HOBOconnect vs Enz Camera
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
Enz Camera
This app serves as the primary control interface for a specific camera nozzle. It enables users to connect via WiFi, input video metadata, and manage video recordings. Users can also export videos to their device's gallery or upload them with metadata to a cloud service.
- WiFi camera connection
- Enter video metadata
- Start, stop, and review videos
- Export videos to gallery
- Upload videos with metadata to cloud
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App is used as main control for the enz® Camera. It connects via WiFi to the enz® Camera and is capable of entering video metadata as well as starting, stopping and reviewing videos. It offers the functionality to export videos to the gallery or upload a set of videos including metadata to the enz® Cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Enz Camera at 100% against HOBOconnect's 8%. Enz Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). HOBOconnect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Enz Camera 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 4, 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 Enz Camera's.
HOBOconnect ships an update every 6 weeks, Enz Camera every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HOBOconnect | Enz Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Onset Computer Corporation | Enz Technik AG |
Customer experience
HOBOconnect
Enz Camera
In-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
Enz Camera
No in-app purchases
