Comparison

BLE Serial Pro vs CistoMesto

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

Head to head
About

BLE Serial Pro

Transform your iOS device into a wireless serial terminal for Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Send commands and receive data in real-time from various IoT hardware, making debugging and development seamless.

Highlights
  • Connect to any BLE serial device
  • Send commands and receive data
  • Programmable buttons for quick commands
  • Live console strip for real-time feedback
  • Customizable display options
  • Smart alerts for specific data patterns
Features
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A range of devices use Texas Instruments’ CC2540/CC2541 system-on-chip as a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface and are compatible with Android and iOS platforms. BLE boards as the AT-09, MLT-BT05, HM-10, JDY-08, JDY-10 et cetera use CC2540/41 chips and can be connected to the serial ports of Arduino's and Raspberry's. Features: • Fully customisable console view, with options like: - Display format (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - Line numbers and timestamps - Newline behaviour - Style (code or chat) and sound effects • Send data how it suits you: - In different formats (ASCII, Hex, Dec, etc.) - With or without newline/carriage return character at the end - All at once or in chunks (to accommodate for processing time) • Create buttons to send pre-determined messages - Customise the messages, titles, color and layout - Optionally send message repeatedly while button is pressed - Optionally append newline character to messages - These buttons can be exported, to be imported on other devices • Completely functional bluetooth explorer included! Find out the services, descriptors and other properties of any bluetooth device in range • "Send on Connect" option, to send a preset message after pairing • "Auto Reconnect" option, to reconnect automatically to the previous device • Easily copy or share the sent and received messages • Editable service/characteristic UUIDs to connect to • Read/Write characteristic UUIDs can be set separately • Easy to use minimalist layout

About

CistoMesto

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Naše storitve lahko imate sedaj na dosegu roke z mobilno aplikacijo ČISTO MESTO. obveščanje o odvozih odpadkov in akcijah zbiranja nevarnih in posebnih odpadkov s sporočili iz aplikacije, dan pred odvozom posameznih vrst odpadkov, delovni čas ter lokacije zbirnih centrov in zbirnih mest, lokacije uličnih zbiralnikov za zbiranje rabljenih oblačil in odpadne električne in elektronske opreme, prejemanje obvestil in novic, nasveti za pravilno ravnanje z odpadki, možnost posredovanja informacij in reklamacij, …

Screenshots

BLE Serial Pro4 screens
CistoMesto3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CistoMesto at Free against BLE Serial Pro's $3.99. CistoMesto also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.6). BLE Serial Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On 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

CistoMesto is free to download; BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE Serial Pro ships an update every 5 months, CistoMesto monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BLE Serial Pro versus CistoMesto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Serial ProCistoMesto
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEd NieuwenhuysPROING, Aplikacije d.o.o.

In-app purchases

None

BLE Serial Pro

No in-app purchases

None

CistoMesto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Serial Pro free?
BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CistoMesto free?
CistoMesto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLE Serial Pro or CistoMesto have ads?
Neither BLE Serial Pro nor CistoMesto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE Serial Pro or CistoMesto?
BLE Serial Pro ships an update every 5 months, and CistoMesto monthly. Most recently, BLE Serial Pro was updated on October 21, 2026 and CistoMesto on October 7, 2026.

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