Comparison

TSIR Bluetooth vs Dabble

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

Head to head
About

TSIR Bluetooth

Control a Bluetooth relay board with optically isolated inputs and an OLED display via your computer or smartphone. This powerful and user-friendly application manages four volt-free contact relay outputs, each capable of handling up to 10 Amps.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth relay board control
  • Optically isolated inputs
  • OLED display integration
  • Temperature sensor port
  • Four 10A relay outputs
  • Computer and smartphone control
Features
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The TSIR series Bluetooth relay board with optically isolated inputs and OLED display and temperature sensor port. Very powerful and easy to use. You can easily control the relay board by your computer or smartphone using Bluetooth.The TSIR series relay provides four volt free contact relay outputs with a current rating of up to 10Amp each. The module is powered from a 5V(12V) DC power supply.The relays are SPDP types. Here is the Bluetooth APP for TSIR series Bluetooth Relay Module. You can use this APP control the relay module easily.

About

Dabble

Control and communicate with hardware like Arduino and ESP32 using your smartphone's sensors and Bluetooth. This app transforms your phone into a virtual controller, offering modules for LED control, terminal commands, gamepad functionality, and access to phone sensors.

Highlights
  • LED Brightness Control
  • Terminal for text and voice commands
  • Gamepad control (analog, digital, accelerometer)
  • Pin State Monitor
  • Phone Sensor access (GPS, mic, accelerometer, etc.)
  • Scratch & Arduino compatible projects
Features
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Dabble is a versatile project interaction & Bluetooth controller app for Arduino, ESP32 & evive that replaces a wide variety of electronic components and exploits the inbuilt features and sensors of your Smartphone like the GPS, mic & accelerometer thus transforming into a virtual treasury of infinite shields & more. It lets you control & communicate with hardware via Bluetooth. It also provides you with dedicated projects compatible with Scratch & Arduino to help you learn by doing. What Dabble has in store: Currently Available Modules: • LED Brightness Control: Control brightness of LEDs and digital/analog pins. • Terminal: Send and receive textual and voice commands over Bluetooth. • Gamepad: Control devices/robot in analog (Joystick), digital, and accelerometer mode. • Pin State Monitor: Remotely monitor the live status of devices and debug them. • Phone Sensor: Access different sensors of your Smartphone such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, magnetometer, light meter, sound meter, GPS, temperature sensor, and barometer to make projects and conduct experiments. Coming Soon: • Motor Control (Coming Soon): Control actuators such as the DC motor and servo motor. • Inputs (Coming Soon): Provide analog and digital inputs via buttons, knobs, and switches. • Camera (Coming Soon): Use the camera of your Smartphone for taking photos, record videos, colour picking, and face recognition (coming soon). • IoT (Coming Soon): Log data, publish it on cloud, and access data from API. • Oscilloscope (Coming Soon): Visualize and analyse the input and output signals given to the device using the oscilloscope module. • Music (Coming Soon): Receive commands from the device and play tones, songs, or other recorded audio files on your Smartphone. • Projects (Coming Soon): Make dedicated projects to experience different concepts of the real world first-hand like home automation, line-follower, and robotic arm. Boards Compatible with Dabble: • evive • Arduino Uno • Arduino Mega • Arduino Nano • ESP32 Bluetooth Modules Compatible with Dabble: • HM-10 BT 4.0 BLE (or AT-09) Want to know more about Dabble? Visit:  https://thestempedia.com/product/dabble/ Module Documentation: https://thestempedia.com/docs/dabble/ Getting Started with Dabble: https://thestempedia.com/docs/dabble/getting-started-with-dabble/ Projects that you can make: https://thestempedia.com/product/dabble-app/ Permissions required for: Bluetooth: to provide connectivity. Microphone: to send voice commands and use the sound meter. Location: to use Location sensor and BLE.

Screenshots

TSIR Bluetooth2 screens
Dabble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TSIR Bluetooth at 4.5 against Dabble's 3.9. TSIR Bluetooth also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Dabble's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (130 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TSIR Bluetooth holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dabble has 130 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TSIR Bluetooth's written reviews are positive against 65% of Dabble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TSIR Bluetooth ships an update every 38 months, Dabble every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TSIR Bluetooth versus Dabble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTSIR BluetoothDabble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (130 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer飞 吴STEMpedia

Customer experience

TSIR Bluetooth

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dabble

All ratings128 ratings
Positive71.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative30.3%

Bugs and requests

TSIR Bluetooth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dabble

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Gamepad doesn't work on iOS
  • Joystick values are blank on iOS
  • Buttons do not show for gamepad
  • Controller function broken on iPhones without a home button
  • Gamepad won't turn, only shows left/right controls, format off
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  • Gamepad doesn't load properly, shows only two arrows
  • Game pad section is useless after iOS 16 update, doesn't show entire gamepad
  • Lag and robot continues to move
  • Joystick resets values when action button is pressed
  • GPS data transfer not reliable
  • Phone sensor data is flaky
  • UI completely messed up due to no updates
  • Auto connect problem (BLE services in reverse order)
  • Doesn't connect to Nintendo Switch Lite, no SYNC button
  • Gamepad doesn't display on iPhone 8, works on iPad

Requested features

7 requests
  • More buttons on gamepad or custom gamepad creation
  • Additional controller types (joystick, button rows)
  • Ability to map terminal commands to virtual actions/notifications
  • Offline automation and scripts for iOS
  • Xbox controller support
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  • Motor control on iPhone
  • Pro version with more options

In-app purchases

None

TSIR Bluetooth

No in-app purchases

None

Dabble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TSIR Bluetooth free?
TSIR Bluetooth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dabble free?
Dabble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TSIR Bluetooth or Dabble?
TSIR Bluetooth is rated higher. TSIR Bluetooth averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Dabble averages 3.9 from 130 ratings.
Do TSIR Bluetooth or Dabble have ads?
Neither TSIR Bluetooth nor Dabble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TSIR Bluetooth or Dabble?
TSIR Bluetooth ships an update every 38 months, and Dabble every 6 months. Most recently, TSIR Bluetooth was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dabble on November 3, 2026.

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