Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs vs BubblyNet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs
This app enables Bluetooth mesh networking on iOS devices. It allows users to provision and configure Bluetooth mesh devices, manage network nodes, and control devices implementing light and lightness models.
- Bluetooth mesh networking implementation
- Device provisioning
- Node configuration
- Publish and subscribe settings
- Node grouping
- Light and lightness model control
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This application implements Bluetooth mesh networking for the iOS operating system. The Bluetooth Mesh by Silicon Labs application can be used to provision Bluetooth mesh capable devices and add them as nodes into a Bluetooth mesh network. The application also supports the configuration of the mesh models, publish and subscribe settings as well grouping of nodes. The application also implements light and lightness models for Bluetooth mesh, so it can be used to control Bluetooth mesh nodes which implement the same models. The application implements the Bluetooth mesh networking stack from the GATT bearer and up all the way to the mesh model layer. The native Bluetooth stack on iOS is used to open LE GATT connections to Bluetooth mesh nodes with a proxy feature enabled.
BubblyNet
This app serves as a smart building control interface and a commissioning tool for Bluetooth Mesh devices. It is compatible with any qualified device from any manufacturer and offers a range of wireless industrial-grade elements like lighting and sensors.
- Smart building control interface
- Bluetooth Mesh commissioning tool
- Interoperable with any qualified Bluetooth Mesh device
- Supports lighting and sensor elements
- Industrial-grade wireless components
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The BubblyNet App works as a smart building control user interface and a commissioning tool that is interoperable with any Qualified Bluetooth Mesh device from any manufacturer. BubblyNet also offers a complete line of wireless industrial-grade and standards-compliant elements including Lighting, Sensors and Control. Welcome to space that advances humankind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BubblyNet at 100% against Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs's 0%. BubblyNet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BubblyNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs's written reviews are positive against 100% of BubblyNet's.
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs ships an update every 2 months, BubblyNet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs | BubblyNet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Silicon Labs | BubblyNet |
Customer experience
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs
BubblyNet
In-app purchases
Bluetooth mesh by Silicon Labs
No in-app purchases
BubblyNet
No in-app purchases
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