receive data from Bluetooth
- Simple button interface
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Finally you will be able to send information through Bluetooth to your Arduino using your iPhone! With this app, you can connect to a Bluetooth Low Energy module HC-08 and send characters to it. With these characters you can program actions in your microcontroller to be executed when receiving. On a very simple way, press the black Bluetooth icon on the upper right screen to see the list of every HC-08 available nearby. Press the name of your module and the app will automatically connect to it. When pressing each button of the app, the character present on button label will be send through Bluetooth and you can read it in a serial protocol on the module. Do you want more? What about rotating your iPhone and make it a joystick to control robots or whatever kind of system you want? If you rotate your device, screen will automatically changes to a joystick, with the same concept than the previous screen. And, of course, you can receive information from bluetooth and read on your screen (maximum of 20 bytes, or 20 chars). Now you can control whatever device using Bluetooth with your iPhone!
益电宝
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益电宝是一款由四川万益能源科技有限公司开发的针对工商业用户的用电管理软件，通过数据监测、统计、分析等功能，帮助用户及时了解自身用电情况，发现用电异常，提升用电管理水平，实现节能降耗。 【实时监测】 随时随地查看企业实时用电及运行情况，保证用电安全 【统计分析】 年月日多维度用电数据对比分析，方便快捷的发现用电异常并加以管理 【精准预测】 基于大数据挖掘技术提供精准用电预测，帮助企业提前做好用能规划
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 益电宝 at Free against BlackBLE's $0.99. 益电宝 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
益电宝 is free to download; BlackBLE costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlackBLE ships an update every 11 months, 益电宝 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackBLE | 益电宝 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoboCore Tecnologia LTDA | 四川万益能源科技有限公司 |
In-app purchases
BlackBLE
No in-app purchases
益电宝
No in-app purchases
