Arduino Pocket Reference vs Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arduino Pocket Reference
This app provides a comprehensive reference for Arduino programming, covering core libraries, syntax, operators, and various hardware shields. It includes examples for common functionalities like mouse control, GSM communication, and LCD displays, making it a valuable tool for makers and developers.
- Arduino core libraries list
- Mouse and Keyboard control examples
- GSM communication examples
- LiquidCrystal library functions
- Syntax, operators, and data types
- Various Arduino board guides
- IO and math functions
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Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Our App have a list of Arduino core libraries. SOME OF THE APP CONTENTS INCLUDE Mouse ButtonMouseControl JoystickMouseControl Added Robot Library Compass JDisco Bot JHello User JInputs JLine Following JLogo JPicture Browser JRemote Control JRescue JRunaway Robot JWheel Calibration JoystickMouseControl Added GSM Library GSM Examples Make Voice Call Receive SMS Receive Voice Call Send SMS Web Client Web Server Xively Client String Xively Client GSM Tools Band Management. GSM Scan Networks. Pin Management. Test GPRS. Test Modem. Test Web Server. LiquidCrystal Library Autoscroll Blink Cursor Display Hello World Scroll Serial input SetCursor TextDirection Arduino Due Arduino Ethernet Shield Arduino Fio Programming Arduino Pro Mini Arduino Pro Arduino WiFI Shield Arduino Wireless Shield with the XBee 802.15.4 modules ArduinoBT Getting started with Arduino Esplora Guide to the Arduino Leonardo and Micro Guide to the Arduino Mini Guide to the Arduino Nano Guide to the LilyPad Arduino USB Guide to the LilyPad ArduinoEEPROM Library Ethernet library Firmata Library LiquidCrystal Library Mouse and Keyboard libraries SD Servo library Bridge Library EEPROM Library Software Serial Example Two Port Receive Software Serial Library Arithmetic Operators Bitwise Operators Boolean Operators Comparison Operators Compound Operators constants Control Structures Conversion Data Types Further Syntax Operators Pointer Access Operators Utilities Variable Scope & Qualifiers Advanced IO Analog IO Bits and Bytes Communication Digital IO Due & Zero only External Interrupts Interrupts Math Random Numbers Time Trigonometry AND MANY MORE.... Download and enjoy ! PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO RATE THE APP AND LEAVE YOUR VALUABLE COMMENTS.'
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller
Design custom iPhone interfaces to control your electronics projects via Bluetooth Low Energy. Easily create and customize buttons to send commands to your Arduino devices without needing to code for iOS.
- Customizable Bluetooth interfaces
- Control Arduino projects
- No iOS programming required
- Console/Terminal functionality
- Send and receive messages
- Arduino example sketch included
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Are you making an electronics project and want a custom iPhone app to go with it? With Handy BLE you can control the world around you through Bluetooth Low Energy. Create a custom interface in minutes that can communicate directly to your Arduino project. Easily design your own iPhone app without complicated iOS programming, then add a few simple commands to communicate with the LightBlue Bean through BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). Buttons can be customized with different colors and text and then moved around the screen any way you would like. Set a command that you want sent to your device for each button. Then just power on your LightBlue Bean, tap to connect and control your Arduino project. It is as simple as that! Features: • Works with the LightBlue Bean • Console / Terminal • Send messages • Receive messages • Arduino Example Sketch provided • Supports 3D Touch quick actions • Built for beginners and experts Plus: • No iOS programming required • No internet required • No complicated connection process Handy BLE is designed to help younger makers and beginners understand the basics of mobile Bluetooth communication and is powerful enough for rapid prototyping by experts. We have tried to simplify the process so you can be up and running with your own iPhone application that will control your Arduino project. We have abstracted away the complicated bits but left enough so that you have complete control over your project while learning the basics as you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller at 83% against Arduino Pocket Reference's 12%. Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Arduino Pocket Reference's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price 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. Arduino Pocket Reference sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arduino Pocket Reference has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Arduino Pocket Reference's written reviews are positive against 83% of Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller's.
Arduino Pocket Reference ships an update every 5 months, Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arduino Pocket Reference | Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (18 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vipin Nair | Paul Shelley |
Customer experience
Arduino Pocket Reference
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In-app purchases
Arduino Pocket Reference
- Remove Advertisements$0.99
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller
No in-app purchases
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