BLE Serial Pro vs uFTP Server2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
uFTP Server2
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This is the iOS version of uFTP Server, a very small FTP Server designed for fast file transferring without hair struggling. Anonymous user or a single user authentication, without complex and boring configuration. The mainly purpose to develop this small utility is to make it easy when transfer files between Apple products and other devices. Although it is really very small, but it supports almost all FTP commands and has very high performance when transferring files. A simple filter file can be used to hide file and directories for FTP client, and another file use the same rules can be used to speed up big folder searching.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: uFTP Server2 at weekly against BLE Serial Pro's every 5 months. BLE Serial Pro's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99 and uFTP Server2 $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE Serial Pro ships an update every 5 months, uFTP Server2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Serial Pro | uFTP Server2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ed Nieuwenhuys | 斌 虞 |
In-app purchases
BLE Serial Pro
No in-app purchases
uFTP Server2
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BLE Serial Pro free?
Is uFTP Server2 free?
Do BLE Serial Pro or uFTP Server2 have ads?
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