Comparison

nRF Programmer for Thingy vs WE

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

Head to head
About

nRF Programmer for Thingy

Features
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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

About

WE

This application showcases Bluetooth LE and sensor capabilities using specific hardware. It enables building a connection between a smartphone and embedded hardware, demonstrating a versatile use case for prototyping various user applications.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LE connection
  • Sensor data display
  • Hardware integration
  • Prototyping use cases
  • Firmware and source code available
  • Capacitor Framework by Ionic
Features
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This app demonstrates the capabilities of a Bluetooth LE and Sensor gadget that is provided from Würth Elektronik eiSos for the Wireless Connectivity Seminars. A Bluetooth LE connection can be build up from Smartphone to the embedded Hardware. This Hardware is using the Adafruit Feather Wing infrastructure. It shows a typical use case that can be modified to serve prototyping a multitude of possible User Applications including Sensors, Bluetooth Low Energy and a Smartphone. In this particular example one Host Board (Adafruit Feather M0), one Würth Elektronik Proteus Wing and one Würth Elektronik Sensor Wing are used. Plugging the boards together and installing the Demo firmware on the M0 the demo is ready to run. Firmware and Source code for firmware and App are available from https://github.com/orgs/WurthElektronik. The App was created using the Capacitor Framework by Ionic (https://capacitorjs.com).

Screenshots

nRF Programmer for Thingy3 screens
WE4 screens

Verdict

The call

nRF Programmer for Thingy and WE are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nRF Programmer for Thingy ships an update every 8 months, WE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
nRF Programmer for Thingy versus WE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternRF Programmer for ThingyWE
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNordic Semiconductor ASAWuerth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

nRF Programmer for Thingy

No in-app purchases

None

WE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nRF Programmer for Thingy free?
nRF Programmer for Thingy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WE free?
WE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do nRF Programmer for Thingy or WE have ads?
Neither nRF Programmer for Thingy nor WE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nRF Programmer for Thingy or WE?
nRF Programmer for Thingy ships an update every 8 months, and WE every 4 months. Most recently, nRF Programmer for Thingy was updated on September 26, 2026 and WE on September 18, 2026.

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