Comparison

BLE ToolBox vs BLE

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

Head to head
About

BLE ToolBox

This utility app facilitates the development of Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy accessories. It offers a user-friendly interface for discovering, connecting to, and managing LE devices, supporting various standard and special BLE services for data transfer and remote control.

Highlights
  • Discover and connect to BT4.0 LE devices
  • Support for standard LE services (HRP, HTP, BLP, GLP, FMP, CSCP)
  • Special BLE services (SPS, Remote, OTA)
  • User-friendly interface for device management
  • Over-the-air firmware updates
Features
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BLE ToolBox is the right tool for developing BT4.0 LE accessories. BLE ToolBox supports various standard LE Services/Profiles and special service for data transfer and remote control. BLE ToolBox provide an user friendly interface to  searching the BT4.0 LE devices with dedicated BT4.0 LE service, connect/disconnect to the device, get the connected device information and service data. Standard BLE services supported : - HRP, Heart Rate Profile. - HTP, Health Thermometer Profile. - BLP, Blood Pressure Profile. - GLP, Glucose Profile. - FMP, Find Me profile. - CSCP, Cycling Speed & Cadence Profile. Special BLE services supported : - SPS, Serial Port Service, setup serial port connection between iOS and BT4.0 LE accessories. - Remote, Remote Control Service. - OTA, Over the Air Technology, update is the wireless delivery of new software, firmware or other data to mobile devices. Note : BLE ToolBox can only work on iOS devices support BT4.0 LE, like iPhone4S or new iPad.

About

BLE

This utility tool assists developers in creating and maintaining Bluetooth Low Energy products. It enables connection establishment, monitoring, and configuration for RF testing of BLE devices. Log files can be shared for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Connect to BLE devices
  • Monitor connections
  • Configure connection parameters
  • Start/stop test mode
  • Share log files
Features
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This tool is intended to support developers in their work to develop and maintain Bluetooth Low Energy products. BleRf Test can measure the quality of an RF link in both direction for any product implementing the BLE service for RF test. Features: - establish a connection to a BLE device - monitor said connection - share log files with other smartphone apps This app is only intended to support the development of BLE devices.

Screenshots

BLE ToolBox4 screens
BLE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BLE ToolBox at 3.7 against BLE's 3.0. BLE ToolBox also leads on update cadence (every 19 months vs every 64 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BLE ToolBox holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BLE ToolBox ships an update every 19 months, BLE every 64 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BLE ToolBox versus BLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ToolBoxBLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 months — betterEvery 64 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnzytek Technology, Inc.Arendi AG

Customer experience

BLE ToolBox

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BLE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BLE ToolBox

No in-app purchases

None

BLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE ToolBox free?
BLE ToolBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE free?
BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BLE ToolBox or BLE?
BLE ToolBox is rated higher. BLE ToolBox averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BLE averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BLE ToolBox or BLE have ads?
Neither BLE ToolBox nor BLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BLE ToolBox or BLE?
BLE ToolBox ships an update every 19 months, and BLE every 64 months. Most recently, BLE ToolBox was updated on July 4, 2026 and BLE on September 17, 2026.

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