Modbase vs Blue Van Clef for Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modbase
Monitor download statistics for your published software packages across various registries and repositories. Gain insights into your package performance in a single, consolidated view. New registry support is added as APIs become available.
- Download tracking for published packages
- Support for popular software registries
- GitHub asset download monitoring
- Consolidated performance view
- Regular addition of new registries
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Track downloads across all your packages, in one place! Modbase gives you a clear view of how your published packages are performing, showing download stats across the most popular software registries and repositories, including GitHub asset downloads for binary distributions. More registries added regularly as APIs become available!
Blue Van Clef for Mobile
Explore Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices by discovering their services, characteristics, and descriptors. This open-source tool respects accessibility features like VoiceOver and Dark Mode.
- BLE device discovery
- Service, characteristic, descriptor exploration
- Accessibility support (VoiceOver, Dark Mode)
- Open-source MIT license
- Bluetooth Framework integration
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Once connected to a device, you can do a "drill-down" discovery of the device's services, characteristics, and descriptors. The app is designed to respect Accessibility (VoiceOver and Increased Contrast), as well as Dark Mode. This is a 100% open-source app, with the code licensed as MIT. It uses the BlueThoth Framework (A Bluetooth SDK), which is also 100% open-source. The source repo for the app is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/BlueVanClef The source repo for the BlueThoth Framework is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_BlueThoth This is a page with some basic instructions for the app: https://riftvalleysoftware.com/bluevanclef/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blue Van Clef for Mobile at every 2 months against Modbase's every 7 months. Blue Van Clef for Mobile also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). Modbase's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Modbase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Modbase ships an update every 7 months, Blue Van Clef for Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modbase | Blue Van Clef for Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Whitfield | Rift Valley Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Modbase
Blue Van Clef for Mobile
In-app purchases
Modbase
No in-app purchases
Blue Van Clef for Mobile
No in-app purchases
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