Comparison

micro bit mini car vs BlePad

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

Head to head
About

micro bit mini car

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专门为Micro bit智能小车制作,发送字符控制小车

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BlePad

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BlePad turns your iPhone into a wireless remote controller for BLE UART devices — perfect for micro:bit, ESP32, and any Nordic UART Service (NUS) compatible hardware. Great for electronics projects, education, and robotics. ■ Four built-in remote screens Game Controller D-pad (up/down/left/right) and A/B buttons with full multi-touch support. Numpad Digits 0–9 plus arithmetic keys (+, −, ×, ÷). QWERTY Keyboard Full alphabetic layout, optimized for landscape orientation. Custom Remote Freely arrange widgets on a 12-column × 8-row grid in landscape mode. Choose from Buttons, ON/OFF Switches, and Sliders (horizontal or vertical). Set custom labels, command values, colors, and sizes for each widget. Long-press repeat sends the button command every 100 ms. Pro unlocks up to 20 saved layouts, and layout names can be up to 20 characters. ■ Share your layouts Share the custom remote layouts you've created with other phones. Export a layout as a JSON file and send it however you like — AirDrop, email, cloud storage, and more. Import a layout someone shared with you to start using the same setup right away. Exporting is available in the free version; importing requires Pro. ■ Receive Log Displays incoming BLE UART notifications in real time as a timestamped text log (up to 100 entries). ■ Free vs Pro Free (ad-supported) • Game Controller, Numpad, Keyboard: full access • Custom Remote: create, use, edit, and export 1 layout • Receive Log: full access Pro (one-time purchase) • Everything in Free • Custom Remote: up to 20 layouts, plus layout import • Ad-free ■ Technical specs • Protocol: Nordic UART Service (NUS) • Write / Write without response, max 20 bytes per packet (auto-detected from characteristic properties) • Command format: +ID\n on press, −ID\n on release • Requires iOS 17.0 or later ■ Compatible devices • BBC micro:bit (V1 / V2) • ESP32 (requires NUS-compatible BLE UART firmware) • Any Nordic UART Service (NUS) compatible BLE device Note: BLE stability depends on your environment. For robotics or safety-critical use, we recommend implementing emergency stop logic on the device side.

Screenshots

micro bit mini car3 screens
BlePad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: micro bit mini car at none against BlePad's 1. micro bit mini car also leads on iOS requirement (10.1 vs 17.0). BlePad's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 43 months) and device support. On price 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. BlePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. micro bit mini car asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

micro bit mini car ships an update every 43 months, BlePad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
micro bit mini car versus BlePad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermicro bit mini carBlePad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsWeekly — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS10.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer克俭 左MINERVA, INC.

In-app purchases

None

micro bit mini car

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BlePad

One-time1
  • BlePad Pro$2.99

Questions

Is micro bit mini car free?
micro bit mini car is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlePad free?
BlePad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which is updated more often, micro bit mini car or BlePad?
micro bit mini car ships an update every 43 months, and BlePad weekly. Most recently, micro bit mini car was updated on October 2, 2026 and BlePad on October 10, 2026.

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