Comparison

BLE Terminal vs BLE Serial Pro

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

Head to head
About

BLE Terminal

Connect, scan, and communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover nearby devices, view their properties, and interact using read, write, and notify functions. Supports pre-filled and hex commands for efficient interaction.

Highlights
  • Scan for nearby BLE devices
  • View device properties and descriptions
  • Connect to devices
  • Read, write, and notify BLE characteristics
  • Pre-filled command lists
  • Hex and ASCII command support
Features
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BLE Terminal is a scanner and communicator between your iPhone, iPad or Mac and any Bluetooth Low Energy device. You can find all the devices nearby, see their properties and description, signal strength, all services and characteristics. It is also possible to connect to any device, watch detailed information and communicate with it using read, write and notify properties. For convenience, pre-filled commands are provided, the list of which can be expanded and edited. We also added support for Hex commands with a convenient keyboard. You can always switch between Hex and ASCII modes.

About

BLE Serial Pro

Transform your iOS device into a wireless serial terminal for Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Send commands and receive data in real-time from various IoT hardware, making debugging and development seamless.

Highlights
  • Connect to any BLE serial device
  • Send commands and receive data
  • Programmable buttons for quick commands
  • Live console strip for real-time feedback
  • Customizable display options
  • Smart alerts for specific data patterns
Features
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A range of devices use Texas Instruments’ CC2540/CC2541 system-on-chip as a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface and are compatible with Android and iOS platforms. BLE boards as the AT-09, MLT-BT05, HM-10, JDY-08, JDY-10 et cetera use CC2540/41 chips and can be connected to the serial ports of Arduino's and Raspberry's. Features: • Fully customisable console view, with options like: - Display format (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - Line numbers and timestamps - Newline behaviour - Style (code or chat) and sound effects • Send data how it suits you: - In different formats (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - With or without newline/carriage return character at the end - All at once or in chunks (to accommodate for processing time) • Create buttons to send pre-determined messages - Customise the messages, titles, color and layout - Optionally send message repeatedly while button is pressed - Optionally append newline character to messages - These buttons can be exported, to be imported on other devices • Completely functional bluetooth explorer included! Find out the services, descriptors and other properties of any bluetooth device in range • "Send on Connect" option, to send a preset message after pairing • "Auto Reconnect" option, to reconnect automatically to the previous device • Easily copy or share the sent and received messages • Editable service/characteristic UUIDs to connect to • Read/Write characteristic UUIDs can be set separately • Easy to use minimalist layout

Screenshots

BLE Terminal4 screens
BLE Serial Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Serial Pro at 100% against BLE Terminal's 50%. BLE Serial Pro also leads on price ($3.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). BLE Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, 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

BLE Terminal costs $9.99 and BLE Serial Pro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Serial Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BLE Terminal's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLE Serial Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, BLE Serial Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BLE Terminal versus BLE Serial Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE TerminalBLE Serial Pro
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANARS LLCEd Nieuwenhuys

Customer experience

BLE Terminal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

BLE Serial Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Terminal

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Serial Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Terminal free?
BLE Terminal costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Serial Pro free?
BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Terminal or BLE Serial Pro?
BLE Serial Pro is rated higher. BLE Terminal averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while BLE Serial Pro averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do BLE Terminal or BLE Serial Pro have ads?
Neither BLE Terminal nor BLE Serial Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Terminal or BLE Serial Pro?
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, and BLE Serial Pro every 5 months. Most recently, BLE Terminal was updated on September 20, 2026 and BLE Serial Pro on September 14, 2026.

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