Comparison

BlackBLE vs Paradigma

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

Paradigma

Features
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The app allows you to control your microcontroller projects with Bluetooth modules. Create your own control screens using a convenient drag and drop interface or use ready-made screens. The ParadigmaScreens library is required for custom screens to work. Visit the library’s GitHub page to download the library and view the documentation. You can find a link to the repository inside the app.

Screenshots

BlackBLE3 screens
Paradigma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paradigma at Free against BlackBLE's $0.99. Paradigma also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 11 months). BlackBLE's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackBLE ships an update every 11 months, Paradigma every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlackBLE versus Paradigma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackBLEParadigma
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoboCore Tecnologia LTDAVladislav Kondrashin

In-app purchases

None

BlackBLE

No in-app purchases

None

Paradigma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackBLE free?
BlackBLE costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paradigma free?
Paradigma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlackBLE or Paradigma have ads?
Neither BlackBLE nor Paradigma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackBLE or Paradigma?
BlackBLE ships an update every 11 months, and Paradigma every 9 days. Most recently, BlackBLE was updated on September 16, 2026 and Paradigma on October 3, 2026.

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