Nrby vs EXFO OPM
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!
EXFO OPM
This application connects to specific EXFO optical power meters and checkers via Bluetooth to display live measurements. It allows users to manage test configurations, store and edit measurement data, add GPS coordinates, and generate shareable PDF reports.
- Bluetooth connectivity to EXFO devices
- Live measurement display
- Measurement storage and management
- Test configuration management
- PDF test report generation
- GPS coordinate tagging
- JSON export for MPC-100
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The EXFO OPM [Optical Power Meter] application can connect over Bluetooth™ to both EXFO’s PON Power meters (PPM-350D), and power checkers (MPC-100 series). When connected, the app can display live measurements and store measurements, along with the following advanced/additional features: - Manage test configurations (import, delete, sync with instrument) - Select a test configuration to use on the instrument - View test configuration details - Manage measurements (edit name and identification information, export, delete) - Add GPS coordinates to a measurement - View saved measurement details - Generate a PDF test report for a measurement - Share a PDF test report. Specifically for the MPC-100: - Supports Duplex measurements storing values on the transmit (Tx) and Receive (Rx) side on the same window and in the same report. - Export of the results in .JSON format
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nrby at 2.8 against EXFO OPM's 1.0. Nrby also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 6). EXFO OPM's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Nrby holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Nrby ships an update every 5 weeks, EXFO OPM every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby | EXFO OPM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) — better | 1.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 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 | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nrby Inc | EXFO Inc. |
Customer experience
Nrby
EXFO OPM
In-app purchases
Nrby
No in-app purchases
EXFO OPM
No in-app purchases








