Comparison

GCTools vs Brother Mobile Connect

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

Head to head
About

GCTools

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for geocaching enthusiasts. It offers coordinate manipulation, a wide range of cipher decoding and encoding options, interactive data tables, and various unit converters to assist with multi and mystery caches.

Highlights
  • Coordinate projection and distance calculation
  • Extensive cipher decoding and encoding
  • Interactive data tables
  • Multiple unit converters
  • Mapview integration with popular services
  • Coordinate saving and loading
Features
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GCTools - the geocaching tool collection! Here you find the tools to get your next multi and mystery caches done easily. Coordinates: - Target guidance - Projection of coordinates - Distance between coordinates - Intersection of lines - Intersection of circles - Intersection of line/circle - Center of circle - Coordinate conversion (DMS, DM, D, Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS, Swiss Grid, Quadtree) - Saving/loading coordinates (inApp) - Mapview - Interface to GoogleMaps, GoogleEarth, OpenMaps, OffMaps, Navigon, TomTom, Pocket Earth and Waze Ciphers De-/Encoding: - Affine Cipher - Alpha Cipher - Bacon Code - Baudot Code (CCITT-2) - Braille Alphabet - Caesar Cipher (ROT-N), ROT-5, -13, -18, -47 - Finger Alphabet - Flag Alphabet - Pigpen/Freemason's Cipher - Hexahue Code - Mobile Cipher - Morse Code - Puzzle-Code - Semaphore Alphabet - Shutter Telegraph - Tomtom Code - Vigenere Cipher/One Time Pad - Custom alphabets - Saving/loading alphabets (inApp) Interactive data tables: - Cross Sum - Latin/Arabic Numbers - Maya Numbers - Resistors - Periodic system - Color Alphabet - Prime Numbers - PI Digits - ASCII Code - Binary Code - German Police Codes Converters: - Coordinates - ASCII/Number Systems - Lengths - Areas - Volumes - Masses - Angles - Speeds - Times - Pressures - Temperatures - Angles - Number systems - Data sizes - Flashlight - Menu favorites and search If you find something missing let us know! If you encounter problems with the app please mail to gctools@onedollarapp.com instead of writing a review here. We cannot contact you that way to find a solution.

About

Brother Mobile Connect

Streamline your printing and scanning experience with this app. It offers easy printer setup, remote printing and scanning, supply monitoring, and an AI assistant to simplify print settings. Manage ink subscriptions and get personalized offers for a connected printing solution.

Highlights
  • Print and scan from mobile devices
  • Guided printer setup
  • Remote printing and scanning
  • Printer supply monitoring
  • AI Print Assistant for settings
  • Manage ink subscriptions
Currently charting
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Get ready for a unified experience between your printer and device with Brother Mobile Connect. From the app, you can: Print from and scan-to your mobile device with ease - Quickly and easily set up an eligible Brother printer with guided steps - Print, copy, and scan from virtually anywhere with Connect Advance* - Access to your Printer Dashboard for supplies monitoring, pages printed, and settings** - Manage your Refresh EZ Print Subscription for automatic delivery of Brother Genuine Ink & Toner before you run out*** - Adjust print settings by describing what you want. AI Print Assistant can help configure settings and provides a preview before printing**** GET REWARDS WITH A CONNECTED PRINTER - PERSONALIZED SAVINGS on ink & toner - FREE 6-month extended printer limited warranty***** - Print from virtually anywhere* - Access to your Printer Dashboard** - AI Print Assistant**** MANAGE INK & TONER Brother Mobile Connect allows you to easily monitor ink and toner levels on up to five devices. Running low? Get the right supplies, when you need it, through the app. Ink and toner level monitoring through the app is available on all cartridge-based inkjet printers and laser printers. GET AMAZING PRINTING PERKS Brother Mobile Connect users receive personalized offers. Enable push notifications to ensure you don't miss out! INK & TONER DELIVERED BEFORE YOU RUN OUT WITH A REFRESH EZ PRINT SUBSCRIPTION*** Activate and manage your Refresh EZ Print Subscription, the smart ink & toner delivery service from Brother, directly through the app. PRINT SETTINGS MADE SIMPLE WITH THE AI PRINT ASSISTANT**** Spend less time searching through menus. Describe your desired print settings in everyday language - "print in black and white"," "fit two pages on one sheet," "rotate the photo" — and it recommends or applies matching settings for your review. Check the updated preview, then print with one tap. You can still fine-tune every setting manually at any time. Check if your model supports Brother Mobile Connect on the Brother support website: https://support.brother.com/ If your model is not supported, use the Brother iPrint&Scan app. To improve the application, send your feedback to Feedback-mobile-apps-ps-mc@brother.com. Please note that we may not be able to respond to individual emails. *Free Brother Mobile Connect App download, wireless connection, and connection of an eligible printer with Brother are required. Compatibility may vary by device, operating system and country. **Feature availability may vary by country or region. ***Refresh EZ Print Subscription is subject to availability and is not available in all countries. ****AI Print Assistant is subject to availability and is not available in all countries. AI can make mistakes. Please double-check the final settings before printing. *****Limited warranty extension is available for select models and only on products with at least 3 months of original product warranty remaining. Maximum warranty coverage period is three years (including standard and extended).

Screenshots

GCTools4 screens
Brother Mobile Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brother Mobile Connect at 4.6 against GCTools's 3.1. Brother Mobile Connect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (79K vs 13). GCTools's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. GCTools sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Brother Mobile Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brother Mobile Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brother Mobile Connect has 79K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of GCTools's written reviews are positive against 42% of Brother Mobile Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCTools ships an update monthly, Brother Mobile Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
GCTools versus Brother Mobile Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGCToolsBrother Mobile Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (13 ratings)4.6 (79K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1379K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#65 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAchim HeynenBrother Industries, LTD.

Customer experience

GCTools

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative39.0%

Brother Mobile Connect

All ratings79,227 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,685 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative51.6%

Bugs and requests

GCTools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brother Mobile Connect

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Printer disappears from network intermittently
  • Firmware updates cause compatibility issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to print multiple photos per page
  • Improve scanning resolution and image adjustment tools
  • Implement more flexible paper size and layout options
  • Streamline setup and connection process

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GCTools

One-time7
  • Coordinate Storage$0.99
  • Circle Tools$0.99
  • Advanced Alphabets$0.99
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  • Vigenere/One Time Pad Cipher$0.99
  • Coordinate Types$0.99
  • 1 Year Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Brother Mobile Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GCTools free?
GCTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brother Mobile Connect free?
Brother Mobile Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GCTools or Brother Mobile Connect?
Brother Mobile Connect is rated higher. GCTools averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Brother Mobile Connect averages 4.6 from 79K ratings.
Do GCTools or Brother Mobile Connect have ads?
Neither GCTools nor Brother Mobile Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GCTools or Brother Mobile Connect?
GCTools ships an update monthly, and Brother Mobile Connect every 2 weeks. Most recently, GCTools was updated on November 6, 2026 and Brother Mobile Connect on November 9, 2026.

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