Comparison

BLE Serial Pro vs Ptera

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
Currently charting
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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

Ptera

Manage your Pterodactyl servers from your mobile device with ease. This app offers a user-friendly interface for server management and includes a convenient plugin and mod installer. Your API key is stored securely on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Pterodactyl server management
  • Plugin and mod installer
  • Secure API key storage on device
  • User-friendly interface
  • Mobile solution
Features
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Ptera is a Mobile Solution to easily Managing all your Pterodactyl Servers, featuring a easy to use Plugin & Mod installer. Your Privacy matters to us, that‘s why we decided to not store your API Key, it is saved safely on your device! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ptera.app/privacypolicy

Screenshots

BLE Serial Pro4 screens
Ptera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ptera at Free against BLE Serial Pro's $3.99. Ptera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). BLE Serial Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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

Ptera is free to download; BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99 up front. Ptera sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. BLE Serial Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ptera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BLE Serial Pro versus Ptera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE Serial ProPtera
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEd NieuwenhuysNelly Tsiskarishvili

Customer experience

BLE Serial Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ptera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE Serial Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ptera

Subscriptions1
  • Ptera Premium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is BLE Serial Pro free?
BLE Serial Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ptera free?
Ptera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BLE Serial Pro or Ptera?
Ptera is rated higher. BLE Serial Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Ptera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BLE Serial Pro or Ptera have ads?
Neither BLE Serial Pro nor Ptera shows ads.

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