nRF Connect Device Manager vs Az DevOps
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
Az DevOps
Access and manage your DevOps tasks on the go. Create, edit, and delete work items, manage boards and sprints, and monitor pipelines. Review code, manage pull requests, and interact with your projects and repositories from your smartphone.
- Manage work items (create, edit, delete, comment, attach)
- Manage team boards and sprints
- Manage pipelines (cancel, rerun, view logs)
- Manage projects, repos, and commits
- Manage pull requests (approve, reject, complete, comment)
- Switch between multiple organizations
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DevOps mobile app. This app lets you access many of the features offered by DevOps from your smartphone, with a nice UI that makes working with your daily DevOps tasks even more enjoyable. Features: - Login with Microsoft (or with your Personal Access Token) - Manage your work items. Specifically, you can create, edit and delete a work item, add comments and add attachments - Manage your team's boards and sprints - Manage your pipelines. You can cancel and rerun a pipeline, and you can also see the pipeline's logs - Manage your projects, repos and commits (with file diff) - Manage your pull requests. You can approve, reject and complete a pull request, and you can also add comments to it. - Switch between multiple organizations Disclaimer: this is not an official Microsoft product. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nRF Connect Device Manager at 5.0 against Az DevOps's 4.4. nRF Connect Device Manager also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Az DevOps's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and chart position 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. Az DevOps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. nRF Connect Device Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
nRF Connect Device Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Az DevOps has 52 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 76% of Az DevOps's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Connect Device Manager | Az DevOps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #157 | #117 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | PURPLESOFT SRL |
Customer experience
nRF Connect Device Manager
Az DevOps
In-app purchases
nRF Connect Device Manager
No in-app purchases
Az DevOps
- No Ads$0.991 Month
- No Ads$8.991 Year
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