GoBLE vs Arduino BT Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoBLE
This app acts as a universal Bluetooth remote controller for various devices like robots, drones, and mobile platforms. It features an intuitive analog joystick and six digital buttons, making it easy to use for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles and other compatible hardware.
- Universal Bluetooth 4.0 remote controller
- Control robots, drones, and mobile platforms
- Omni-directional analog joystick
- Six digital buttons
- Compatible with DFRobot standard communication protocol
- Data transmission mode support
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GoBLE - a universal Bluetooth remote controller. GoBLE allows you to connect and control robots, mobile platforms, drones or anything else such as unmanned aerial vehicle (uav) with your mobile devices via Bluetooth. This virtual remote controller has an omni-directional analog joystick and six digital buttons packed in the classic game console layout, which is intuitive for everyone to start with. It is also compatible with DFRobot standard communication protocol, can be easily set to data transmission mode, and has a variety of sample codes for programming reference.
Arduino BT Controller
Control Arduino-based RC cars using Bluetooth 4.0. Customize button actions for real-time driving control. No login is needed for immediate use.
- Drive forward, backward, left, and right
- Customizable button actions
- Real-time Bluetooth communication
- No login required
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This is the official Domekit app for controlling Arduino-based RC cars via Bluetooth 4.0. • Drive forward, backward, left, and right • Customizable button actions • Real-time Bluetooth communication • No login required Perfect for students, hobbyists, and educators using Domekit's Arduino kits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoBLE at none against Arduino BT Controller's 1. GoBLE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (51 vs 1). Arduino BT Controller's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 22%). On price 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. Arduino BT Controller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoBLE asks for nothing beyond the download.
GoBLE holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoBLE has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of GoBLE's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arduino BT Controller's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GoBLE ships an update every 21 months, Arduino BT Controller every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoBLE | Arduino BT Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (51 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Zhiwei Robotics Co Ltd | Boyle Sim |
Customer experience
GoBLE
Arduino BT Controller
In-app purchases
GoBLE
No in-app purchases
Arduino BT Controller
- Remove Ads$0.99
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