ESP Alexa vs BLE Serial tiny
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESP Alexa
This SDK enables developers to integrate Amazon's Alexa Voice Service and Google Voice Assistant into ESP32 microcontroller-based devices. It's designed for evaluating voice assistant integrations in smart speakers and IoT products.
- Alexa Voice Service integration
- Google Voice Assistant integration
- Dialogflow conversational interface
- ESP32 microcontroller support
- IoT device integration
- Voice assistant evaluation
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The ESP-Voice-Assistant SDK provides an implementation of Amazon's Alexa Voice Service, Google Voice Assistant and Google's conversational interface (aka Dialogflow) for ESP32 microcontroller. This facilitates the developers to evaluate ESP32 based voice assistant/s integrated devices like speakers and IoT devices. https://github.com/espressif/esp-va-sdk
BLE Serial tiny
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With this app it is possible to communicate between Arduino, Raspberry pi or other PC's equipped with an CC2541 or compatible BLE module like a JDY-23 or HM-10. This app is intended as a preview for the full edition with many features. The full edition is available in the app store as " BLEserial HM-10". https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/bleserial-hm-10/id1602239700?l=en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BLE Serial tiny at every 3 weeks against ESP Alexa's every 2 months. ESP Alexa's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ESP Alexa ships an update every 2 months, BLE Serial tiny every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESP Alexa | BLE Serial tiny |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. | Ed Nieuwenhuys |
In-app purchases
ESP Alexa
No in-app purchases
BLE Serial tiny
No in-app purchases
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