Comparison

ST BLE Toolbox vs DFU Plus

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

Head to head

About

ST BLE Toolbox

Features

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The ST BLE Toolbox is a user-friendly application to interact and debug ST Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. Upon launch, the app scans for BLE devices. For each device found it is possible to display advertisements and connect to it. The key features are: - Discovery peripherals - Show output of standard profiles - Show peripheral services and characteristics - Perform Read, write and notification interactions with peripherals

About

DFU Plus

Features

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This application is mainly designed for Bluetooth hardware devices developed by Freqchina. It is a tool application made for device upgrading. With this application, you can upgrade Bluetooth devices remotely or locally, and it also supports signal value filtering and name filtering. For more information, please contact: shenzhen@freqchina.com.

Screenshots

ST BLE Toolbox4 screens

DFU Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DFU Plus at 13.0 against ST BLE Toolbox's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

ST BLE Toolbox versus DFU Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ST BLE Toolbox	DFU Plus
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 6 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	16 MB	9 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	STMicroelectronics	Shenzhen Lanke Xuntong Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

ST BLE Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

DFU Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST BLE Toolbox free?

ST BLE Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is DFU Plus free?

DFU Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ST BLE Toolbox or DFU Plus have ads?

Neither ST BLE Toolbox nor DFU Plus shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ST BLE Toolbox or DFU Plus?

ST BLE Toolbox ships an update every 6 months, and DFU Plus every 6 months. Most recently, ST BLE Toolbox was updated on September 19, 2026 and DFU Plus on September 15, 2026.