Comparison

BLE Laboratory Pro vs IOT747 Scanner

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

IOT747 Scanner

This utility app assists in testing Bluetooth Low Energy peripherals. It displays implemented services and their parameters in a user-friendly format. It also includes a generic viewer for unrecognized profiles.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral testing
  • Display implemented services
  • Readable parameter display
  • Generic viewer for unknown profiles
Features
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IOT747 Scanner helps with testing bluetooth low energy peripherals. It contains implemented services and shows the parameters in a readable format to the user. It is also complete since it contains a generic viewer for unknown profiles.

Screenshots

BLE Laboratory Pro4 screens
IOT747 Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IOT747 Scanner at none against BLE Laboratory Pro's 3. IOT747 Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). BLE Laboratory Pro's advantage is rating (3.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, 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. IOT747 Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Laboratory Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLE Laboratory Pro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Laboratory Pro ships an update every 8 months, IOT747 Scanner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BLE Laboratory Pro versus IOT747 Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Laboratory ProIOT747 Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael LauerCompanyDeep Ltd

Customer experience

BLE Laboratory Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%

IOT747 Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BLE Laboratory Pro

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

IOT747 Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Laboratory Pro free?
BLE Laboratory Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IOT747 Scanner free?
IOT747 Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Laboratory Pro or IOT747 Scanner?
BLE Laboratory Pro is rated higher. BLE Laboratory Pro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while IOT747 Scanner averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BLE Laboratory Pro or IOT747 Scanner have ads?
Neither BLE Laboratory Pro nor IOT747 Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Laboratory Pro or IOT747 Scanner?
BLE Laboratory Pro ships an update every 8 months, and IOT747 Scanner every 4 days. Most recently, BLE Laboratory Pro was updated on June 3, 2026 and IOT747 Scanner on July 4, 2026.

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