Comparison

Bluefy vs C. Browser

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

Head to head

Bluefy

Easy to connect over the Web

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.81.3K ratingsView app →

C. Browser

Web Bluetooth in your hand

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

Bluefy

This browser allows direct smartphone connection to nearby Bluetooth devices from web pages, eliminating the need for native apps. It supports various BLE devices like smart home appliances and medical sensors, enabling interaction and data retrieval.

Highlights

Web Bluetooth API support
Connect to BLE devices directly from web
Interact with smart home appliances
Connect with medical devices
Develop Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
Secure connection (HTTPS) required for Web Bluetooth

Features

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Bluefy – smart Web Browser with support of advanced IoT technology — Web Bluetooth APIs! You can communicate with the outside world using Bluefy Bluetooth browser without using native applications for connection with BLE devices. Our Web BLE Browser provides easy and fast smartphone connection directly from web pages with nearby Bluetooth devices. Now just detect and interact from appropriate web pages with numerous BLE devices such as smart home appliances, medical devices such as a heart rate monitor, glucose monitor, temperature sensors, etc. How to use? - Turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone - Turn on Bluetooth on your BLE device - Open Web Bluetooth API page that supports your device - Connect with the supported BLE device and use the functionality that web page provides For web developers* - Bluefy browser provides developers with the possibility to create web solutions that will work on all iOS devices. - Web Bluetooth API specification allows websites, running in the Central role, to connect to remote GATT Servers over a BLE connection. It supports communication among devices that implement Bluetooth 4.0 or later. - To use Web Bluetooth, your site should work through a secure connection (HTTPS) Bluefy – great Web BLE Connect solution! Develop a Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and imitate the capabilities of native applications, such as stand-alone operation, notifications and other features. Make own web R&D, demos, improve your user experience, share with others, and develop something interesting and unusual! Download Bluefy, use Web BLE features and enjoy its wide functionality. If you have any questions or issues while using our application, do not hesitate to write to us: bluefy.support@pnnsoft.com

About

C. Browser

Access websites utilizing Web Bluetooth functionality directly from your device. This app enables connection to IoT devices for prototyping and other uses without requiring native app development.

Highlights

Web Bluetooth access
Connect to IoT devices
Prototyping tool
Website compatibility
Bluetooth GATT operations

Features

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You can enjoy any websites that use Web Bluetooth with this app, and connect IoT device only with a website before creating your native app for prototyping, etc. [Currently Supported Web Bluetooth Functions] - Bluetooth.getAvailability - Bluetooth.requestDevice - BluetoothDevice.addEventListener - BluetoothDevice.removeEventListener - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.connect - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.disconnect - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.getPrimaryService - BluetoothGATTService.getCharacteristic - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.readValue - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.writeValue - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.startNotifications - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.stopNotifications - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.addEventListener - BluetoothGATTCharacteristic.removeEventListener

Screenshots

Bluefy3 screens

C. Browser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bluefy at 41% against C. Browser's 12%. Bluefy also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). C. Browser's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

C. Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluefy has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Bluefy's written reviews are positive against 12% of C. Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluefy ships an update every 2 months, C. Browser every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Bluefy versus C. Browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Bluefy	C. Browser
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.8 (1.3K ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	41.3% of reviews — better	11.5% of reviews
Number of ratings	1.3K — better	1
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	15 MB	31 MB
Age rating	17+	17+
Developer	PNN SOFT	irodori, inc.

Customer experience

Bluefy

All ratings1,283 ratings

Positive95.9%

Neutral1.4%

Negative2.7%

Written reviews109 reviews

Positive41.3%

Neutral7.3%

Negative51.4%

C. Browser

All ratings1 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews52 reviews

Positive11.5%

Neutral5.8%

Negative82.7%

Bugs and requests

Bluefy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

C. Browser

Reported bugs

17 issues

Bluetooth connection fails repeatedly
App disconnects after closing
Mode change button disappears
App does not recognize connected device
App crashes or freezes

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Login screen freezes
App logs out automatically
Cannot connect to Bluetooth on iPhone
QR code reading is not functional within the app
Face recognition does not work for login
App shows 'currently busy' error for mode switching
Device page not found
Bluetooth connection is unstable
App does not show connected device status correctly
Cannot register as a foreigner
App is not recognized by phone's Bluetooth
Device name does not appear in Bluetooth settings

Requested features

12 requests

Dedicated Ploom app
Physical buttons for mode change on device
Biometric login support
Improved UI/UX
Offline mode for mode switching

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Easier connection process
Better instructions and manuals
Support for iPhone users
Ability to link Safari bookmarks
Display battery and mode on the first page
Make device search function useful
Allow mode change directly on the device

In-app purchases

None

Bluefy

No in-app purchases

None

C. Browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluefy free?

Bluefy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is C. Browser free?

C. Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Bluefy or C. Browser?

C. Browser is rated higher. Bluefy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while C. Browser averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

Do Bluefy or C. Browser have ads?

Neither Bluefy nor C. Browser shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Bluefy or C. Browser?

Bluefy ships an update every 2 months, and C. Browser every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bluefy was updated on October 26, 2026 and C. Browser on October 27, 2026.