Comparison

Bluwi vs MakeSmall

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

Head to head
About

Bluwi

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Bluwi BLE Remote App turns your iPhone into a Bluetooth Remote Control. Works with a wide variety of Bluetooth Low Energy devices such as Nordic Semiconductor nRF5x devices, etc.

About

MakeSmall

Features
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Free up space without deleting a thing. MakeSmall shrinks photos, videos, PDFs, audio and documents right on your iPhone, so they take up less room and you keep every one of them. No uploads, no account, no waiting on a server. Pick your files. See how much space you'll get back before you commit. Tap once. Done. โ€ข Photos, videos, PDFs, audio, documents and ZIPs โ€ข See the saving before anything changes โ€ข Originals stay put unless you say otherwise โ€ข Nothing ever leaves your phone Smaller files. More room.

Screenshots

Bluwi4 screens
MakeSmall3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bluwi at none against MakeSmall's shown. Bluwi also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). MakeSmall's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 40 months). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluwi ships an update every 40 months, MakeSmall daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Bluwi versus MakeSmall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluwiMakeSmall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlfastack Ltd.Dev Desai

In-app purchases

None

Bluwi

No in-app purchases

None

MakeSmall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluwi free?
Bluwi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MakeSmall free?
MakeSmall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bluwi or MakeSmall have ads?
MakeSmall shows ads; Bluwi does not.
Which is updated more often, Bluwi or MakeSmall?
Bluwi ships an update every 40 months, and MakeSmall daily. Most recently, Bluwi was updated on October 25, 2026 and MakeSmall on October 31, 2026.

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