BLE Terminal vs MyTailLog
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.
MyTailLog
Digitize and access your aircraft's maintenance records from anywhere. This app allows you to scan logbook pages, track important dates, and view critical documents offline, ensuring vital information is always at your fingertips, even without a signal.
- Scan logbook pages
- Offline record access
- Searchable maintenance history
- Track recurring inspections
- Manage aircraft documents
- Sync changes automatically
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MyTailLog gives aircraft owners a searchable companion to their paper logbooks. Scan logbook pages with your iPhone or iPad, review the records from anywhere, and keep the information you need available when the hangar has no signal. ON THE AIRCRAFT • See annuals, VOR checks, ELT inspections, transponder checks, pitot-static checks, oil changes, and recurring ADs in one status view • Record tach, Hobbs, and airframe readings • Add oil, squawks, and maintenance updates • Carry registration, airworthiness, operating-limitation, and weight-and-balance documents offline ON THE RECORDS • Browse logbook scans and extracted entries • Search a chronological maintenance history • Open source pages beside the structured record • Scan several pages in one session with Apple’s document scanner BUILT FOR UNRELIABLE CONNECTIVITY Sync an aircraft once and browse its records offline. Changes made with a connection sync at once. Changes made offline stay on the device until service returns, then upload during the next sync. MyTailLog is free and open source. There are no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. The physical aircraft logbooks remain the legal maintenance record. MyTailLog provides an index and decision-support view; it does not make an airworthiness determination or replace required records, inspections, approvals, or sign-offs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Terminal at 56% against MyTailLog's 0%. BLE Terminal also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0). MyTailLog's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
MyTailLog 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of BLE Terminal's written reviews are positive against 0% of MyTailLog's.
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, MyTailLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Terminal | MyTailLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LANARS LLC | Ian Amit |
Customer experience
BLE Terminal
MyTailLog
In-app purchases
BLE Terminal
No in-app purchases
MyTailLog
No in-app purchases









