Comparison

BLE Scanner vs BLE Serial Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BLE Scanner

Scan and communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Discover nearby devices, view their properties, signal strength, services, and characteristics. Connect to devices for detailed information.

Highlights
  • Scan for nearby BLE devices
  • View device properties and descriptions
  • Check signal strength
  • List services and characteristics
  • Connect to devices for detailed info
Features
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BLE Scanner 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 and watch detailed information. We’re planning to develop our application together with you. For any questions, contact support - hello@lanars.com

About

BLE Serial Pro

Transform your iOS device into a wireless serial terminal for Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Send commands and receive data in real-time from various IoT hardware, making debugging and development seamless.

Highlights
  • Connect to any BLE serial device
  • Send commands and receive data
  • Programmable buttons for quick commands
  • Live console strip for real-time feedback
  • Customizable display options
  • Smart alerts for specific data patterns
Features
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A range of devices use Texas Instruments’ CC2540/CC2541 system-on-chip as a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface and are compatible with Android and iOS platforms. BLE boards as the AT-09, MLT-BT05, HM-10, JDY-08, JDY-10 et cetera use CC2540/41 chips and can be connected to the serial ports of Arduino's and Raspberry's. Features: • Fully customisable console view, with options like: - Display format (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - Line numbers and timestamps - Newline behaviour - Style (code or chat) and sound effects • Send data how it suits you: - In different formats (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - With or without newline/carriage return character at the end - All at once or in chunks (to accommodate for processing time) • Create buttons to send pre-determined messages - Customise the messages, titles, color and layout - Optionally send message repeatedly while button is pressed - Optionally append newline character to messages - These buttons can be exported, to be imported on other devices • Completely functional bluetooth explorer included! Find out the services, descriptors and other properties of any bluetooth device in range • "Send on Connect" option, to send a preset message after pairing • "Auto Reconnect" option, to reconnect automatically to the previous device • Easily copy or share the sent and received messages • Editable service/characteristic UUIDs to connect to • Read/Write characteristic UUIDs can be set separately • Easy to use minimalist layout

Screenshots

BLE Scanner4 screens
BLE Serial Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Serial Pro at 100% against BLE Scanner's 25%. BLE Serial Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). BLE Scanner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BLE Scanner costs $5.99 and BLE Serial Pro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE Serial Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BLE Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLE Serial Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Scanner ships an update monthly, BLE Serial Pro every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BLE Scanner versus BLE Serial Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ScannerBLE Serial Pro
Price$5.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANARS LLCEd Nieuwenhuys

Customer experience

BLE Scanner

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

BLE Serial Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Serial Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Scanner free?
BLE Scanner costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Serial Pro free?
BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE Scanner or BLE Serial Pro?
BLE Serial Pro is rated higher. BLE Scanner averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while BLE Serial Pro averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do BLE Scanner or BLE Serial Pro have ads?
Neither BLE Scanner nor BLE Serial Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Scanner or BLE Serial Pro?
BLE Scanner ships an update monthly, and BLE Serial Pro every 5 months. Most recently, BLE Scanner was updated on November 3, 2026 and BLE Serial Pro on November 3, 2026.

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