ST BLE Sensor vs Pennsy Digital
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Access sensor data
- Log data to cloud
- Update board firmware
- Explore demo functionalities
- Bluetooth Low Energy communication
- Motion-sensor data fusion
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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
Pennsy Digital
Configure, test, and deploy devices in the field with this powerful tool. Designed for customers and partners to streamline device management and operations.
- Device configuration
- Device testing
- Field deployment
- Customer empowerment
- Partner enablement
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The Pennsy Digital mobile app enables the configuration, testing, and deployment of Pennsy Digital devices in the field. This powerful application comes purpose built to empower Pennsy Digital customers and partners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pennsy Digital at 5.0 against ST BLE Sensor's 2.0. Pennsy Digital also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ST BLE Sensor's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pennsy Digital holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ST BLE Sensor has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ST BLE Sensor ships an update every 2 months, Pennsy Digital every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ST BLE Sensor | Pennsy Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STMicroelectronics | Pennsy Digital |
Customer experience
ST BLE Sensor
Pennsy Digital
In-app purchases
ST BLE Sensor
No in-app purchases
Pennsy Digital
No in-app purchases
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