Comparison

Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller vs SCIPIA ROBOCON

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable Bluetooth interfaces
  • Control Arduino projects
  • No iOS programming required
  • Console/Terminal functionality
  • Send and receive messages
  • Arduino example sketch included
Features
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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.

About

SCIPIA ROBOCON

Features
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ROBOCON is a Bluetooth controller app for Scipia's 6-DOF robot arm powered by Arduino and BLE 4.0+ serial module. Features: - Button Mode: Control each joint with directional arrows and robot arm diagram - Slider Mode: Fine-tune all 6 servo channels with real-time PWM sliders (500-2500) - Pose Management: Save current positions as poses, rename, reorder, and delete - Sequence Playback: Select multiple poses and play them in sequence with adjustable delay - Teach Download: Send saved poses to robot's EEPROM for standalone playback - Teach Upload: Load teach data from robot back to the app - File Export/Import: Back up and restore poses as JSON files - Real-time Monitoring: Live servo position feedback via status polling - External Event Trigger: Enable hardware trigger for automatic sequence playback - Auto-reconnect: Automatically reconnect to the last paired Bluetooth device How to use: 1. Power on the robot arm 2. Open the app and tap the Bluetooth icon to scan 3. Select your BLE module to connect 4. Control joints using Button or Slider mode 5. Save poses and create motion sequences Compatible with Scipia 6-DOF robot arm kit with Arduino Uno controller.

Screenshots

Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller4 screens
SCIPIA ROBOCON3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller at every 6 weeks against SCIPIA ROBOCON's every 33 months. Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller ships an update every 6 weeks, SCIPIA ROBOCON every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller versus SCIPIA ROBOCON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandy Bluetooth Arduino ControllerSCIPIA ROBOCON
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul ShelleyJIN KYU PARK

In-app purchases

None

Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller

No in-app purchases

None

SCIPIA ROBOCON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller free?
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCIPIA ROBOCON free?
SCIPIA ROBOCON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller or SCIPIA ROBOCON have ads?
Neither Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller nor SCIPIA ROBOCON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller or SCIPIA ROBOCON?
Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller ships an update every 6 weeks, and SCIPIA ROBOCON every 33 months. Most recently, Handy Bluetooth Arduino Controller was updated on October 24, 2026 and SCIPIA ROBOCON on September 8, 2026.

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