BLE UART vs Bluetooth Toolbox
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.
Bluetooth Toolbox
This app assists developers and engineers in debugging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It offers a clean interface for scanning, connecting, sending/receiving data, and analyzing communication protocols without any advertisements.
- BLE device scanning and connection
- Real-time data sending/receiving
- Communication protocol analysis
- Automatic logging with export
- Custom frame format parsing
- Ad-free experience
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A Bluetooth debugging assistant designed for developers and engineers. Clean interface, intuitive operation, zero ads — helping you efficiently connect to Bluetooth devices, send/receive data, and analyze communication protocols. Features: No registration, no ads, pure experience Clean and simple UI Fast BLE device scanning and connection Filter out unnamed devices Regex-based device name matching Search functionality Real-time HEX or text data sending/receiving Automatic communication logging with export support and operation-based filtering Support for custom frame format parsing Multi-language support (English/Chinese) Whether you're a hardware engineer, BLE developer, or tester, Bluetooth Debug Toolbox is your reliable companion for BLE debugging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BLE UART at Free against Bluetooth Toolbox's $5.99. BLE UART also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Bluetooth Toolbox's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 23 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
BLE UART is free to download; Bluetooth Toolbox costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
BLE UART ships an update every 23 months, Bluetooth Toolbox every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | BLE UART | Bluetooth Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 韩 明洁 | Feng Chen |
Customer experience
BLE UART
Bluetooth Toolbox
In-app purchases
BLE UART
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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