nRF Blinky vs Skycast Metering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nRF Blinky
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nRF Blinky is an application targeted towards developers who are new to Bluetooth Low Energy. nRF Blinky has the following features: - Scan and connect to any nRF5 DK containing the Nordic Semiconductor’s proprietary LED/Button Service. - Toggle the LED on the development kit On and Off from within the application. - Receive Button press and release events from the development kit and display it within the application. This application is open sourced and the is written in Swift 5 and available on GitHub: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-CoreBluetooth-Mock
Skycast Metering
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Skycast Metering app provides easy access to our customers for purchasing electricity tokens and viewing resource utilisation and history.
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Verdict
nRF Blinky and Skycast Metering are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | nRF Blinky | Skycast Metering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | iPay (PTY) Ltd |
In-app purchases
nRF Blinky
No in-app purchases
Skycast Metering
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is nRF Blinky free?
Is Skycast Metering free?
Do nRF Blinky or Skycast Metering have ads?
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