Comparison

IR vs HB Products BLE Tool

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

Head to head
About

IR

Configure Bluetooth-enabled occupancy sensors wirelessly from your mobile device. This app simplifies setup and management for electrical contractors, installers, and facility managers, allowing adjustments without physical access to the sensors.

Highlights
  • Configure TRANS Bluetooth occupancy sensors
  • Wireless sensor management
  • Secure sensor installation data
  • Adjust settings remotely
  • No cellular or WiFi needed for configuration
Features
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Configure TRANS Bluetooth enabled occupancy sensors from the floor. Leave the ladder behind. This sensor configuration app allows users (electrical contractors, installers, or facility managers) to configure and manage IR-TEC's BLE enabled sensor installations via a mobile device. It not only makes sensor configuration easier and faster, but also secure all important data of sensor installations. No more worry about cellular service or WiFi availability, the use of BLE allows you to make sensor configuration and setting change anytime.

About

HB Products BLE Tool

Features
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This app enables you to connect to HB products sensors via Bluetooth, unlocking additional features and exploring diverse ways to use HB sensors. For instance, digital outputs can be easily configured as NPN/PNP and NO/NC. Additionally, you can set up, calibrate, and monitor measurements from the connected sensors using the app.This app allows you to connect via Bluetooth to HB products sensors. The sensors can be set up, calibrated and measurements can be monitored. A few examples are given below: - A digital output can be configured as NPN/PNP and NO/NC. - Measured data can be logged to a file. - A time constant for low pass filtering of a measurement signal can be set. - Properties for optimizing the measurement can be adjusted.

Screenshots

IR4 screens
HB Products BLE Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HB Products BLE Tool at every 2 months against IR's every 4 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

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

IR ships an update every 4 months, HB Products BLE Tool every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
IR versus HB Products BLE Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIRHB Products BLE Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIR-TEC INTERNATIONAL LTD.HB Products AS

In-app purchases

None

IR

No in-app purchases

None

HB Products BLE Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IR free?
IR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HB Products BLE Tool free?
HB Products BLE Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IR or HB Products BLE Tool have ads?
Neither IR nor HB Products BLE Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IR or HB Products BLE Tool?
IR ships an update every 4 months, and HB Products BLE Tool every 2 months. Most recently, IR was updated on October 25, 2026 and HB Products BLE Tool on October 25, 2026.

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