Blue Van Clef for Mobile vs Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Code
A free application designed for viewing source code on mobile devices. It supports viewing code files directly on your iPhone or iPad.
- Source code viewing
- Free to use
- Supports iPhone and iPad
- Direct file viewing
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source code viewer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blue Van Clef for Mobile at 4.8 against Code's 1.0. Blue Van Clef for Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Code's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 13.0). 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.
Blue Van Clef for Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Van Clef for Mobile has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Blue Van Clef for Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Code every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blue Van Clef for Mobile | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rift Valley Software, Inc. | 修勇 黄 |
Customer experience
Blue Van Clef for Mobile
Code
In-app purchases
Blue Van Clef for Mobile
No in-app purchases
Code
No in-app purchases
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