Comparison

ST BLE Toolbox vs TryBT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

TryBT

Features
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TryBT is an application to communicate with RX23W, RA4W1, and RE01B which are Renesas Electronics 32-bit MCU supporting Bluetooth Low Energy. You can check Bluetooth Low Energy communication with the firmware preinstalled in each evaluation board of RX23W, RA4W1, and RE01B. For more information on Renesas Electronics MCUs supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, please refer to the website below. Icon images as well as a project for Xcode and source code are published in this website. https://www.renesas.com/solutions/bluetooth For how to use TryBT, please refer to the document below. https://www.renesas.com/document/apn/rx23w-group-smartphone-application-trybt-android Features: 1. Searching connectable Bluetooth Low Energy devices (Scan) 2. Connecting to a Bluetooth Low Energy device (Initiation) 3. Data communication shown below with LED Switch Service uniquely defined by Renesas Electronics - Controlling blinking rate of LED mounted on Target Board for RX23W (Transmitting Write) - Updating graph triggered by a switch mounted on Target Board for RX23W (Receiving Notification)

Screenshots

ST BLE Toolbox4 screens
TryBT4 screens

Verdict

The call

ST BLE Toolbox and TryBT are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ST BLE Toolbox versus TryBT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterST BLE ToolboxTryBT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.5 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTMicroelectronicsRenesas Electronics

In-app purchases

None

ST BLE Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

TryBT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST BLE Toolbox free?
ST BLE Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TryBT free?
TryBT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ST BLE Toolbox or TryBT have ads?
Neither ST BLE Toolbox nor TryBT shows ads.

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