eBeacon vs Shelly BLE Debug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBeacon
This app helps discover and interact with Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy devices. It allows developers to configure and manage specific beacons, read and write data, and browse device services and characteristics.
- Scan for Bluetooth LE peripherals
- Scan for JAALEE Beacons
- Configure JAALEE Beacons
- Read and write device characteristics
- Browse device services
- Support for URIBeacon and Eddystone
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eBeacon can find all of your devices that use Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy(also known as Bluetooth Smart) Full Support of read, write, and notify is included. Developers can use eBeacon to Configure the Beacon Create by the JAALEE. Key Features: －Scan for any peripherals －Scan for JAALEE Beacons －JAALEE Customized firmware upgrade －Read and Configure JAALEE's Beacon －Browse Services and Characteristics －Read Services －Write Characteristics in Hex －Support URIBeacon. －Support Eddystone. －Support JAALEE BT-Gateway.
Shelly BLE Debug
Configure and manage Shelly Bluetooth Low Energy devices. Update firmware, pair your phone, and control beacon and buzzer functions. Easily locate your devices with this utility.
- Update device firmware
- Pair device with phone
- Turn beacon on/off
- Control buzzer (if available)
- Locate device (if available)
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With this app you can setup the Shelly BLE Devices: • update the device firmware; • pair the device with the phone; • turn the beacon on/off; • turn the buzzer on/of (if available); • locate the device (if available);
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shelly BLE Debug at 3.0 against eBeacon's 1.0. Shelly BLE Debug also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 33%). eBeacon's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shelly BLE Debug holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of eBeacon's written reviews are positive against 42% of Shelly BLE Debug's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBeacon | Shelly BLE Debug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JAALEE Inc. | SHELLY EUROPE EOOD |
Customer experience
eBeacon
Shelly BLE Debug
In-app purchases
eBeacon
No in-app purchases
Shelly BLE Debug
No in-app purchases
