DLNRTip vs HOBOconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DLNRTip
Submit anonymous tips to Hawaii's conservation enforcement division. Access organizational web and social media content directly within the application.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Access organizational web content
- View social media feeds
- Submit tips to Hawaii DOCARE
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The DLNRTip app provides the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Hawaii Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement. The app also displays other organization web and social media content.
HOBOconnect
Wirelessly configure, start, and download data from HOBO MX data loggers via Bluetooth. View, analyze, and export recorded data in various formats for further use in other applications.
- Wireless Bluetooth communication with HOBO MX loggers
- Configure logger settings (name, password, rate, alarms)
- Monitor logger status (memory, battery)
- Download and view recorded data
- Data analysis in graphical and list formats
- Export data as CSV, TXT, XLSX, and HOBO files
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HOBOconnect is designed to communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to the HOBO® MX data loggers. You can configure and start the data logger, download the recorded data, store and analyze the data. The data can be viewed in both graphical and list formats and also exported and shared to other programs including Numbers, Excel and HOBOware®. Features: * Wirelessly communicate to the HOBO® MX data loggers * Internet connection not required to use HOBOconnect * Set data logger's name, password, logging rate, alarm threshold, start & stop time * Check logger’s status included memory used and battery life * Clear audible alarms (for models with this feature) * Page the data logger * Manage data files with groups * Download and view data * Zoom in and out of the graph with gestures * Export and Share data as a CSV, TXT, XLSX and HOBO files Compatible Data Loggers * HOBO® MX1100 Series Temp/RH/CO2/Light/Analog Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2001 Water Level data logger * HOBO® MX100 Temperature data logger * HOBO® MX2200 Series Water Temp Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2300 Series Temp/RH/Soil Moisture data loggers * HOBO® MX2500 Series pH data loggers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DLNRTip at 3.0 against HOBOconnect's 2.2. DLNRTip also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HOBOconnect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (8% vs 0%). 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.
DLNRTip holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of DLNRTip's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOBOconnect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DLNRTip ships an update every 8 months, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DLNRTip | HOBOconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| 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 | 40 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement | Onset Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
DLNRTip
HOBOconnect
In-app purchases
DLNRTip
No in-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
