Comparison

nRF Connect for Mobile vs 2MAIOT

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

2MAIOT

Features
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2MAIOT - Description I. Overview The 2MAIOT is based on the NB-IOT wireless communication network, using NB communication modules, mobile Internet, big data, and cloud computing to monitor the status of fire protection facilities and equipment and the surrounding fire safety environment in real time. II. Functional characteristics 1. Real-time monitoring Fire protection data is different from other industry data. The real-time requirements for data collection are very high. The system uses the unique heartbeat sensing mechanism of the equipment to perceive the operating status of equipment facilities in real time. When the equipment alarms, the system receives the alarm information in time based on the high real-time performance design, and pushes the information to the mobile phone APP of relevant personnel in time. Real-time data collection provides a basic guarantee for rapid fault handling and rapid handling of alarms. 2. Platform interconnection and comprehensive application 2MAIOT supports ultra-large system scale and flexible deployment. The system can flexibly select the deployment mode of "fire brigade-fire brigade-social unit" from top to bottom. The hierarchical, decentralized, and domain-based management mode can be smoothly expanded to further improve the system capacity and meet the needs of long-term and rapid business development. 3. Patrol customization and full-process recording 2MAIOT According to the job responsibility system, daily safety patrol plans are distributed, executed, hidden dangers reported, and rectification reports are made. Through system big data statistics, the implementation of the main responsibility is analyzed, and the responsibilities of the legal person responsible are clarified, which changes the current situation of inadequate safety patrols and untrue inspection records. Intelligent patrol management (RFID, patrol standards, APP) solves the problem of patrol standardization, authenticity, and traceability of records. 4. Hidden danger rectification and closed-loop management When the front-end sensing equipment detects an abnormal situation, it is automatically pushed to the first-level patrol personnel. The patrol personnel will conduct on-site inspections as soon as possible, or the patrol personnel will find hidden dangers during daily fire prevention patrols. They can report to the fire manager on the mobile phone at any time. The fire manager initiates a maintenance/rectification notice. After the maintenance/rectification, it is confirmed by the patrolman, and the confirmation information is synchronized to the fire manager. The fire manager reviews and confirms the maintenance/rectification work order, and the hidden danger is eliminated. 5. Data application, smart firefighting "Smart firefighting big data" certainly requires a huge and complex information system, which is the basis of our decision-making and control, but what really reflects "wisdom" is the ability to intelligently process and analyze massive data.

Screenshots

nRF Connect for Mobile4 screens
2MAIOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 2MAIOT at 13.0 against nRF Connect for Mobile's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
nRF Connect for Mobile versus 2MAIOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternRF Connect for Mobile2MAIOT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (479 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings479 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB73 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNordic Semiconductor ASANexever Pty Ltd

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

2MAIOT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

nRF Connect for Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

2MAIOT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nRF Connect for Mobile free?
nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 2MAIOT free?
2MAIOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do nRF Connect for Mobile or 2MAIOT have ads?
Neither nRF Connect for Mobile nor 2MAIOT shows ads.

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