Comparison

Ble Assistant vs Bluetooth Tool

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

Head to head
About

Ble Assistant

This tool helps debug Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It allows users to scan for nearby signals, connect to devices, and send commands to specific services. Comprehensive logging is provided for analysis.

Highlights
  • Scan surrounding Bluetooth signals
  • Name filtering for devices
  • Connect to searched devices
  • Subscribe to characteristic services
  • Send instructions to characteristics
  • Complete log output
Features
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Bluetooth connection assistant is a ble debugging tool 1. It can search the surrounding Bluetooth signals and support name filtering 2. It can connect the searched devices, and support the characteristics of subscription services and send instructions to the characteristics of services 3. Complete log output

About

Bluetooth Tool

Features
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Bluetooth Debug Tool brings BLE connections, communication records and protocol analysis into one workbench for hardware, software and embedded engineers. Included tools • Scan BLE peripherals, inspect advertisements and RSSI, and save aliases and favorites. • Explore services and characteristics, read and write HEX or UTF-8, and subscribe to notifications. • Trace individual devices and characteristic instances. Filter by receive origin, prefix, byte pattern, offset or length. • Save captures, export TXT and CSV, and filter or replay sessions offline. • Keep one free project with TX/RX channels, decode fields and filter settings. • Frame fixed-length, delimiter-based and length-field protocols; check SUM, XOR and CRC; decode SLIP and 7E/7D byte escaping. • Use numeric formulas, an offline script sandbox, flow editing and previews. Editing and previews do not send commands. • Use iPhone tab navigation or the iPad sidebar and detail workspace, with light/dark appearance and Dynamic Type. Optional Pro • Multiple projects and configuration import. • Execute command loops, variables and conditional branches with write acknowledgments and response-prefix checks. • Capture records before and after an incident trigger. • Compare last received values and GATT structure snapshots. • Run a single-service virtual BLE peripheral with read, write, notification and echo support. Lifetime access, monthly subscriptions and yearly subscriptions unlock the same Pro features. See the purchase screen for current localized prices and periods. Subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel future renewals in system subscription settings; access continues through the current paid period. Restore purchases is available. Data is stored locally by default. Imports, exports and sharing are initiated by you. Live communication requires compatible BLE hardware and Bluetooth permission. Scripts use a restricted numeric language. Virtual peripherals and flow execution run in the foreground. Prefix matches and Bluetooth write acknowledgments do not prove device-level business success. Available in 20 interface languages, including Arabic with right-to-left layout. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Pro • Signal charts and limit analysis • Field inspection • Diagnostic packages • Evidence-based diagnostics • Run regression comparison • Diagnostic cases • iCloud sync Manually sync projects, captures, reports and cases between devices with the same Apple ID using iCloud Drive, preserving conflicting copies.

Screenshots

Ble Assistant4 screens
Bluetooth Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bluetooth Tool at none against Ble Assistant's 1. Bluetooth Tool also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ble Assistant's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Ble Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bluetooth Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ble Assistant ships an update weekly, Bluetooth Tool every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ble Assistant versus Bluetooth Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBle AssistantBluetooth Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer魁鹏 宋声勇 郭

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ble Assistant

One-time1
  • ble vip$1.99
None

Bluetooth Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ble Assistant free?
Ble Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bluetooth Tool free?
Bluetooth Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ble Assistant or Bluetooth Tool have ads?
Ble Assistant shows ads; Bluetooth Tool does not.
Which is updated more often, Ble Assistant or Bluetooth Tool?
Ble Assistant ships an update weekly, and Bluetooth Tool every 5 months. Most recently, Ble Assistant was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bluetooth Tool on October 28, 2026.

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