Bluetooth vs Bluetooth Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluetooth
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BLECI Debugger Pro is a powerful BLE debugging tool for developers, hardware engineers, and testers. Scan nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspect GATT services and characteristics, send custom Hex commands, enable notifications, and review live logs in one place. Build reusable Profiles for the devices you work with. Save commands, data parsers, receive rules, timers, services, characteristics, and connection workflows so you can debug faster and reduce repeated manual work. Key features: • Scan nearby BLE peripherals • Filter devices by name, RSSI, and advertised Service UUID • Connect and inspect GATT services and characteristics • Read values, write Hex commands, and enable notifications • Create reusable device Profiles • Configure commands with flexible payloads • Build parsers for raw bytes and Hex data • Set receive rules and timers • Inspect SYSTEM, TX, RX, PARSE, and ERROR logs • Search logs by keyword, UUID, characteristic, or Hex data • Share live logs over a local network • Use the built-in guide to learn BLE debugging workflows Designed for BLE development, firmware testing, hardware integration, protocol debugging, and device validation. Terms of Use: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html Vip Terms: https://codexapp.github.io/Privacy/index.html?doc=user
Bluetooth Toolbox
This app assists developers and engineers in debugging Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It offers a clean interface for scanning, connecting, sending/receiving data, and analyzing communication protocols without any advertisements.
- BLE device scanning and connection
- Real-time data sending/receiving
- Communication protocol analysis
- Automatic logging with export
- Custom frame format parsing
- Ad-free experience
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A Bluetooth debugging assistant designed for developers and engineers. Clean interface, intuitive operation, zero ads — helping you efficiently connect to Bluetooth devices, send/receive data, and analyze communication protocols. Features: No registration, no ads, pure experience Clean and simple UI Fast BLE device scanning and connection Filter out unnamed devices Regex-based device name matching Search functionality Real-time HEX or text data sending/receiving Automatic communication logging with export support and operation-based filtering Support for custom frame format parsing Multi-language support (English/Chinese) Whether you're a hardware engineer, BLE developer, or tester, Bluetooth Debug Toolbox is your reliable companion for BLE debugging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bluetooth at Free against Bluetooth Toolbox's $5.99. Bluetooth Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On 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
Bluetooth is free to download; Bluetooth Toolbox costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bluetooth ships an update every 17 months, Bluetooth Toolbox every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluetooth | Bluetooth Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 岩 胡 | Feng Chen |
In-app purchases
Bluetooth
No in-app purchases
Bluetooth Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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