Comparison

Blue Van Clef for Mobile vs Bluetooth

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • BLE device discovery
  • Service, characteristic, descriptor exploration
  • Accessibility support (VoiceOver, Dark Mode)
  • Open-source MIT license
  • Bluetooth Framework integration
Features
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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/

About

Bluetooth

Features
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BLECI Debugger Pro is a powerful BLE debugging tool for developers, hardware engineers, and testers. Scan nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspect GATT services and characteristics, send custom Hex commands, enable notifications, and review live logs in one place. Build reusable Profiles for the devices you work with. Save commands, data parsers, receive rules, timers, services, characteristics, and connection workflows so you can debug faster and reduce repeated manual work. Key features: • Scan nearby BLE peripherals • Filter devices by name, RSSI, and advertised Service UUID • Connect and inspect GATT services and characteristics • Read values, write Hex commands, and enable notifications • Create reusable device Profiles • Configure commands with flexible payloads • Build parsers for raw bytes and Hex data • Set receive rules and timers • Inspect SYSTEM, TX, RX, PARSE, and ERROR logs • Search logs by keyword, UUID, characteristic, or Hex data • Share live logs over a local network • Use the built-in guide to learn BLE debugging workflows Designed for BLE development, firmware testing, hardware integration, protocol debugging, and device validation. Terms of Use: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html Vip Terms: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html?doc=user

Screenshots

Blue Van Clef for Mobile4 screens
Bluetooth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Blue Van Clef for Mobile at 4 against Bluetooth's 2. Blue Van Clef for Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blue Van Clef for Mobile versus Bluetooth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Van Clef for MobileBluetooth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRift Valley Software, Inc.岩 胡

In-app purchases

None

Blue Van Clef for Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Van Clef for Mobile free?
Blue Van Clef for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth free?
Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blue Van Clef for Mobile or Bluetooth have ads?
Neither Blue Van Clef for Mobile nor Bluetooth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Van Clef for Mobile or Bluetooth?
Blue Van Clef for Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Bluetooth every 2 months. Most recently, Blue Van Clef for Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bluetooth on October 27, 2026.

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