BleControlsPi vs HDF5 Viewer · File Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BleControlsPi
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The BLEControlsPi App allows to create various iOS controls such as Button,Toggle, Sliders, Steppers, Pickers (color, date, options) to Control a Raspberry Pi. Manipulating these controls sends their value to the Raspberry Pi (or linux device) in real time over Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE). You can also define Display controls such as Gauges and Text Displays, to create a Dashboard, where the Raspberry Pi sends info to the iPhone/iPad also in real time over Bluetooth. You can create, edit, size, and positions the controls in the app without being connected to a Raspberry Pi. However, before you can connect to, and control the Raspberry Pi you must instal the Python code (see below). IMPORTANT: You must install the free companion Python Software on the Raspberry Pi - where you define your own handlers (callback) functions that take actions on the Raspberry Pi, or fetch data on the Raspberry Pi to send to the iPhone/iPad. The code is provided with an automated installer for the Raspberry Pi. See https://github.com/bluepieapps/blecontrolspi-python and the README. The app provides 2 free controls. These can be created , deleted and re-created as often as you wish, allowing you to test any configuration, or run a simple control scheme. If you need more controls, you can use In-App Purchases to buy Control Packs (in quantity 1,3,5 or 9) for a small fee. This is not a subscription. Once you own the pack - it is yours to use. Packs allow the creation of any controls offered in the app, and any such controls can be edited, deleted and re-created at will. You can install the app on multiple iPhones/iPads that all use the same Apple ID. Controls Packs, and Controls you define on one device are synchronized to the other devices on app restart. Add a new control on your iPhone, and it will show up on your iPad. delete a controls from your iPad, and it will be deleted from your iPhone. See a video of the app at: https://youtu.be/8y3t2luLw3k See the documentation at: https://bluepieapps.com/Control-Pi-over-bluetooth/ - There is docs on how the controls, working which type of controls are available. - There is also an explanation of how you create handlers in the Python Code on the Raspberry Pi to have the RPi react to the controls you have defined.
HDF5 Viewer · File Reader
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HDF5 Explorer is a high performance offline HDF5 file reader, HDF5 file viewer, and dataset inspector designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Quickly inspect, analyze, and convert complex scientific and engineering data structures without sending any files off your device. HIERARCHICAL TREE & DATASET INSPECTION Navigate large group trees, inspect dataset dimensions, dtypes, and attributes, and explore tabular data with fast virtualized pagination and search. VISUAL DATA EXPLORER • 2D Heatmaps with customizable color palettes (Viridis, Magma, Plasma, Inferno) • 1D Line plots with adaptive LTTB downsampling for smooth rendering of large series • 3D spatial heightmesh projection for volumetric previews HYPERSLAB SLICING & FILTERING Specify offset, count, and stride to extract and view exact numerical sub-windows from high-dimensional datasets. CODE GENERATOR & INTEGRATION Generate instant code snippets to read HDF5 file in Python using h5py dataset calls, MATLAB HDF5 tutorial syntax, Julia, or JavaScript HDF5 libraries. Whether you need a Python HDF5 example, a guide on how to view H5 file structures, or read HDF5 file Python code for your data pipeline, copy ready-to-run code in one tap. VERSATILE DATASETS & FORMATS Inspect any HDF5 dataset, multi-dimensional HDF5 datasets, HDF5 image dataset, or scientific HDF5 database. Open HDF5 files (.h5, .hdf5, .he5, .nc) from local storage, cloud services, or HDF5 S3 endpoints. Perform HDF5 to NetCDF conversions or export filtered hyperslabs to CSV and JSON formats. EXPERT TOOL & FILE RECOVERY Whether you are working with NetCDF4 HDF5 archives, HDF5 in Python projects, HDF5 LabVIEW recordings, or DLL outputs, HDF5 Explorer delivers a complete HDF5 file viewer, HDF5 reader, and HDF5 converter experience. Includes a diagnostic byte scanner to analyze corrupted archives. PRIVATE BY DESIGN All file parsing and data processing take place locally on your device. HDF5 Explorer requires no account creation, collects no telemetry on file contents, and never uploads your scientific data. Privacy Policy: https://rush.tools/privacy Terms of Use: https://rush.tools/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: HDF5 Viewer · File Reader at 4 against BleControlsPi's 2. HDF5 Viewer · File Reader also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. BleControlsPi sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and HDF5 Viewer · File Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BleControlsPi | HDF5 Viewer · File Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Normand Frenette | Rush Tools LLC |
In-app purchases
BleControlsPi
- Controls Pack 1$0.99
- Controls Pack 3$2.69
- Controls Pack 5$3.99
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- Controls Pack 9$6.99
HDF5 Viewer · File Reader
- Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
- Pro Annual$69.991 Year
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