Comparison

nRF Connect for Mobile vs EasyRing

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

Head to head
About

nRF Connect for Mobile

This app is a versatile tool for scanning, exploring, and communicating with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It also enables your device to act as a peripheral and supports firmware updates for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Scan and discover Bluetooth LE peripherals
  • Communicate with Bluetooth LE devices
  • Advertise as a Bluetooth LE peripheral
  • Update compatible device firmware (DFU)
  • Filter scanned peripherals
  • Live RSSI chart
  • Log BLE function calls
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nRF Connect is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your Bluetooth Low Energy (henceforth Bluetooth LE, also called Bluetooth Version 4.0+ of the Bluetooth specification) devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect also allows your iOS device to advertise as a peripheral, with full support of many of Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles. Additionally, nRF Connect supports Nordic Semiconductor’s Device Firmware Update profile (DFU) capabilities, allowing you to update compatible peripherals! + Features: • Supports DFU on all Nordic Semiconducto-powered devices. • Supports Nordic Thingy™ from Nordic Semiconductor. • Scan and discover nearby Bluetooth LE peripherals. • Filter Scanned Peripherals by Name, Manufacturer, Services (Advertised & Connected) and RSSI Level. • Parsing Multiple Formats of Bluetooth LE Advertisement Data. • Live RSSI Chart of Scanned Bluetooth LE Peripherals. • Complete iPad Support, including Multi-Tasking and Mouse Support as of 13.4. • Logs: Including BLE Function calls, and Export Function as CSV and Text. • Privacy-Oriented: Full-Disclosure of Scanned Data, Advertised Data, and User-Performed Actions held by nRF Connect. • Connecting to Any Connectable Bluetooth LE Smart Device. • Discovery of Services, Characteristics and Descriptors. • Read and Write Characteristics and Descriptors. • Enable and Disable Notifications and Indications. • Advertising as a Bluetooth LE Peripheral. • Setting up a Bluetooth LE (Peripheral) Server and Notifying/Indicating back to connected Central(s). • Low-Fat: nRF Connect for iOS is Very Small, so You Can Always Keep Us With You! >= Requirements: • iOS 16.0 and above. - Notes: nRF Connect also works with our Development Kits, which you may acquire online here: https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/buy-online

About

EasyRing

Features
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EasyRing is a big-button phone launcher built for anyone who finds a regular iPhone too small, too busy, or too confusing to use quickly — especially seniors and the family members who set the phone up for them. No account. No cloud. Everything happens on your device. HOME SCREEN, MADE SIMPLE Your Home screen shows only the people you actually call — organized into clear groups like Family, Doctors, Friends, and Others. Each contact gets a large photo and a full-width "Call" button. No hunting through menus, no tiny icons. ONE TAP TO CALL Every call goes straight through Apple's own Phone app — EasyRing never intercepts, records, or stores your calls. It simply makes dialing faster. EMERGENCY NUMBERS, ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Pin the numbers that matter most in a real emergency, so they're never more than one tap away. FAMILY SETUP MODE Setting this phone up for a parent or grandparent? Family Setup Mode walks a second person through pinning contacts, adding emergency numbers, and choosing a language — all in one guided pass, without ever touching a confusing settings menu. BUILT FOR REAL ACCESSIBILITY EasyRing respects your iPhone's Text Size and accessibility settings system-wide — text and buttons scale exactly the way the rest of your phone does. Available in English and Vietnamese. YOUR PRIVACY, RESPECTED EasyRing never uploads your contacts anywhere. There's no account, no analytics, no third-party SDKs of any kind. What's on your phone stays on your phone. FREE TO USE The free version is a genuinely complete phone launcher: pin up to 4 contacts, set 1 emergency number, and use 1 theme — no paywall ambush, no crippled trial. EASYRING PRO Upgrade for unlimited pinned contacts, additional emergency numbers, and extra themes. Choose the plan that fits you: • Monthly — $3.99/month • Yearly — $19.99/year (best value) • Lifetime — $39.99 one-time, yours forever Monthly and Yearly plans are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings on your device. Lifetime is a single one-time purchase with no recurring charge. EasyRing — because calling the people you love should never be complicated. Terms of Use: https://easy-ring.draco-studio.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://easy-ring.draco-studio.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

nRF Connect for Mobile4 screens
EasyRing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: nRF Connect for Mobile at none against EasyRing's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. EasyRing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. nRF Connect for Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
nRF Connect for Mobile versus EasyRing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternRF Connect for MobileEasyRing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (479 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings479 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNordic Semiconductor ASAHo Van Duoc

Bugs and requests

nRF Connect for Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't read data from Bluetooth device
  • Tries to ask for Bluetooth connection when Bluetooth is off. Asks to connect to devices when Bluetooth is off. Who knows what this app is doing in the background without permission?! What ever it is , it ain't good
  • Tapping "tabs" doesn't work (nothing changes in the UI). To get some response from tapping UI controls typically requires (a) launching nRF Connect, (b) switching to another app, (c) switching back to nRF Connect. I've tried uninstalling and re-downloading. Same result. This used to be the bee's knees of BLE tools but it's only worth 1 star at the moment (v2.7.11).
  • Cant go past the initial announcement. The app is unresponsive to the taps.

Requested features

4 requests
  • Where's the mac addresses
  • Max rssi limit
  • Log view
  • We need macros in iOS version

EasyRing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

nRF Connect for Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EasyRing

Subscriptions2
  • EasyRing Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • EasyRing Pro Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is nRF Connect for Mobile free?
nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EasyRing free?
EasyRing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do nRF Connect for Mobile or EasyRing have ads?
Neither nRF Connect for Mobile nor EasyRing shows ads.

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