Comparison

BLE Terminal vs MyTailLog

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

BLE Terminal4 screens
MyTailLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, MyTailLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BLE Terminal versus MyTailLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE TerminalMyTailLog
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANARS LLCIan Amit

Customer experience

BLE Terminal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

MyTailLog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Terminal

No in-app purchases

None

MyTailLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Terminal free?
BLE Terminal costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTailLog free?
MyTailLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Terminal or MyTailLog?
BLE Terminal is rated higher. BLE Terminal averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while MyTailLog averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BLE Terminal or MyTailLog have ads?
Neither BLE Terminal nor MyTailLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Terminal or MyTailLog?
BLE Terminal ships an update every 2 weeks, and MyTailLog weekly. Most recently, BLE Terminal was updated on November 3, 2026 and MyTailLog on October 31, 2026.

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