HB R/C vs BlueMote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
HB R/C
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The toy car receives and sends data through Bluetooth to control the toy car. Control the toy car to move forward, backward, turn left or right. Control the light switch of the toy car.
BlueMote
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The BLE multitool for robot control. Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac becomes a gamepad for any robot that speaks Bluetooth Low Energy. You write two lines that map sticks to motors. Direct packets. No cloud. No lag. WHAT YOU GET โข Universal controls โ thumbsticks, buttons, D-pad, trims, and triggers โข Use a real controller โ plug in or pair a standard gamepad; sticks and buttons drive the same packet as the on-screen pad โข Two-way communication โ text or live video back from the robot while you drive โข Direct BLE โ tiny packets, no cloud in the middle TWO LINES. OR BLOCKS. BlueMote is not a robot-specific app. Complexity lives on the phone. On the robot you read stick values and drive motors. MicroPython: turn, speed = rcv.controller_state(L_STICK_HOR, L_STICK_VER) drive(speed, turn) A blocks editor works the same way: a BlueMote service block, then map sticks to motors. WORKS WITH Any device that implements Nordic UART. Libraries and examples: https://bluemote.app STREAMING VIDEO Turn on MJPEG and the camera feed sits behind the controls. Drive with the sticks, see what the robot sees. Separate from BLE โ the radio stays free for the packets. FREE TO DOWNLOAD. NO ADS. 15 minutes of driving per day for prototypes and code tests. PRO (ONE-TIME UNLOCK) โข Unlimited driving โข Remember a robot name so CONNECT skips the scanner in a crowded room Docs and examples: https://www.antonsmindstorms.com/docs/bluemote/ Site: https://bluemote.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HB R/C at none against BlueMote's 1. HB R/C also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). BlueMote's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. BlueMote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HB R/C asks for nothing beyond the download.
HB R/C ships an update every 4 days, BlueMote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HB R/C | BlueMote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 โ better | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ็ง่ ่ซ | Antons Mindstorms |
In-app purchases
HB R/C
No in-app purchases
BlueMote
- BlueMote Pro$3.99









