Nrby vs Smart Access AnyWhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nrby
This app helps mobile teams optimize field operations with location intelligence and digital documentation. It streamlines job management, enhances worker safety, and reduces operational costs by digitizing paper processes and providing real-time project overviews.
- Location Intelligence
- Project status overview
- Worker safety monitoring
- Photo and video documentation
- Automated location tagging
- Digitize paper forms
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Nrby enables mobile teams to do their best work. Created by veterans of field operations with decades of experience, Nrby is designed to be easy and intuitive to use by field personnel, contractors and managers on mobile, tablet, and desktop. The app features powerful Location Intelligence capabilities, providing executives, directors and managers with a comprehensive overview of all projects, their status (including customizable alerts), worker safety and more. All jobs can be fully documented using photos and videos and are automatically tagged with precise location data, eliminating guesswork. Use Nrby to: - Reduce operational costs and unnecessary truck rolls - Identify new potential revenue streams among existing customers - Digitize your paper forms and processes and eliminate inefficiencies and frustration - Boost customer satisfaction rates as issues are resolved much faster Nrby enables your mobile teams to do their best work. Have questions about getting started with Nrby or need help? Please get in touch with us at support@nrby.com. We want to support your success!
Smart Access AnyWhere
This application allows users to remotely operate MTS devices. It provides a convenient way to manage and control equipment from a distance.
- Remote device control
- MTS device operation
- VIAVI application
- Distance management
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VIAVI application to remotely control MTS device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smart Access AnyWhere at 50% against Nrby's 0%. Smart Access AnyWhere also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Nrby's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Smart Access AnyWhere holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nrby has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Nrby's written reviews are positive against 50% of Smart Access AnyWhere's.
Nrby ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart Access AnyWhere every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby | Smart Access AnyWhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nrby Inc | VIAVI Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Nrby
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In-app purchases
Nrby
No in-app purchases
Smart Access AnyWhere
No in-app purchases
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