Comparison

BLE View vs BLE tools with terminal

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

Head to head
About

BLE View

This utility scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It enables connection to devices to discover their services and characteristics, allowing users to read, write, and receive notifications from these characteristics.

Highlights
  • Scan for BLE devices
  • Connect to devices
  • Discover services and characteristics
  • Read device characteristics
  • Write to device characteristics
  • Listen for notifications
Features
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BLE View scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It allows you to connect to a device and discover it's services and characteristics. Once connected you can read, write, and listen for notifications from device characteristics.

About

BLE tools with terminal

Features
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A practical BluetoothLE scanning tool that can connect to BLE Bluetooth devices to obtain information, supports terminal mode, and can set function keys. It is a very convenient tool for developers of Arduino or Raspberry pie. Support the reminder function of Bluetooth device [online]. When the stored Bluetooth device is scanned, a reminder will appear. The distance can be judged by the value of rssi. If there is a Bluetooth headset forgotten where to put it, you can use this function to find . There is also an interesting application method for this function. For example, put the Bluetooth headset in the suitcase when going abroad. When the suitcase turntable sends the luggage out, the mobile phone will remind the user that the luggage is here!

Screenshots

BLE View4 screens
BLE tools with terminal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BLE View at none against BLE tools with terminal's shown. BLE View also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BLE View versus BLE tools with terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLE ViewBLE tools with terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 23 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKEVIN LOVETTEYihang Huang

In-app purchases

None

BLE View

No in-app purchases

None

BLE tools with terminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BLE View free?
BLE View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE tools with terminal free?
BLE tools with terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BLE View or BLE tools with terminal have ads?
BLE tools with terminal shows ads; BLE View does not.

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