Shortwave Messaging vs BLE Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortwave Messaging
Connect with people nearby through public messages within a 70-foot radius. This social networking app utilizes location services and Bluetooth to facilitate local communication.
- Public messaging
- 70-foot communication radius
- Location-based
- Bluetooth integration
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Public messaging with a 70-foot radius. Shortwave requires Location Services and access to Bluetooth.
BLE Messenger
Connect with nearby users without Wi-Fi or radio networks. Share photos, sound data, and messages securely with end-to-end encryption. Resume conversations and receive notifications even when the app is in the background.
- Connect without Wi-Fi or radio
- Secure encrypted messaging
- Share photos and sound data
- Resume conversations
- Background notifications
- Delete sent messages
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This app does not necessary for wi-fi or radio network. Can be easily detecting users and connect by nearby users. Can use to setting to that. Alert, notification, or notification previews. Conversation can be easily resumed, You can reconnect to users. When app is background, notification to your device. And You can share the photos and recorded sound data to other user. You can share the timeline for friends and yourself. record is can be sent like and erase. Implemented to Encrypt function. You can sent secure message. Even if a wrong message is sent to the partner, it's OK! It can be eliminated from an option. Let's you start to the conversation, and share!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLE Messenger at 100% against Shortwave Messaging's 42%. BLE Messenger also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Shortwave Messaging's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. BLE Messenger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shortwave Messaging asks for nothing beyond the download.
BLE Messenger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Shortwave Messaging's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLE Messenger's.
Shortwave Messaging ships an update fortnightly, BLE Messenger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortwave Messaging | BLE Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cornfield Creative, LLC | Ohkubo Yuhei |
Customer experience
Shortwave Messaging
BLE Messenger
In-app purchases
Shortwave Messaging
No in-app purchases
BLE Messenger
- Background color$0.99
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