nRF Blinky vs Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nRF Blinky
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nRF Blinky is an application targeted towards developers who are new to Bluetooth Low Energy. nRF Blinky has the following features: - Scan and connect to any nRF5 DK containing the Nordic Semiconductor’s proprietary LED/Button Service. - Toggle the LED on the development kit On and Off from within the application. - Receive Button press and release events from the development kit and display it within the application. This application is open sourced and the is written in Swift 5 and available on GitHub: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-CoreBluetooth-Mock
Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
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Thingsup BLE Beacon Scanner and Logger was developed with a vision to help Bluetooth community, developers who wants to build BLE Beacons & applications. Thingsup BLE Beacon Scanner is used by not only developers but also users with Thingsup Bluetooth BLE Sensor Beacons. You can directly configure your beacon's data, configure passwords, log and advertise intervals as well as read stored data and export as CSV and password protected Excel format. Main Features of Bluetooth BLE Scanner ===================== 1. Scan near by Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacon and Eddystone devices. 2. Scan Thingsup BLE Sensors and get realtime values. 3. Log nearby BLE packets and data 4. Export Log data as CSV and Excel XLSX 5. Password Protected Excel Log File 6. Read stored data from Thingsup BLE Sensor Beacons 7. Send data to MQTT Servers 8. Customise MQTT Topic and Data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger at every 6 weeks against nRF Blinky's every 9 months. Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
nRF Blinky ships an update every 9 months, Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Blinky | Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | iobot Technologies India Private Limited |
In-app purchases
nRF Blinky
No in-app purchases
Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
No in-app purchases
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