Comparison

Thingsup BLE Beacons vs MKScannerPro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thingsup BLE Beacons

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App to Read and Analyse Data from Thingsup Bluetooth BLE Sensor Beacons. Thingsup BLE Beacons App is developed with a vision to help Thingsup customers to add, manage and read Thingsup Sensor Beacons into single account. User can search nearby BLE devices, add them to their account. Setup Alarms on sensor values which can get triggered in realtime if beacons are in vicinity of phone running this App. User can directly configure their beacon's data, configure passwords, log and advertise intervals as well as read stored data and export as CSV and password protected Excel format. Main Features of Beacons App ===================== 1. Scan near by Thingsup BLE Beacon Sensors 2. Get realtime values. 3. Setup Alarms on threshold values. 4. Log nearby BLE packets and data 5. Export Log data as CSV and Excel XLSX 6. Password Protected Excel Log File 7. Read stored data from Thingsup BLE Sensor Beacons 8. Send data to MQTT Servers 9. Customise MQTT Topic and Data

About

MKScannerPro

Configure MOKO BLE to WIFI gateway devices to connect to MQTT servers, AWS IoT, or Aliyun IoT. Once connected, the gateway scans for beacon advertising data and uploads it to your server.

Highlights
  • Configure BLE to WiFi gateways
  • Connect to MQTT servers
  • Support for AWS IoT
  • Support for Aliyun IoT
  • Scan beacon advertising data
  • Upload data to server
Features
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This APP is used to configure MOKO BLE to WIFI gateway devices. It can configure the gateway to connect to standard MQTT server(such as EMQTT, mosquito), AWS iot, Aliyun iot. After the gateway connects with the server successfully, the gateway can scan around beacon advertising data, then upload the data to your server.

Screenshots

Thingsup BLE Beacons4 screens
MKScannerPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Thingsup BLE Beacons at 3 against MKScannerPro's 1. Thingsup BLE Beacons also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Thingsup BLE Beacons versus MKScannerPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThingsup BLE BeaconsMKScannerPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeriobot Technologies India Private LimitedMoko Technology Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Thingsup BLE Beacons

No in-app purchases

None

MKScannerPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thingsup BLE Beacons free?
Thingsup BLE Beacons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MKScannerPro free?
MKScannerPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thingsup BLE Beacons or MKScannerPro have ads?
Neither Thingsup BLE Beacons nor MKScannerPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thingsup BLE Beacons or MKScannerPro?
Thingsup BLE Beacons ships an update every 2 months, and MKScannerPro every 2 months. Most recently, Thingsup BLE Beacons was updated on October 2, 2026 and MKScannerPro on October 4, 2026.

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