Comparison

ST BLE Toolbox vs AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

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

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

This utility app connects to specific Bluetooth SoCs and eval kits for development and testing. It supports various Bluetooth SIG-adopted profiles and services, including data logging and GATT database viewing.

Highlights
  • Connects to Infineon AIROC™ Bluetooth® SoCs
  • Supports BLE profiles (Battery, Heart Rate, Glucose, etc.)
  • Customized screens for BLE services
  • CAPSENSE® Profile and Service support
  • Over-the-air (OTA) device firmware upgrade
  • Data Logger
  • GATT database viewer
Features
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The AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App mobile application has been developed for mobile phones and tablets by Infineon Technologies as a companion for the AIROC™ Bluetooth® SoCs, PSoC™ 4-BLE, PSoC™ 63-BLE, and their respective eval kits. The application can be used with the BLE example projects provided in PSoC™ Creator and ModusToolbox™ Software Environment. PSoC™ Creator can be downloaded from: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/sdk/psoc-software/psoc-creator To find an example project within PSoC™ Creator, go to: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/software/code-examples ModusToolbox™ can be downloaded from: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/sdk/modustoolbox-software Features: Customized screens support for the following Bluetooth® SIG-adopted BLE profiles and services: • Battery Service • Blood Pressure Profile and Service • Cycling Speed and Cadence Profile and Service • Device Information Service • Find Me Profile and Immediate Alert Service • Glucose Profile and Service • Heart Rate Profile and Service • Health Thermometer Profile and Service • Proximity Profile, Link Loss Service, and Tx Power Service • Running Speed and Cadence Profile and Service Customized screens support for the following Bluetooth® SIG-adopted BLE profiles and services: • CAPSENSE® Profile and Service – Enables BLE-based communication for CAPSENSE™ Widgets like proximity sensors, buttons and sliders. • Bootloader Profile and Service – Enables the over-the-air (OTA) device firmware upgrade (DFU) for Infineon BLE devices. • RGB LED Profile and Service – Enables the LED color and intensity control using Infineon BLE devices. Additional features: • Data Logger • GATT database (DB) viewer for debugging any Bluetooth® SIG-adopted or custom profile/service. To see the End User License Agreement (EULA), Open Source Licenses Used, and the application web page: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/utilities/wireless-connectivity/airoc-bluetooth-connect-app-mobile-app The source code for the app can be downloaded from https://github.com/Infineon/airoc-connect-ios Disclaimer! Under no circumstances can the App be connected to medical hardware or used in any other way different from the purpose of code example evaluation. To research any medical problem, please, seek doctor's advice.

Screenshots

ST BLE Toolbox4 screens
AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App at 12.0 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

ST BLE Toolbox ships an update every 6 months, AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ST BLE Toolbox versus AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterST BLE ToolboxAIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTMicroelectronicsInfineon Technologies AG

In-app purchases

None

ST BLE Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST BLE Toolbox free?
ST BLE Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App free?
AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ST BLE Toolbox or AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App have ads?
Neither ST BLE Toolbox nor AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ST BLE Toolbox or AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App?
ST BLE Toolbox ships an update every 6 months, and AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App every 9 months. Most recently, ST BLE Toolbox was updated on September 19, 2026 and AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App on September 1, 2026.

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