Sensors Toolbox vs BLE Discover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensors Toolbox
Access and visualize data from all your smartphone's sensors in real time. Collect information from accelerometers, gyroscopes, GPS, barometers, and more, then convert it into easy-to-read graphs. This app offers a clean, intuitive interface for comprehensive sensor analysis.
- Real-time sensor data collection
- Accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS
- Barometer, decibel meter, metal detector
- Compass functionality
- Intuitive graph visualization
- User-friendly interface
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Sensor toolbox makes the most of all the sensors in your smartphone. With a user-friendly interface and easy to read layout, Sensor Multitool - Toolbox allows you to collect data in real time for any and all sensors on your phone. Convert the data into easy to read graphs with a detailed readout from each sensor. This app contains everything you need: an accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS Data, barometer, decibel meter, metal detector, compass, and much more. This app follows all material design guidelines, meaning the app is clean and simple to use This app uses intuitive graphs to create clean, orderly graphs of all data collected.
BLE Discover
This utility app offers comprehensive tools for scanning and debugging Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral devices. It allows users to connect, view device information, and interact with services and characteristics. Features include configurable scanning, filtering, sorting, and signal strength tracking.
- Configurable BLE scanning with filters
- Search peripherals by name
- Favorite peripherals list
- Read, notify, and write characteristics
- Signal strength (RSSI) tracking and charting
- Scanning and interaction logging
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BLE Discover provides scanning and debugging tools for Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral devices. Connect to a BLE peripheral to see information such as services, characteristics, advertised information and signal strength. Features: - Configurable scanning with powerful filter and sorting tools - Search scanned peripherals by name - Add favourite peripherals for faster selection - Read, notify and write characteristics (binary, hexadecimal, UINT8 and UTF8 data formats supported) - Signal strength (RSSI) tracking and charting with both raw data and image sharing options - Logging of scanning and peripheral interactions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Discover at 100% against Sensors Toolbox's 53%. BLE Discover also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). Sensors Toolbox's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
BLE Discover holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sensors Toolbox has 134 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Sensors Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLE Discover's.
Sensors Toolbox ships an update every 7 months, BLE Discover monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensors Toolbox | BLE Discover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (134 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Neal | Harry GOODWIN |
Customer experience
Sensors Toolbox
BLE Discover
In-app purchases
Sensors Toolbox
No in-app purchases
BLE Discover
No in-app purchases
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