BLE UART vs Lithium Cloud IoT
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.
Lithium Cloud IoT
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The App can be used to get status and setting of battery through Bluetooth connection, it also provide method to control battery power on/off etc... Features： 1. Scan and find nearby Bluetooth devices 2. Connect to Bluetooth device 3. Read battery information 4. Write setting to BMS of the battery 5. Accept alarm information from battery such as low temperature, overcurrent protection etc... 6. Provide status display for battery include MoS status,Charging, Discharging etc... 7. Support calibration of Current, Voltage, Temperature etc... 8. Support calcaulation of Voltage difference, Power etc...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lithium Cloud IoT at every 3 weeks against BLE UART's every 23 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE UART ships an update every 23 months, Lithium Cloud IoT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE UART | Lithium Cloud IoT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 韩 明洁 | 华瑞物联 |
In-app purchases
BLE UART
No in-app purchases
Lithium Cloud IoT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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