Comparison

JSONPad vs BLE Scope

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

Head to head
About

JSONPad

Features
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JSONPad makes it easy to view, edit, and explore JSON directly on your device. Paste or type JSON directly, open a local file, or load data from a URL. Features: • Clear syntax highlighting, indentation guides, and collapsible sections • Edit JSON directly with continuous syntax validation • Quickly locate errors with precise line and column information • Search using plain text or complete RFC 9535 JSONPath expressions • Navigate between matches and copy JSONPath results • Copy or save edited documents • Smooth handling of large JSON files • Light and dark mode support Your documents are processed locally on your device. URL requests go directly from your device to the selected address and never through a JSONPad server.

About

BLE Scope

Features
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BLE Scope is a lightweight utility for anyone working with Bluetooth Low Energy hardware — firmware developers, integrators, and hobbyists who need to see exactly what a device is broadcasting and talk to it directly. SCAN - Real-time scan of nearby BLE peripherals with continuous RSSI updates. - Per-device RSSI history chart with a moving-average line, so you can watch signal behaviour as you move around. - Signal-strength grouping and sorting that stays readable while scanning. INSPECT ADVERTISEMENTS - Connectable flag, Tx power level, and advertised service UUIDs with well-known names resolved. - Hex dump of manufacturer-specific and service data, with the company identifier decoded. GATT - Connect to a peripheral and discover its services, characteristics, and descriptors. - Read characteristic values, with decoders for well-known characteristics. - Subscribe to notifications and indications with a rolling value log. - Write values as hex or text, with or without response. FAVORITES - Mark the peripherals you care about; favorites are stored on device and persist across sessions. BLE Scope has no account, makes no network connections, shows no ads, and collects no data. Scanning and connections run only while the app is in the foreground.

Screenshots

JSONPad3 screens
BLE Scope4 screens

Verdict

The call

JSONPad and BLE Scope are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JSONPad ships an update every 2 days, BLE Scope every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
JSONPad versus BLE Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJSONPadBLE Scope
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin Schmalebyungwoo koh

In-app purchases

None

JSONPad

No in-app purchases

None

BLE Scope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JSONPad free?
JSONPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE Scope free?
BLE Scope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JSONPad or BLE Scope have ads?
Neither JSONPad nor BLE Scope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JSONPad or BLE Scope?
JSONPad ships an update every 2 days, and BLE Scope every 4 days. Most recently, JSONPad was updated on September 12, 2026 and BLE Scope on September 30, 2026.

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