Comparison

ST BLE Sensor vs Renesas WiFiProvisioning

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

Head to head
About

ST BLE Sensor

This app connects to ST development boards via Bluetooth Low Energy to access sensor data. You can log data to cloud providers, update board firmware, and explore various demo functionalities like environmental sensing and machine learning.

Highlights
  • Access sensor data
  • Log data to cloud
  • Update board firmware
  • Explore demo functionalities
  • Bluetooth Low Energy communication
  • Motion-sensor data fusion
Features
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The ST BLE Sensor application is used in conjunction with an ST development board and firmware compatible with the BlueST protocol to give you access to all the sensor data, which you can log to different cloud providers, and to update the board firmware directly from a mobile device via the Bluetooth® Low Energy protocol. After discovery ST development board, the app shows you a list of available demos and you can navigate through them to discover the functionalities of your board. Demos can be related about environmental, cloud, audio, board configuration, machine learning and and many other functionalities. The application is built on top of the BlueST SDK library implementing the BlueST protocol and helps you export the data easily via Bluetooth® Low Energy. The application also supports firmware library algorithms like motion-sensor data fusion, activity recognition and pedometer functionality. Both SDK and application source code are freely available at: https://github.com/STMicroelectronics

About

Renesas WiFiProvisioning

Features
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The WiFiProvisioning app from Renesas Electronics is a mobile application that works with devices which support the Renesas Wi-Fi provisioning functionality, such as Development Kits based on Renesas RRQ61000/DA16200 Wi-Fi SoCs and RRQ61400/DA16600 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Low Energy combo SoCs. With the app you can configure the RRQ61000/DA16200 and RRQ61400/DA16600 devices to connect to a Wi-Fi network. In addition, if you use the RRQ61000/DA16200 SDK or RRQ61400/DA16600 SDK that supports AWS IoT or Azure IoT, you can test the corresponding functionality.

Screenshots

ST BLE Sensor4 screens
Renesas WiFiProvisioning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Renesas WiFiProvisioning at monthly against ST BLE Sensor's every 2 months. Renesas WiFiProvisioning also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). 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

ST BLE Sensor ships an update every 2 months, Renesas WiFiProvisioning monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ST BLE Sensor versus Renesas WiFiProvisioning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterST BLE SensorRenesas WiFiProvisioning
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTMicroelectronicsRenesas Electronics

In-app purchases

None

ST BLE Sensor

No in-app purchases

None

Renesas WiFiProvisioning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST BLE Sensor free?
ST BLE Sensor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Renesas WiFiProvisioning free?
Renesas WiFiProvisioning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ST BLE Sensor or Renesas WiFiProvisioning have ads?
Neither ST BLE Sensor nor Renesas WiFiProvisioning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ST BLE Sensor or Renesas WiFiProvisioning?
ST BLE Sensor ships an update every 2 months, and Renesas WiFiProvisioning monthly. Most recently, ST BLE Sensor was updated on October 29, 2026 and Renesas WiFiProvisioning on October 18, 2026.

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