The Movement vs microbitBLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Movement
Explore Birmingham's history through the eyes of young justice leaders. Listen to stories, view profiles of storytellers, and discover ways to get involved. Guided tours weave through historical landmarks and the Civil Rights Institute.
- Listen to historical stories
- View youth storyteller profiles
- Discover ways to participate
- Follow guided historical tours
- Explore visual narratives
- Visit landmark locations
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The Movement app is the destination for those who want to learn the full and truthful history of Birmingham, Alabama through the lens of new justice leaders. * Listen to Stories of Birmingham’s history * View Profiles of youth storytellers * Discover ways to participate in The Movement * Follow guided tours of Birmingham’s history Informed by galleries from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), The Movement shares Birmingham's history through visual narratives and self guided tours that weave visitors in and out of BCRI, Birmingham’s downtown, and neighborhood landmarks. History has proven that youth, who we call the greatest among us, shape movements and culture. That’s why The Movement features this young generation as budding historians and storytellers and entrusts them the tools to help guide and create the contents of the app with the hope they they will inspire others to be the leaders of their own movements.
microbitBLE
Connect your smartphone to a micro:bit device via Bluetooth. Send text from your keyboard to display on the micro:bit's LED, and receive messages sent from the micro:bit. Ideal for interactive coding projects and learning.
- Bluetooth UART connection
- Send text to micro:bit LED
- Receive messages from micro:bit
- Button press triggers messages
- Interactive coding projects
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It is an application that allows you to connect the micro:bit Bluetooth UART. When you hit the keyboard of your smartphone, characters will be displayed on the LED of the micro:bit. Displays the characters sent from the micro:bit. In the sample, when the A button is pressed, Hello is sent and displayed on the smartphone. Usage 1. program the micro:bit 2. The micro:bit start and wait for Bluetooth connection (in the sample, a square mark is displayed) 3. Press the "connect to micro:bit" button in the app 4. When the connection is complete, the square display in the middle (transmission character display) will turn black and a check mark will appear on the micro:bit. 5. Hit the keyboard and the character will be displayed on the micro:bit 6. When you press the A button on the micro:bit, "Hello" is displayed in the "received message" part of the app 7. Press the "disconnect from micro:bit" button to disconnect Bluetooth and display a cross mark on the micro:bit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Movement at 5.0 against microbitBLE's 2.0. The Movement also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). microbitBLE's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Movement holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
The Movement ships an update every 3 months, microbitBLE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Movement | microbitBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Education Farm | Atsushi Yamada |
Customer experience
The Movement
microbitBLE
In-app purchases
The Movement
No in-app purchases
microbitBLE
No in-app purchases









