R&S MobileView vs splotRF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
R&S MobileView
Remotely monitor and control Rohde & Schwarz instruments from your mobile device. Easily transfer files between your instrument and phone or tablet. Connect globally via IP or locally via network scan.
- Remote instrument monitoring
- Instrument control
- File transfer utility
- IP address connection
- Local network scanning
- Instrument-specific remote control environment
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R&S Mobile View enables you to conveniently monitor and control Rohde & Schwarz Value instruments on your iPad or iPhone. The built-in File Transfer utility allows for easy file management between the instrument and your mobile device. After starting R&S Mobile View you can easily connect to an instrument anywhere in the world using its IP address or automatically scan for supported devices in your local network. Once a connection has been established, you will automatically be presented with the Remote Control environment tailored for your instrument type. Navigating through the App is done using a menu which is easily accessible by swiping from the left side of the screen. For larger screen sizes, this menu is shown by default when in landscape mode. The File Transfer utility is accessible through the menu and consists of an upper region displaying the local storage on your mobile device and a lower region displaying the file system on your Rohde & Schwarz instrument. To transfer a file or directory, simply long press a desired item and tap the blue transfer button in the bottom-right corner. Further actions such as creating, removing and sharing items are available through the dedicated popup-menus found on the right side of the breadcrumb paths. R&S Mobile View currently supports instrument series FSH4, ZVH, FSC, FPH, FPC, ZPH and ZNH.
splotRF
Visualize and analyze touchstone S-parameter data with interactive plots. Supports multiple file overlays, stability calculations, and various matrix conversions. Export data in vector graphics formats.
- Plot .snp format S-parameter data
- Stability circles and µ/µ' analysis
- Overlay multiple trace data
- View data as a table
- S/Y/Z matrix conversion
- Smith Chart, Polar, and Rectangular plots
- Export to PDF
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Key Features: • plots .snp format s-parameter touchstone data • stability circles for load and source • µ and µ' for load and source stability • interactive data markers • overlay multiple trace data on a single plot • overlay trace data from multiple files • view data as a table list • arbitrary number of ports (.s1p, .s2p, s3p…snp support) • S/Y/Z matrix conversion • mA/RI/dB formatting • interpolation over frequency • exports vector graphics to .pdf • plotting display properties and configuration are saved within file comments • automated grid layout • Smith Chart, Polar and Rectangular plots • reads and plots .zip archives containing s-parameter data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: splotRF at every 10 days against R&S MobileView's every 15 months. R&S MobileView's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for R&S MobileView against 5.0 for splotRF. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
R&S MobileView ships an update every 15 months, splotRF every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | R&S MobileView | splotRF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG | DirectRF |
Customer experience
R&S MobileView
splotRF
In-app purchases
R&S MobileView
No in-app purchases
splotRF
No in-app purchases
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