Comparison

BLE Term vs MCU BLE Terminal

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

Head to head
About

BLE Term

Features
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BLE Term is a general-purpose Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) terminal emulator designed for anyone who needs simple, text-based communication with BLE devices. The app allows users to scan, connect, and communicate with any BLE device that provides UART-style characteristics, making it suitable for a wide range of use cases including prototyping, IoT development, hardware debugging, and education. BLE Term is not limited to any specific organization or product. It can be used by developers, students, hobbyists, and engineers with their own BLE-enabled devices. Key features: โ€ข Scan and connect to standard BLE devices โ€ข Send and receive text-based data โ€ข UART-style BLE communication โ€ข Real-time log display โ€ข No registration or account required BLE Term is a simple, lightweight, and universal tool for everyday BLE communication.

About

MCU BLE Terminal

Features
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McuBleTerminal is a Bluetooth Low Energy terminal app designed for ESP32 development. It allows you to view serial output and send text commands wirelessly from your smartphone. No USB cable, no drivers, no WiFi and no cloud services required. The app works together with the McuBleTerminal ESP32 library and acts like a classic serial monitor, but over BLE. Typical use cases include debugging, viewing sensor data, testing firmware behavior and interacting with ESP32 devices while they are powered in real environments. Features include a clean terminal interface, monospace font, dark and light mode support, multilingual UI and a built in demo mode that works without any hardware. This app is intended as a development and debugging tool. ESP32 library and examples are available on GitHub: https://github.com/dominik-ewers-solutions/MCU_BLE_Terminal

Screenshots

BLE Term2 screens
MCU BLE Terminal2 screens

Verdict

The call

BLE Term and MCU BLE Terminal are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BLE Term versus MCU BLE Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE TermMCU BLE Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi OhtaDominik Ewers

In-app purchases

None

BLE Term

No in-app purchases

None

MCU BLE Terminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE Term free?
BLE Term is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MCU BLE Terminal free?
MCU BLE Terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLE Term or MCU BLE Terminal have ads?
Neither BLE Term nor MCU BLE Terminal shows ads.

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