Comparison

nRF Device Firmware Update vs Artifact Vault

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

Head to head
About

nRF Device Firmware Update

This application enables Over-The-Air Device Firmware Upgrade (OTA-DFU) for nRF5 devices using Bluetooth LE. It supports updating firmware in .zip format, prepared with the 'nrf util' tool.

Highlights
  • Over-The-Air Device Firmware Upgrade (OTA-DFU)
  • Bluetooth LE connectivity
  • Supports nRF5x Series chips
  • Updates Secure or Legacy DFU bootloaders
  • Requires .zip firmware format
  • Uses 'nrf util' for firmware preparation
Features
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The nRF5x Series chips are flash-based SoCs, and as such they represent the most flexible solution available. A key feature of the nRF5x Series and their associated software architecture and S-Series SoftDevices is the possibility for Over-The-Air Device Firmware Upgrade (OTA-DFU) over Bluetooth LE. The DFU application allows to update nRF5 devices using Secure or Legacy DFU bootloader from nRF5 SDK version 4.3 or newer. The firmware should be in .zip file format, prepared using "nrf util" (https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil).

About

Artifact Vault

Features
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Artifact Vault is a home for the HTML you keep losing in downloads folders and chat threads. Import an HTML file and it lands in your vault as a live artifact — not a screenshot, not a text blob, but the real page, running. Tap it and it renders exactly as it would in a browser. Open the editor and change the markup, then save; the preview picks up your edit immediately. RUN, DON'T JUST READ Every artifact runs in its own sandbox with its own origin, so scripts, styles and layouts behave the way the author intended. Dashboards animate. Calculators calculate. Interactive pages stay interactive. EDIT IN PLACE A monospaced editor sits one tap away from the preview. Fix a value, retitle a heading, tweak a color, save. Your changes stay in the vault. FOLLOW THE LINKS Artifact Vault reads the addresses inside your markup — links, embeds, references — and lists them. Tap one and it opens in Safari; return to Artifact Vault without losing your place. SEE WHAT'S INSIDE Insights charts your vault with real numbers pulled from your own files: size on disk, element and script counts, how your markup breaks down, and which artifacts you keep coming back to. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your artifacts live on your device. Artifact Vault has no content server and never uploads your files. No sign-in is required. FREE TO START Keep three artifacts free, forever. An optional one-time In-App Purchase unlocks unlimited artifacts and the full Insights breakdowns. One payment, no subscription. No AI. No tracking. No noise — just your artifacts, running. All three agreements also read in full inside the app, offline, from onboarding, the unlock screen and Settings. Privacy Policy: https://debouillet.com/legal/ai-artifact-vault/privacy Terms of Service: https://debouillet.com/legal/ai-artifact-vault/terms End User License Agreement: https://debouillet.com/legal/ai-artifact-vault/eula

Screenshots

nRF Device Firmware Update3 screens
Artifact Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: nRF Device Firmware Update at none against Artifact Vault's 1. nRF Device Firmware Update also leads on chart position (#127 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Artifact Vault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. nRF Device Firmware Update asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
nRF Device Firmware Update versus Artifact Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternRF Device Firmware UpdateArtifact Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#127 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNordic Semiconductor ASASocial Sips Inc.

In-app purchases

None

nRF Device Firmware Update

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Artifact Vault

One-time1
  • Vault Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is nRF Device Firmware Update free?
nRF Device Firmware Update is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Artifact Vault free?
Artifact Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do nRF Device Firmware Update or Artifact Vault have ads?
Neither nRF Device Firmware Update nor Artifact Vault shows ads.

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