Comparison

BLE Laboratory Pro vs ST BLE Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

BLE Laboratory Pro

This app allows users to scan for and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices, displaying advertisement data and enabling communication with services and characteristics. It also supports configuring the device as a BLE peripheral with custom profiles and services.

Highlights
  • Discover BLE devices with advertisement data
  • Interact with services, characteristics, and descriptors
  • Read and write UTF-8 and HEXA data
  • Configure as a BLE peripheral
  • Create custom services and characteristics
  • Detailed runtime performance logs
  • Slick UI and efficient navigation
Features
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Are you developing BLE hard- or software? Are you interested in experimenting with BLE devices? Or do you just want to learn about devices in your vicinity? Look no further, you have found the best app! This is the result of years of BLE research and development. Here are the highlights: === Operation Mode Scanner === * Display discovered devices with complete advertisement data, * Interact with found services, characteristics, and descriptors, * Read and write UTF-8 and HEXA data with optimized keyboards. === Operation Mode Transmitter === * Configure as sending BLE peripheral with multiple profiles, * Create as many services and characteristics as you need, * Compose readable values out of static, dynamic, and interactive components. === Besides These === * Detailed log for analyzing the run-time-performance of every operation, * Slick UI and efficient navigation – the UI will never block you. Test the app with both operation modes – later on, unlock what you need via In-App-Purchase. Stay tuned for many more professional features – Version 1.0 is just the beginning!

About

ST BLE Toolbox

Features
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The ST BLE Toolbox is a user-friendly application to interact and debug ST Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Upon launch, the app scans for BLE devices. For each device found it is possible to display advertisements and connect to it. The key features are: - Discovery peripherals - Show output of standard profiles - Show peripheral services and characteristics - Perform Read, write and notification interactions with peripherals

Screenshots

BLE Laboratory Pro4 screens
ST BLE Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ST BLE Toolbox at none against BLE Laboratory Pro's 3. BLE Laboratory Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. BLE Laboratory Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ST BLE Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Laboratory Pro ships an update every 8 months, ST BLE Toolbox every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BLE Laboratory Pro versus ST BLE Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Laboratory ProST BLE Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael LauerSTMicroelectronics

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BLE Laboratory Pro

One-time3
  • Scanner Support$8.99
  • Transmitter Support$12.99
  • All Operation Modes$17.99
None

ST BLE Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Laboratory Pro free?
BLE Laboratory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ST BLE Toolbox free?
ST BLE Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLE Laboratory Pro or ST BLE Toolbox have ads?
Neither BLE Laboratory Pro nor ST BLE Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Laboratory Pro or ST BLE Toolbox?
BLE Laboratory Pro ships an update every 8 months, and ST BLE Toolbox every 6 months. Most recently, BLE Laboratory Pro was updated on June 3, 2026 and ST BLE Toolbox on September 19, 2026.

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