BLE UART vs Web Inspector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE UART
This tool facilitates iOS program development by connecting to low-power Bluetooth devices. It allows users to read data from serial devices via Bluetooth and send data to the serial port for debugging purposes.
- Connects to low-power Bluetooth devices
- Reads data from RXD serial port
- Sends data to TXD serial port
- Facilitates iOS program development
- Debugging tool for serial devices
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During iOS program development, you may need to read and write serial devices. This tool connects to low-power Bluetooth devices (BT24, etc.) through the low-power Bluetooth interface on iPhone and iPad, displays the data received by RXD, and sends TXD data to the serial port, thus achieving the goal of debugging the device.
Web Inspector
This app provides a suite of web development tools for Safari on mobile devices. Inspect and edit the DOM, view element styles, execute JavaScript commands, monitor network requests, and examine stored resources like cookies.
- DOM inspection and editing
- Element style viewer
- JavaScript console
- Network request monitoring
- Resource storage details
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Web Inspector expands Safari on iPhone and iPad with a set of web development tools: Elements: Browse the DOM tree and tap elements on the page to inspect them. View node details, styles, and computed values. Search the DOM, edit an element's HTML, and copy or delete nodes. Console: Type JavaScript commands to debug, modify, and get information about your webpage. Sources: Read the webpage's source with syntax highlighting. Network: See a list of network requests made by the webpage, with headers and responses. Filter requests, or copy one as a cURL command. Resources: Find details about the data stored by a webpage, such as cookies, local storage, and session storage. Tip: If you tap the Web Inspector button and nothing happens, reload the page once..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Web Inspector at weekly against BLE UART's every 23 months. Web Inspector also leads on ratings volume (152 vs 3) and chart position (#55 vs unranked). BLE UART's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Web Inspector holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Inspector has 152 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BLE UART ships an update every 23 months, Web Inspector weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE UART | Web Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 3.9 (152 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #55 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 韩 明洁 | And a Dinosaur |
Customer experience
BLE UART
Web Inspector
Bugs and requests
BLE UART
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Web Inspector
Reported bugs
4 issues- Disappears when reloading webpage
- Doesn't work on newer iOS versions
- Doesn't load on crashed tabs
- Permissions issues
Requested features
4 requests- CSS editing capabilities
- Resizable panel
- Improved console functionality
- Better integration with Safari
In-app purchases
BLE UART
No in-app purchases
Web Inspector
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BLE UART free?
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Do BLE UART or Web Inspector have ads?
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