BLE Terminal vs UTTO Pathfinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
UTTO Pathfinder
This utility app securely stores and analyzes locate records from your device to the cloud. It also manages device firmware updates and streams correction data for precise positioning.
- Secure cloud storage for locate records
- Device firmware updates
- NTRIP correction data streaming
- Precise RTK positioning
- Data analysis capabilities
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Save locate records from your UTTO Pathfinder quickly and securely to the UTTO Cloud for storage and analysis. Keep the firmware on your UTTO Pathfinder up to date. Stream NTRIP correction data for precise RTK positioning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: UTTO Pathfinder at Free against BLE Terminal's $9.99. UTTO Pathfinder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). BLE Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
UTTO Pathfinder is free to download; BLE Terminal costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UTTO Pathfinder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, UTTO Pathfinder every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Terminal | UTTO Pathfinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANARS LLC | IPEG Corporation |
Customer experience
BLE Terminal
UTTO Pathfinder
In-app purchases
BLE Terminal
No in-app purchases
UTTO Pathfinder
No in-app purchases
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