Renesas SmartTags vs ST BLE Sensor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Renesas SmartTags
Locate Bluetooth proximity devices with a fun 'Seek and Find' game. Configure settings and receive alerts when devices go out of range. Ideal for keeping track of important items.
- Bluetooth Low Energy device connection
- Seek and Find game
- Out-of-range alerts
- Device settings configuration
- Alarm trigger
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The SmartTags app from Renesas Electronics connects to Bluetooth® Low Energy Proximity devices. It enables you to keep track of these devices via a fun game of ‘Seek and Find’. You can configure its settings and trigger an alarm when the devices go out of range.
ST BLE Sensor
This app connects to ST development boards via Bluetooth Low Energy to access sensor data. You can log data to cloud providers, update board firmware, and explore various demo functionalities like environmental sensing and machine learning.
- Access sensor data
- Log data to cloud
- Update board firmware
- Explore demo functionalities
- Bluetooth Low Energy communication
- Motion-sensor data fusion
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The ST BLE Sensor application is used in conjunction with an ST development board and firmware compatible with the BlueST protocol to give you access to all the sensor data, which you can log to different cloud providers, and to update the board firmware directly from a mobile device via the Bluetooth® Low Energy protocol. After discovery ST development board, the app shows you a list of available demos and you can navigate through them to discover the functionalities of your board. Demos can be related about environmental, cloud, audio, board configuration, machine learning and and many other functionalities. The application is built on top of the BlueST SDK library implementing the BlueST protocol and helps you export the data easily via Bluetooth® Low Energy. The application also supports firmware library algorithms like motion-sensor data fusion, activity recognition and pedometer functionality. Both SDK and application source code are freely available at: https://github.com/STMicroelectronics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ST BLE Sensor at every 2 months against Renesas SmartTags's every 17 months. Renesas SmartTags's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Renesas SmartTags ships an update every 17 months, ST BLE Sensor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Renesas SmartTags | ST BLE Sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Renesas Electronics | STMicroelectronics |
Customer experience
Renesas SmartTags
ST BLE Sensor
In-app purchases
Renesas SmartTags
No in-app purchases
ST BLE Sensor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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