BLE Terminal vs My Barcodes
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.
My Barcodes
Consolidate all your loyalty, gift, and membership cards with barcodes or QR codes into a single, easy-to-use application. Scan and save codes using your phone's camera, customize them with brand logos, and access them all offline. The app prioritizes simplicity with no online accounts, notifications, or data sharing.
- Scan and save barcodes/QR codes
- Customize cards with brand logos
- Add custom logos from photos
- Offline functionality
- No online accounts
- No ads or tracking
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Save all of your loyalty cards, gift cards, membership cards, or anything with a barcode or QR code in one simple app! FEATURES: - Use your phone's camera to scan and save any barcode or QR code - Customise each card with logos of popular brands. Don't see the one you want? Don't see the one you want? Add a custom logo from your photos! - Add up to three cards for free. Upgrade to Premium to add unlimited cards, and to support the app's continued development! - Works completely offline SUPER SIMPLE: I want to keep My Barcodes super simple, so these are some things the app does not have: - No online accounts - No notifications - No ads - No analytics, tracking or data sharing Logos are provided for your convenience to help differentiate between your saved barcodes. My Barcodes is not affiliated with any of the brands featured in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: My Barcodes at Free against BLE Terminal's $9.99. My Barcodes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). BLE Terminal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads 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
My Barcodes is free to download; BLE Terminal costs $9.99 up front. My Barcodes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BLE Terminal asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Barcodes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLE Terminal has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BLE Terminal's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Barcodes's.
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, My Barcodes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Terminal | My Barcodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANARS LLC | Jupli |
Customer experience
BLE Terminal
My Barcodes
In-app purchases
BLE Terminal
No in-app purchases
My Barcodes
- Premium$2.49
Questions
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