BLE Door 4 vs Blue Switch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Door 4
Control residential garage door openers, sliding gate operators, and swing gate motors using your iPhone or iPad. This app leverages Bluetooth 4.0 BLE technology to enable remote opening, closing, and stopping actions.
- Bluetooth 4.0 BLE connectivity
- Control garage door openers
- Operate sliding gate operators
- Manage swing gate motors
- Open, close, and stop actions
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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bluetooth 4.0 BLE Door. Iphone Bluetooth Receiver Usage: Connecting the Bluetooth receiver module with Iphone or Ipad bluetooth protocol, through application to control the residential garage door openers, sliding gate operators and swing gate motors’ openning, closing and stopping action.
Blue Switch
Control 2, 4, or 8 channel Bluetooth BLE relay modules from your iPhone or iPad. Assign custom names to modules and individual relays for easy identification and management. Enhance security by changing the default password.
- Control 2, 4, or 8 channel relay modules
- Bluetooth BLE connectivity
- Assign custom module aliases
- Assign custom relay aliases
- Change default password for security
- Connect to multiple modules
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This app allows you to control a 2, 4 or 8 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE with your iPhone or iPad. To use this app, you need one of these three modules: "2 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" "4 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" "8 Channel Relay Module Bluetooth BLE" These modules can be ordered at many online shops. Please use a search engine to find a shop. This app can be connected with any number of modules. By entering an alias, the modules are marked clearly and can easily be assigned to a use area. Name the modules for example "Relay 1", "Relay 2", "Electronic lab project" or "Ambient Light". An alias can also be entered for each relay. The default password for these modules is usually "12345678". For more security, the app also allows you to change the password. The password must be eight digits long.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Door 4 at 61% against Blue Switch's 17%. BLE Door 4 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Blue Switch's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price 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. Blue Switch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BLE Door 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.
BLE Door 4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blue Switch has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of BLE Door 4's written reviews are positive against 17% of Blue Switch's.
BLE Door 4 ships an update every 7 months, Blue Switch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Door 4 | Blue Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 衍顺 王 | Vitalij Schaefer |
Customer experience
BLE Door 4
Blue Switch
In-app purchases
BLE Door 4
No in-app purchases
Blue Switch
- Remove Ads$17.99
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