Comparison

BLE Term vs BT/BLE Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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: • Scan and connect to standard BLE devices • Send and receive text-based data • UART-style BLE communication • Real-time log display • No registration or account required BLE Term is a simple, lightweight, and universal tool for everyday BLE communication.

About

BT/BLE Scanner

Features
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Bluetooth Scanner turns your iPhone into a Bluetooth Low Energy explorer. Scan the environment, save the devices you care about, and inspect everything they broadcast — right down to the raw advertisement data. No cloud, no account, no internet connection needed: everything happens locally, straight from your device's Bluetooth hardware. FEATURES • Live scan of nearby Bluetooth LE devices, sorted by signal strength • Save devices to your list and give them your own nicknames • Swipe to remove a saved device at any time • Full detail view per device: signal strength (RSSI), TX power, MTU, connectable state, service UUIDs, manufacturer data, and more • Automatic background refresh keeps saved devices' signal strength and data up to date while you're on the Home screen • On-demand decoding of common BLE beacon formats — iBeacon, Eddystone, and Apple Continuity — shown as readable fields instead of raw hex • Export your saved device list as a JSON file via the share sheet • Scan preferences: auto-stop timer, hide unnamed devices, minimum signal strength filter — all remembered between launches • Dark mode by default, with a light mode toggle — your choice is remembered too • Fully offline operation, no tracking, no analytics PRIVACY Bluetooth Scanner does not collect, transmit, or store any data outside your device. Scanned and saved devices exist only for your current session; only your display preferences (theme and scan filters) are remembered locally on your device.

Screenshots

BLE Term2 screens
BT/BLE Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BLE Term at 3 against BT/BLE Scanner's 1. BLE Term also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads 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 · 3 level
BLE Term versus BT/BLE Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE TermBT/BLE Scanner
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi OhtaKai Steuernagel

In-app purchases

None

BLE Term

No in-app purchases

None

BT/BLE Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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