nRF Programmer for Thingy vs Web Archive Inspector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nRF Programmer for Thingy
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The nRF Programmer allows users to upload precompiled firmware samples from the nRF Connect SDK to your Nordic Thingy:53 over Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE), without connecting to a PC or external programmer. This allows you to easily test out different applications and update firmware without the need of having physical access to the device. Read more about Thingy:53 at https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-hardware/Nordic-Thingy-53
Web Archive Inspector
View and interact with offline web archive files on your iOS device. Execute JavaScript and access all linked resources for a fully functional offline browsing experience. Import archives created on any platform.
- Open and view web archive files
- Execute JavaScript within archives
- Full offline support
- Import archives from any platform
- QuickLook individual resources
- Supports various resource types and encodings
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Inspect your web archive files on iOS. • Open web archive files like Safari on macOS, with support for executing JavaScript contained in linked resources. • Full offline support for executing JavaScript and any other resources contained in the archive. • Import web archives created in Safari on any platform, including macOS. No need to rely on Reading List to keep articles to read later, including their interactivity. • QuickLook individual resources from the archive and share or save the resource as a new file. • Supports a variety of resource types and encodings. Get support on Twitter @grgarside or georgegarside.com/apps/web-archive-inspector
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Web Archive Inspector at monthly against nRF Programmer for Thingy's every 8 months. nRF Programmer for Thingy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Programmer for Thingy ships an update every 8 months, Web Archive Inspector monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Programmer for Thingy | Web Archive Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | George Garside |
In-app purchases
nRF Programmer for Thingy
No in-app purchases
Web Archive Inspector
No in-app purchases
Questions
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