Comparison

HOBOconnect vs LaundryConnect Live

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

LaundryConnect Live

Features
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LaundryConnect Live gives university students real-time visibility into their campus laundry rooms — no more wasted trips to find every machine taken. SEE LIVE MACHINE STATUS Check washers and dryers in your building before you leave your room. Every machine shows its current status — Available, In Use, or finishing soon — updated in real time. GET NOTIFIED WHEN YOU'RE DONE Start your laundry, tap "Notify me when done," and go live your life. LaundryConnect Live sends you a push notification the moment your cycle ends so your clothes don't sit waiting in the machine. BUILT FOR YOUR CAMPUS LaundryConnect Live is available at multiple universities across the Northeast, including Northeastern University, Dartmouth College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, UMass Amherst, Middlebury College, Providence College, Pace University, and more. Open the app and your campus laundry rooms are right there. REPORT PROBLEMS INSTANTLY Door won't close? Machine not spinning? Submit a service request in seconds and the maintenance team gets it automatically — no hunting for a phone number or filling out a form on a computer. CHOOSE YOUR ROOM Use the built-in room selector to switch between buildings on your campus. Your last-used room is remembered so the app opens right where you need it. LaundryConnect Live is powered by Automatic Laundry, the campus laundry provider trusted at universities across the Northeast.

Screenshots

HOBOconnect4 screens
LaundryConnect Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

HOBOconnect and LaundryConnect Live are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HOBOconnect versus LaundryConnect Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHOBOconnectLaundryConnect Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnset Computer CorporationAutomatic Laundry Services Co., Inc.

In-app purchases

None

HOBOconnect

No in-app purchases

None

LaundryConnect Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HOBOconnect free?
HOBOconnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaundryConnect Live free?
LaundryConnect Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HOBOconnect or LaundryConnect Live have ads?
Neither HOBOconnect nor LaundryConnect Live shows ads.

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