Nrby vs VIAVI Mobile Tech
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!
VIAVI Mobile Tech
This app automates test instrument synchronization and data backup for technicians. It provides on-demand access to manuals, training, and support, while enhancing test results with geolocation. Reports can be easily downloaded and shared.
- Automated synchronization with StrataSync
- Cloud backup of test results
- On-demand access to manuals and training
- Geolocation data for test results
- File manager for report download and sharing
- Remote viewing of test instrument interfaces
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VIAVI Mobile Tech is a technician productivity app that automates synchronizations with StrataSync for VIAVI test instruments. Test results are automatically backed up in the cloud and new limit plans and configurations can be deployed to individual technicians from StrataSync. Up-to-date manuals, quick cards, training videos, and technical support can be accessed on demand within the app. Test results are further enhanced with geolocation data to help associate technician work with customer locations. A File Manager allows test reports to be dowloaded from the instrument and sent to other mobile apps including email. SmartAccess Anywhere codes can be shared via SMS and email. Test instrument interfaces can be viewed from your mobile device. Requires the separate purchase of Mobile Tech-enabled test instruments from VIAVI. Certain features require specific test instruments. Currently supported instruments include: - OneExpert CATV (ONX-620, ONX-630) - OneExpert DSL (ONX-580) - OneExpert Fiber (ONX-700) - OneExpert HFC (ONX-720, ONX-730) - ONX-220 - T-BERD/MTS-5800 - T-BERD/MTS-2000 - T-BERD/MTS-4000 - NSC-100, NSC-200 - Seeker-X - ONA-800 - ONA-1000 - RF Vision - Optimeter - SmartOTDR - SmartPocket v2 (OLP-3x) - SmartClass Fiber (OLP-8x, MPOLP) - FiberChek Probe - INX-700 Series Probe Microscope - INX-600 Series Probe Microscope - AVX-10k - MicroNIR OnSite-W
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIAVI Mobile Tech at 50% against Nrby's 0%. VIAVI Mobile Tech also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.8). Nrby's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 5). 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.
VIAVI Mobile Tech holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Nrby's written reviews are positive against 50% of VIAVI Mobile Tech's.
Nrby ships an update every 5 weeks, VIAVI Mobile Tech every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby | VIAVI Mobile Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nrby Inc | Viavi Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Nrby
VIAVI Mobile Tech
In-app purchases
Nrby
No in-app purchases
VIAVI Mobile Tech
No in-app purchases
