BLE ToolBox vs Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
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Thingsup BLE Beacon Scanner and Logger was developed with a vision to help Bluetooth community, developers who wants to build BLE Beacons & applications. Thingsup BLE Beacon Scanner is used by not only developers but also users with Thingsup Bluetooth BLE Sensor Beacons. You can directly configure your beacon's data, configure passwords, log and advertise intervals as well as read stored data and export as CSV and password protected Excel format. Main Features of Bluetooth BLE Scanner ===================== 1. Scan near by Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacon and Eddystone devices. 2. Scan Thingsup BLE Sensors and get realtime values. 3. Log nearby BLE packets and data 4. Export Log data as CSV and Excel XLSX 5. Password Protected Excel Log File 6. Read stored data from Thingsup BLE Sensor Beacons 7. Send data to MQTT Servers 8. Customise MQTT Topic and Data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger at every 6 weeks against BLE ToolBox's every 19 months. Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE ToolBox ships an update every 19 months, Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE ToolBox | Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enzytek Technology, Inc. | iobot Technologies India Private Limited |
In-app purchases
BLE ToolBox
No in-app purchases
Thingsup BLE Scanner & Logger
No in-app purchases
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