Comparison

Wi vs nRF Edge Impulse

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

Head to head
About

Wi

This tool simplifies sending Wi-Fi credentials to devices that lack a keyboard or display, utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for secure provisioning. It's designed for hobbyists, students, and developers integrating Wi-Fi modules into their projects.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi provisioning over BLE
  • Secure credential transfer
  • User-friendly interface
  • Assists makers and developers
  • Supports projects with Wi-Fi modules
Features
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This App is a non-profit tool aiming at helping Hobbiest, Makers, students, software/electronic developer etc. who implements Wi-Fi modules in their projects. Provisioning of the Wi-Fi module if no keyboard/display is available is a pain. This App helps in cases where BLE is available along with the Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi provisioning over BLE is the most user friendly way to send Wi-Fi credentials securely to an Wi-Fi device. How to implement the embedded side: Make sure your BLE device use these dedicated UUIDs and add the service UUID in the advertising. SERVICE UUID is 4fafc201-1fb5-459e-8fcc-c5c9c331914b CHARACTERISTIC UUID is beb5483e-36e1-4688-b7f5-ea07361b26a8 Remember to enable read, write and notity on the characteristic

About

nRF Edge Impulse

Train and deploy embedded machine learning models on a Nordic Thingy:53 device. Upload sensor data to the cloud for training and deploy models back to the device via Bluetooth LE. Supports various onboard sensors for data collection and inference.

Highlights
  • Train and deploy embedded ML models
  • Utilizes Edge Impulse Studio
  • Supports Nordic Thingy:53
  • Upload raw sensor data
  • Deploy models via Bluetooth LE
  • Collect data from multiple sensors
  • Label data for training/testing
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nRF Edge Impulse app is developed in collaboration with Edge Impulse to train and deploy embedded machine learning models on the Nordic Thingy:53 using Edge Impulse Studio. Every Nordic Thingy:53 comes pre-installed with firmware compatible with the nRF Edge Impulse mobile app. The app allows you to upload raw sensor data via your mobile device to the cloud-based Edge Impulse Studio and deploy fully trained ML models to the Nordic Thingy:53 over Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE). The app allows you to choose between existing projects in Edge Impulse studio data or creating a new project and can collect sensor data from the following set of sensors on the Nordic Thingy:53:  - Accelerometer  - Microphone  - Magnetometer  - Light  - Temperature, Pressure, Humidity and Air quality  - Inertial (Accelerometer and Magnetometer)  - Light and Environment  - Light and Inertial  - Environment and Inertial  - Light and Environment and Inertial  The collected sensor data can be labeled as training or testing data and may be inferenced directly in the app with machine learning model deployed to the Nordic Thingy:53.  A free Edge Impulse account, which may created from the app or at www.edgeimpulse.com, is required to connect nRF Edge Impulse with Edge Impulse studio.

Screenshots

Wi4 screens
nRF Edge Impulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

Wi and nRF Edge Impulse both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Wi's written reviews are positive against 0% of nRF Edge Impulse's. Wi also leads on iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.0). nRF Edge Impulse's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wi against 5.0 for nRF Edge Impulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Wi's written reviews are positive against 0% of nRF Edge Impulse's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wi versus nRF Edge Impulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinRF Edge Impulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas BodkerNordic Semiconductor ASA

Customer experience

Wi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

nRF Edge Impulse

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Wi

No in-app purchases

None

nRF Edge Impulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wi free?
Wi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nRF Edge Impulse free?
nRF Edge Impulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wi or nRF Edge Impulse?
Wi and nRF Edge Impulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Wi or nRF Edge Impulse have ads?
Neither Wi nor nRF Edge Impulse shows ads.

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