MSR Easy Connect vs Flipper Mobile App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSR Easy Connect
Interact with your MSR device via Bluetooth LE. Read, write, and edit track data directly on your iPhone or iPad. Save your information to Files or iCloud.
- Read and write MSR device data
- Edit track data
- Enable/disable tracks
- Save data to Files/iCloud
- Supports ISO and raw format
- Bluetooth low energy connectivity
Read full descriptionHide full description
*** Requires external hardware *** MSR Easy Connect allows you to read and write to your MSR device using Bluetooth low energy technology. With this app, you can conveniently interact with your MSR device with your iPhone or iPad. Simply open the app, select your MSR from the list of devices, and tap to connect. Once connected, you can read, write, and erase using your MSR device. You can edit the track data directly in the app, and enable and disable each track. You can also save your data to the Files app or to your iCloud account. This app supports reading and writing in ISO and raw format. Please note that an MSR device is required and must be purchased separately.
Flipper Mobile App
Manage your portable multi-tool device data, organize digital keys, and share them with a community of users. This application enhances the functionality of your device for various geeky projects.
- Manage device data
- Organize digital keys
- Share keys with users
- Community sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for geeks in a toy-like body. This app helps to manage your data on the device, organize keys and share them with other Flipper Zero users.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flipper Mobile App at 69% against MSR Easy Connect's 10%. Flipper Mobile App also leads on price (Free vs $17.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.5). MSR Easy Connect's advantage is chart position (#181 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Flipper Mobile App is free to download; MSR Easy Connect costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flipper Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 183 and 313 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of MSR Easy Connect's written reviews are positive against 69% of Flipper Mobile App's.
MSR Easy Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, Flipper Mobile App every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MSR Easy Connect | Flipper Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (183 ratings) | 4.5 (313 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 69.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 183 | 313 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Backes | Flipper Devices Inc. |
Customer experience
MSR Easy Connect
Flipper Mobile App
User reviews
MSR Easy Connect
From 183 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reads cards without a hitch
- 👍 Great app, thank you!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't write
- 🐛 Doesn't erase
- 🐛 Reads track 2 on track 3
- 🐛 App is unusable
- 🐛 Not working
Flipper Mobile App
From 313 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for installing and updating Flipper Zero
- 👍 Useful for controlling Flipper Zero remotely
- 🚀 Efficient firmware and app updates
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 👍 Helpful for managing Flipper Zero files and apps
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with custom firmware
- 🐛 App download section not always working
- 🔋 Bluetooth connection can drain phone battery
- 🐛 Difficulty reconnecting after disconnecting
Bugs and requests
MSR Easy Connect
Reported bugs
24 issues- Stopped writing but would still read
- Doesn't write
- Doesn't erase
- Reads track 2 on track 3
- App is unusable
Show 19 moreShow fewer
- Only reading not writing or erasing
- App doesn't let me Write Track 1 or 2 or Erase
- Doesn't write
- It will read any card already made, but won’t write to track 2 at all
- Doesn’t work majority of time
- Reads but doesn’t erase or write
- Shows up in track 3 which is weird
- App doesn’t work at all
- It's doesn't connect to the device
- Not letting me write on track 3 keep popping up as T3
- Cut me off sometimes
- Nth happens when swipe card
- Not compatible for iPhone for direct connect
- Deftun BT MSR is not working it close app when I try to write
- Swiping the card on my Bluetooth MSR x6 and nothing is happening
- App isn’t working closes out anytime I try to write
- App completely shut down on me
- Trying to write on track 2 and doesn’t let me closes app when it says it writes reads and erase
- Doesn’t erase or write
Requested features
5 requests- How to grab dumps from Telegram and put them on the right tracks
- Fix app unusable issues
- Fix writing/erasing problems
- Provide email or phone number for help
- Easy MSR functionality
Flipper Mobile App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Firmware update process sometimes causes Bluetooth, SubGHz, or NFC issues
- App crashes when trying to access the App Store section
- Keyboard not showing up when pairing code is requested
- Widgets not working on iOS 16
- Remote control feature has input lag
Requested features
9 requests- More interactive features (e.g., sleeping dolphin, talking dolphin)
- Ability to download different firmware versions directly in the app
- Support for managing multiple Flipper Zero devices
- Folder support in SubGHz catalog
- Apple Watch companion app
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- Shortcuts integration for payloads
- Notification system for app updates
- Ability to edit and move files/folders on the Flipper Zero
- Ducky script compiler in the mobile app
In-app purchases
MSR Easy Connect
No in-app purchases
Flipper Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MSR Easy Connect free?
Is Flipper Mobile App free?
Which has better reviews, MSR Easy Connect or Flipper Mobile App?
Do MSR Easy Connect or Flipper Mobile App have ads?
Which is updated more often, MSR Easy Connect or Flipper Mobile App?
Other comparisons
