Skyhawk CE vs HOBOconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyhawk CE
Monitor your belongings and remote assets in real-time from anywhere. Receive instant notifications when items are touched, moved, or opened. Features long-range cellular connectivity and over two years of battery life.
- Real-time asset monitoring
- Instant touch, move, and open notifications
- Long-range cellular connectivity
- 2+ year battery life
- Weatherproof design
- Tool-free setup
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The affordable and reliable way to monitor belongings and remote assets in real-time from virtually anywhere.* Get notified when stuff gets touched, moved, or opened. Order devices empowered by Skyhawk today! www.sky-hawk.com Cellular Connected* Never worry about lost WiFi or Bluetooth connections again. Connected by a revolutionary long-range cellular technology. Monitor assets here, there, or anywhere. 2+ Year Battery Life** With an unmatched battery life using standard batteries never worry about external power and replacing/recharging expensive or non-replaceable batteries again. Weatherproof Deploy indoors or outdoors, from your backyard to the top of the Alpines, the Kiwi can stand up to harshest conditions. Setup in Minutes No screwing around...literally. No tools required and zero local configuration needed. Simply attach the device to anything with the provided attachment kit and start monitoring with a push of a button. Skyhawk connection subscription required at device activation. *Wherever Verizon Wireless LTE Coverage is available. **Actual battery life depends upon the frequency of notifications and cellular network conditions. All Specifications are subject to change without notice. For more information visit us at sky-hawk.com
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: Skyhawk CE at 4.7 against HOBOconnect's 2.2. Skyhawk CE also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HOBOconnect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Skyhawk CE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Skyhawk CE's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOBOconnect's.
Skyhawk CE ships an update every 11 months, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyhawk CE | HOBOconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 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 | 140 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pica Product Development, LLC | Onset Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
Skyhawk CE
HOBOconnect
In-app purchases
Skyhawk CE
No in-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
