Comparison

Ask Mountain View Mobile vs nRF Connect for Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Ask Mountain View Mobile

Report community issues like graffiti or potholes directly to City Hall. Submit real-time information with photos and locations to help your city respond to resident needs.

Highlights
  • Report community issues
  • Submit real-time information
  • Attach photos to illustrate problems
  • Auto-assign issue location
  • Track request status
  • Receive messages from City Staff
Features
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Whether the issue is graffiti, a pothole or a request for information, you can be part of the solution by being City Hall’s eyes in the community. Identifying and reporting the issues you come across in your day helps make City Hall aware of important issues and helps them to be responsive to the needs of the community. •Just point, click and submit real-time information on issues •Attach a photograph to illustrate the problem •Assign the location of the issue or the software auto-assigns it for you City Staff will receive your case immediately and you can even use your iPhone to check on the status and receive messages from City Staff on your request as it is processed.

About

nRF Connect for Mobile

This app is a versatile tool for scanning, exploring, and communicating with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It also enables your device to act as a peripheral and supports firmware updates for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Scan and discover Bluetooth LE peripherals
  • Communicate with Bluetooth LE devices
  • Advertise as a Bluetooth LE peripheral
  • Update compatible device firmware (DFU)
  • Filter scanned peripherals
  • Live RSSI chart
  • Log BLE function calls
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nRF Connect is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your Bluetooth Low Energy (henceforth Bluetooth LE, also called Bluetooth Version 4.0+ of the Bluetooth specification) devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect also allows your iOS device to advertise as a peripheral, with full support of many of Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles. Additionally, nRF Connect supports Nordic Semiconductor’s Device Firmware Update profile (DFU) capabilities, allowing you to update compatible peripherals! + Features: • Supports DFU on all Nordic Semiconducto-powered devices. • Supports Nordic Thingy™ from Nordic Semiconductor. • Scan and discover nearby Bluetooth LE peripherals. • Filter Scanned Peripherals by Name, Manufacturer, Services (Advertised & Connected) and RSSI Level. • Parsing Multiple Formats of Bluetooth LE Advertisement Data. • Live RSSI Chart of Scanned Bluetooth LE Peripherals. • Complete iPad Support, including Multi-Tasking and Mouse Support as of 13.4. • Logs: Including BLE Function calls, and Export Function as CSV and Text. • Privacy-Oriented: Full-Disclosure of Scanned Data, Advertised Data, and User-Performed Actions held by nRF Connect. • Connecting to Any Connectable Bluetooth LE Smart Device. • Discovery of Services, Characteristics and Descriptors. • Read and Write Characteristics and Descriptors. • Enable and Disable Notifications and Indications. • Advertising as a Bluetooth LE Peripheral. • Setting up a Bluetooth LE (Peripheral) Server and Notifying/Indicating back to connected Central(s). • Low-Fat: nRF Connect for iOS is Very Small, so You Can Always Keep Us With You! >= Requirements: • iOS 16.0 and above. - Notes: nRF Connect also works with our Development Kits, which you may acquire online here: https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/buy-online

Screenshots

Ask Mountain View Mobile4 screens
nRF Connect for Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: nRF Connect for Mobile at 71% against Ask Mountain View Mobile's 0%. nRF Connect for Mobile also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (477 vs 5). Ask Mountain View Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

nRF Connect for Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nRF Connect for Mobile has 477 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ask Mountain View Mobile's written reviews are positive against 71% of nRF Connect for Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ask Mountain View Mobile ships an update every 4 months, nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ask Mountain View Mobile versus nRF Connect for Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsk Mountain View MobilenRF Connect for Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.5 (477 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5477 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity of Mountain ViewNordic Semiconductor ASA

Customer experience

Ask Mountain View Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

nRF Connect for Mobile

All ratings466 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

Ask Mountain View Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

nRF Connect for Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't read data from Bluetooth device
  • Tries to ask for Bluetooth connection when Bluetooth is off. Asks to connect to devices when Bluetooth is off. Who knows what this app is doing in the background without permission?! What ever it is , it ain't good
  • Tapping "tabs" doesn't work (nothing changes in the UI). To get some response from tapping UI controls typically requires (a) launching nRF Connect, (b) switching to another app, (c) switching back to nRF Connect. I've tried uninstalling and re-downloading. Same result. This used to be the bee's knees of BLE tools but it's only worth 1 star at the moment (v2.7.11).
  • Cant go past the initial announcement. The app is unresponsive to the taps.

Requested features

4 requests
  • Where's the mac addresses
  • Max rssi limit
  • Log view
  • We need macros in iOS version

In-app purchases

None

Ask Mountain View Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

nRF Connect for Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ask Mountain View Mobile free?
Ask Mountain View Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nRF Connect for Mobile free?
nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ask Mountain View Mobile or nRF Connect for Mobile?
nRF Connect for Mobile is rated higher. Ask Mountain View Mobile averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while nRF Connect for Mobile averages 4.5 from 477 ratings.
Do Ask Mountain View Mobile or nRF Connect for Mobile have ads?
Neither Ask Mountain View Mobile nor nRF Connect for Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ask Mountain View Mobile or nRF Connect for Mobile?
Ask Mountain View Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ask Mountain View Mobile was updated on October 23, 2026 and nRF Connect for Mobile on October 29, 2026.

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