Comparison

BlackBLE vs TacoDRIVE

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LE connection to HC-08 modules
  • Send characters to microcontroller
  • Joystick mode for device control
  • Receive data from Bluetooth
  • Simple button interface
Features
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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!

About

TacoDRIVE

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Aplicativo destinado aos Motoristas que dirigem um veículo com o tacógrafo TC100 e Gestores de frota que tem em sua frota veículos equipados com o tacógrafo TC100. Neste aplicativo é possível acessar o manual do produto, ver informações do tacógrafo, coletar/compartilhar/visualizar dados de viagem e importar/exportar lista de motoristas.

Screenshots

BlackBLE3 screens
TacoDRIVE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TacoDRIVE at Free against BlackBLE's $0.99. BlackBLE's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On 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

TacoDRIVE is free to download; BlackBLE costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlackBLE versus TacoDRIVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackBLETacoDRIVE
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB44 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRoboCore Tecnologia LTDAPST Eletronica SA

In-app purchases

None

BlackBLE

No in-app purchases

None

TacoDRIVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackBLE free?
BlackBLE costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TacoDRIVE free?
TacoDRIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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