HOBOconnect vs CampbellGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
CampbellGo
This utility app securely pairs mobile devices with CampbellCloud-enabled Edge Devices via NFC/Bluetooth. It ensures seamless field-to-cloud data flow for device deployment, service, and maintenance. Users can also remotely access the most recent data sent to the cloud.
- Secure NFC/Bluetooth pairing
- Field-to-Cloud confidence
- Device deployment facilitation
- Service and maintenance support
- Remote data viewing
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CampbellGo™ (Go) is a companion field app to CampbellCloud™ (Cloud). Go enables secure NFC/Bluetooth pairing between a mobile device and a CampbellCloud-enabled Edge Device. This gives you confidence that everything is working from field-to-Cloud before leaving the installation site. CampbellGo facilitates device deployment, service, and maintenance. With Go you can also view, from anywhere, the most recent data sent to CampbellCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CampbellGo at 100% against HOBOconnect's 8%. CampbellGo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). HOBOconnect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). 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.
CampbellGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOBOconnect has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of HOBOconnect's written reviews are positive against 100% of CampbellGo's.
HOBOconnect ships an update every 6 weeks, CampbellGo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOBOconnect | CampbellGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onset Computer Corporation | Campbell Scientific |
Customer experience
HOBOconnect
CampbellGo
In-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
CampbellGo
No in-app purchases
