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

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低功耗蓝牙无线升级工具 1.支持BLE4.0及以上蓝牙外设OTA 2.实时扫描蓝牙设备与信号强度

Screenshots

BLE ToolBox4 screens
BLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BLE ToolBox at 2 against BLE's —. BLE's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price 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

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BLE ToolBox versus BLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ToolBoxBLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnzytek Technology, Inc.Nanjing Xinxiangyuan Micro-Electronic Co., Ltd

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.

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