Comparison

Connected Device vs zigfred

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Connected Device

This app allows users to store and transact with virtual cards using a compatible wearable device. Explore possibilities for payments, hospitality, and ticketing with NFC and BLE technology.

Highlights
  • Virtual card storage
  • NFC transactions
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) integration
  • Payment card support
  • Hospitality card support
  • Ticketing card support
Features
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The connected device app is intended to work with a wearable reference design from NXP that includes an NFC chipset, a low power microcontroller and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) IC. The main purpose of the application is to explore the possibilities of the usage of this kind of wearables to store different kind of virtual cards (payments, hospitality, ticketing, etc…) and perform transactions with those cards.

About

zigfred

Features
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With the zigfred app, you can set up your zigfreds and connected smart home devices according to your preferences. After the set up you can easily control them with your smartphone. In no time at all, you customize the functions of your zigfred's front buttons. Replace your old light switch with zigfred and wire it to your existing lights or devices. Then control the connected lights with the zigfred app or with your existing smart home solution. With zigfred, you can also add other compatible lights and devices to your smart home network and control them with the app, such as Philips Hue or IKEA Tradfri. In a nutshell: • You can freely assign the functions of your zigfred's buttons and "virtually wire" your home as you wish. • You can control zigfred and many other zigbee devices with this app via Bluetooth Low Energy*. • You can use zigfred as a standalone Zigbee gateway or use your existing compatible gateway**. • You can control zigfred directly from the Philips Hue app or by voice***. • You can integrate existing conventional lamps into your Philips Hue network***. For more information, visit https://zigfred.ch. * Requires at least 1 zigfred uno or plus ** e.g. Philips Hue Bridge, see https://help.zigfred.ch *** Requires Philips Hue Bridge

Screenshots

Connected Device4 screens
zigfred4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Connected Device at 9.0 against zigfred's 12.0. 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
Connected Device versus zigfred: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnected Devicezigfred
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobileKnowledgeSiglis AG

In-app purchases

None

Connected Device

No in-app purchases

None

zigfred

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connected Device free?
Connected Device is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is zigfred free?
zigfred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connected Device or zigfred have ads?
Neither Connected Device nor zigfred shows ads.

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