BLE Spy vs Commander | Terminal Commands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Spy
This utility allows users to discover, connect to, and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It offers standard features for browsing services and characteristics, alongside smart capabilities for customizing UUIDs and formatting data with JavaScript.
- Discover BLE devices
- Connect to multiple peripherals
- Browse services and characteristics
- Read and write characteristic values
- Log and export data to CSV
- Customize UUIDs
- Format characteristic data with JavaScript
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A professional utility to examine and control Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Apart from standard features BLE Spy has some unique capabilities in particular for developers. Standard features: • Find all Bluetooth Low Energy devices around you • Sort devices by name or rssi • Connect to multiple peripherals at the same time • Browse services and characteristics • Read and write characteristic values • Register for Notifications, log data and export to CSV Smart features: • Replace vendor specific UUIDs with a descriptive name • Add a description for characteristics • Format characteristic data with JavaScript BLE Spy requires iOS 11.
Commander | Terminal Commands
Access and learn essential terminal commands for system information, networking, Git, Docker, and more. This app provides a quick reference for developers and IT professionals.
- System Info commands
- SSH and Networking tools
- Git and Docker integration
- File compression utilities
- APT package management
- Command navigation and search
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The commands are About: • System Info • SSH • Routing • Nmap • Adapters • Aircrack-ng • Networking • Navigation • Git • FTP • Search • Docker • Compression • APT
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Commander | Terminal Commands at Free against BLE Spy's $4.99. Commander | Terminal Commands also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). BLE Spy's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Commander | Terminal Commands is free to download; BLE Spy costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE Spy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
BLE Spy ships an update every 8 months, Commander | Terminal Commands every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Spy | Commander | Terminal Commands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Gasche | Basel AbuTaleb |
Customer experience
BLE Spy
Commander | Terminal Commands
In-app purchases
BLE Spy
No in-app purchases
Commander | Terminal Commands
No in-app purchases
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