BLE Terminal vs BlueIOPin
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.
BlueIOPin
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BlueIOPin app allows users to connect with the BlueIO832Mini board of I-SYST Inc to control and setting pins of the BlueIO832Mini board as follows: • Pins (D0-D5) can be individually configured as digital input/output terminal and PWM 1. Digital Input • The app reads and displays the selected pin’s value • Polling mode: User presses a button in the app to read a pin’s value • Notification: The firmware automatically sends a notification to the app whenever a pin’s value change is detected 2. Digital Output • The app controls the pin output digital value (0/1) 3. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal generation • Duty cycle (0-100%) • Clock polarity (0-LOW, 1-HIGH) • 3 PWM groups where each group: Output up to 4 pins with different duty cycles, and has individual frequency • Frequency (1Hz ~ 4MHz)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BlueIOPin at Free against BLE Terminal's $9.99. BLE Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 23 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
BlueIOPin is free to download; BLE Terminal costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, BlueIOPin every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Terminal | BlueIOPin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANARS LLC | i-SYST |
In-app purchases
BLE Terminal
No in-app purchases
BlueIOPin
No in-app purchases
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