Nrby vs VIAVILab
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!
VIAVILab
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The VIAVILab app instantly identifies substances on the field with their near infrared spectra. The application is part of a complete data management ecosystem covering from data acquisition to quality monitoring. A MircoNIR infrared spectrometer is required to acquire new spectra.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VIAVILab at every 2 weeks against Nrby's every 5 weeks. Nrby's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nrby ships an update every 5 weeks, VIAVILab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby | VIAVILab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nrby Inc | NIRLAB Forensics Sarl |
In-app purchases
Nrby
No in-app purchases
VIAVILab
No in-app purchases
