GF Configuration Tool vs Packet Power Node Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GF Configuration Tool
Configure your 2581 FlowtraMag Meter with this utility. Adjust flow and totalizer units, averaging, sensitivity, and output span. Monitor your device directly from your iOS device.
- Configure 2581 FlowtraMag Meter
- Adjust flow and totalizer units
- Set averaging and sensitivity
- Span 4 to 20 mA output
- Monitor FlowtraMag on iOS
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The GF Configuration Tool allows users to configure their 2581 FlowtraMag Meter to the parameters required for their system. Users can change the flow unit, totalizer unit, averaging, sensitivity, low flow cut off, span the 4 to 20 mA output, and monitor the FlowtraMag on their iOS device.
Packet Power Node Manager
Access and monitor wireless nodes from Packet Power customers. View signal strength for nearby nodes assigned to your EMX account. Requires an existing Packet Power account.
- Access Packet Power wireless monitoring nodes
- View signal strength information
- Detect nearby nodes via BTLE
- Requires EMX account assignment
- Mobile node management
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Provides access to Packet Power wireless monitoring nodes via BTLE for Packet Power customers. You can only access data from monitoring nodes assigned to your EMX account. The app will detect any nodes within the vicinity of the phone and display signal strength information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GF Configuration Tool at Free against Packet Power Node Manager's $0.99. GF Configuration Tool also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 23 months). On rating, 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
GF Configuration Tool is free to download; Packet Power Node Manager costs $0.99 up front. 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 GF Configuration Tool against 5.0 for Packet Power Node Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
GF Configuration Tool ships an update every 9 months, Packet Power Node Manager every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GF Configuration Tool | Packet Power Node Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georg Fischer AG | Packet Power, LLC. |
Customer experience
GF Configuration Tool
Packet Power Node Manager
In-app purchases
GF Configuration Tool
No in-app purchases
Packet Power Node Manager
No in-app purchases
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