BLE Buddy vs Digi Voices
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLE Buddy
Explore nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and view their metadata. This tool is designed for educational and development purposes, allowing you to inspect device states and communicate directly with compatible BLE devices.
- Discover nearby BLE devices
- Display enumerable device metadata
- View device state
- Establish terminal connection
- Communicate directly with BLE devices
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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) explorer. Discovers nearby bluetooth devices and displays any enumerable metadata. Designed for educational and development purposes. BLE Buddy is able to display device state and lets you browse the (often hidden) metadata published by common devices, such as location trackers, health and fitness devices, wireless headphones, and much more. For devices that support it, a terminal connection can be established to communicate directly with the BLE device.
Digi Voices
This app provides digital voice communication for licensed amateur radio operators. It supports multiple digital radio protocols and offers features like PTT, GPS reporting, and event logging. Connect to global digital radio networks from your Apple devices.
- Multi-protocol digital voice communication
- Push-to-talk (PTT) voice transmission
- Real-time GPS location reporting
- Automatic server list updates
- Detailed event log viewer
- Universal app for Apple devices
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Digi Voice is a comprehensive digital radio client designed for licensed amateur radio operators, offering multi-protocol digital voice communication on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. With professional-grade audio processing and a clean, modern interface, connect directly to popular digital radio networks and access points from your Apple device. SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS • DVPX - Digi Voice Protocol eXtended (Active) • DMR (Brandmeister and compatible networks) and TGIF (Active) • NXDN (Active) • M17 — modern open-source digital radio (Active) • D-STAR (DCS repeaters) (Active) • P25 (Active) • YSF (Yaesu System Fusion) (Active) • EchoLink . (Active) • IAX2 / AllStar. (Active beta) KEY FEATURES • Push-to-talk (PTT) voice transmission • Advanced audio processing with AGC, VOX detection, and level monitoring • Real-time GPS location reporting with QTH Maidenhead grid locator • Automatic server list updates • Detailed event log viewer • Modern dark-theme interface • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Digi APRS Beacon DESIGNED FOR AMATEUR RADIO Digi Voice is designed for licensed amateur radio operators. A valid amateur radio license and appropriate credentials for the networks you connect to are required. Please operate in accordance with your country’s regulations and the terms of the networks you use. Whether you’re at home or on the go, Digi Voice keeps you connected to the global digital radio community. NOTE: All data and passwords you enter into the app are stored on your own device. The app does not connect to ALGSoft or QRV73 servers. Your data, such as your call sign and DMR ID, does not include a built-in vocoder; users can install their own if they wish. Codec2 is open source.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Buddy at 100% against Digi Voices's 68%. BLE Buddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Digi Voices's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
BLE Buddy costs $2.99 and Digi Voices $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLE Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digi Voices has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BLE Buddy's written reviews are positive against 68% of Digi Voices's.
BLE Buddy ships an update every 2 months, Digi Voices every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLE Buddy | Digi Voices |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 68.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #80 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Stokes | Fatih ONDER |
Customer experience
BLE Buddy
Digi Voices
In-app purchases
BLE Buddy
No in-app purchases
Digi Voices
No in-app purchases
