nRF Connect Device Manager vs LongshotHD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nRF Connect Device Manager
This tool allows for the updating and management of devices running specific SDKs via Bluetooth LE. It supports features like firmware updates, file system access, and device reset.
- Firmware Update Over-The-Air (FOTA)
- File System Management
- Device Reset
- Logs & Stats
- Bluetooth LE Support
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nRF Connect Device Manager is a generic tool for updating and managing devices running nRF Connect SDK supporting Device Manager module over Bluetooth LE (aka Management Subsystem, Mcu Manager, Bare Metal, SMP Server, SUIT). Features: * Basic: Echo, Reset * Firmware Update Over-The-Air (FOTA, DFU) * File System * Logs & stats Links: Source code: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-nRF-Connect-Device-Manager * nRF Connect SDK: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-tools/Software/nRF-Connect-SDK * SMP Server Sample Doc: https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/zephyr/samples/subsys/mgmt/mcumgr/smp_svr/README.html#smp-svr-sample * McuManager: https://github.com/apache/mynewt-mcumgr * SMP over Bluetooth: https://github.com/apache/mynewt-mcumgr/blob/master/transport/smp-bluetooth.md
LongshotHD
View live video from your target camera system, with tools to analyze shots. Features include zoom, panning, shot marking, group size measurement, and screenshot/video capture.
- Live target camera feed
- Pinch to zoom, swipe to pan
- Blinker Shot Locator
- Customizable shot markers
- Group size measurement
- Screenshot and video capture
- Device camera overlay
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The Longshot app lets you connect to any Longshot or Targetvision camera system and see live video of your target. You can pinch to zoom and swipe to pan to get a close look, use the Blinker Shot Locator to make new shots or groups flash so they’re easier to find, tap on bullet holes to place shot markers (in multiple sizes and colors to track groups or different shooters), measure your group size and get zeroing adjustments, capture screenshots and video of your range session, and even view yourself as an overlay via your device’s rear-facing camera. The app has been completely rewritten to modern standards, giving a cleaner user interface, significantly higher frame rates, faster camera discovery, support for many cameras at once (more than before), enhanced blinker history, flexible shot marker sizing and removal (you can long-press to remove any marker in any order), and improved gallery, sessions, and support/FAQ features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: nRF Connect Device Manager at 100% against LongshotHD's 54%. nRF Connect Device Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). LongshotHD's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
nRF Connect Device Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LongshotHD has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of nRF Connect Device Manager's written reviews are positive against 54% of LongshotHD's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | nRF Connect Device Manager | LongshotHD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 53.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #171 | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | TARGETVISION LLC |
Customer experience
nRF Connect Device Manager
LongshotHD
In-app purchases
nRF Connect Device Manager
No in-app purchases
LongshotHD
No in-app purchases
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