Digi XBee Mobile vs MPLAB PTG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Digi XBee Mobile
Easily connect to and configure XBee 3 devices with Bluetooth Low Energy. Discover nearby devices, view and modify firmware settings, update firmware remotely, and send/receive data. Provision devices for remote management.
- Connect to XBee 3 BLE devices
- View device information and firmware
- Modify firmware settings
- Remote firmware updates
- Send and receive data
- Remote device reset
- Provision devices for Digi Remote Manager
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The Digi XBee Mobile app allows you to connect and configure Digi’s XBee 3 devices with Bluetooth Low Energy support. This is what the application allows you to do so far: - Get started with your XBee 3 BLE devices through a set of built-in demos for different use cases. - Look for and connect to nearby XBee 3 BLE devices. - Get basic information from the device and the firmware version it is running. - List all the configuration categories and settings of the firmware running in the XBee 3 device. - Read and change the value of any firmware setting. - Update the firmware of the device remotely (not available for XBee 3 Cellular devices). - Send and receive data between the XBee local interfaces (serial port, MicroPython and Bluetooth Low Energy). - Perform a remote reset of the device. - Provision XBee 3 devices and XBee Gateways in Digi Remote Manager.
MPLAB PTG
This utility app enables remote programming of target devices using a connected PICkit 5 tool via Bluetooth. Users can select and initiate programming from multiple saved images on their iOS device.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote programming initiation
- Multiple program image selection
- Saved image management
- iOS device integration
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The MPLAB® PICkit™ 5 Programmer-to-Go mobile app allows you to connect your iPhone or iPad to the PICkit 5 using Bluetooth. With your iOS device connected, you can select from multiple saved program images on the memory card installed in the tool, and remotely start programing the target from the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MPLAB PTG at 4.0 against Digi XBee Mobile's 3.0. Digi XBee Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
MPLAB PTG holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Digi XBee Mobile has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Digi XBee Mobile ships an update every 5 months, MPLAB PTG every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Digi XBee Mobile | MPLAB PTG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digi International Inc. | Microchip Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
Digi XBee Mobile
MPLAB PTG
In-app purchases
Digi XBee Mobile
No in-app purchases
MPLAB PTG
No in-app purchases
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