Decision Workspace
android-ble vs btlescan vs bluest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
android-ble
experimentalv0.1.1
Android Bluetooth API wrapper, currently supporting BLE client role operations.
53
btlescan
experimentalv1.1.3
A cross-platform terminal UI for scanning Bluetooth Low Energy devices, inspecting GATT services and characteristics, and reading/writing characteristic values in real time
50
bluest
growingv0.6.9
A cross-platform Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) library
Core Metrics
| android-ble | btlescan | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 119 | 47.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 119 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 26d ago | 273d ago |
| Age | 1m | 27d | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
android-ble
Maintenance
12
Quality
6
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
btlescan
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
bluest
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| android-ble | btlescan | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.1.3 | 0.6.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 150KB | 89KB | 144KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •btlescan leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bluest has the most downloads (47.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •android-ble, bluest are pre-1.0 — API may change.