TI SensorTag vs nRF Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TI SensorTag
This app connects to a Bluetooth Smart or WiFi SensorTag kit, allowing you to access and upload sensor data online within minutes. No programming is needed to get started, making it ideal for quick IoT development and testing.
- Bluetooth Smart and WiFi connectivity
- 10 low power sensors
- Online sensor data access
- No programming required
- Cloud integration
- Open design files
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The SensorTag app and kit with 10 low power sensors. Connect your Bluetooth Smart or WiFi SensorTag and get your sensor data online in 3 minutes. The SensorTag is ready to use right out the box and no programming experience is required to get started. All design files are shared at www.ti.com/sensortag, HW design, software stacks, and even 3D design files for printing your own SensorTag housing. The SensorTag is the industry first IoT development kit that enables easy and quick integration of sensor data with cloud connectivity. It offers low power wireless connectivity to be integrated into any product. It allows you to quickly test and develop web connected applications and easily change between wireless technologies.
nRF Toolbox
This utility app connects to various Bluetooth Low Energy accessories. It demonstrates multiple BLE profiles, including health and fitness sensors, allowing users to monitor data from devices like heart rate monitors and glucose monitors.
- Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
- Demonstrates BLE profiles
- Heart Rate Monitor support
- Glucose Monitor support
- Cycling Speed and Cadence
- Running Speed and Cadence
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nRF Toolbox works with a wide range of Bluetooth Low Energy accessories. It contains applications demonstrating BLE profiles: Cycling Speed and Cadence, Running Speed and Cadence, Heart Rate Monitor, Blood Pressure Monitor, Health Thermometer, Glucose Monitor, Continuous Glucose Monitor, Monitoring & Diagnostic and more. The source code of this application is available on GitHub: https://github.com/nordicsemi/iOS-nRF-Toolbox
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TI SensorTag at 3.2 against nRF Toolbox's 2.6. TI SensorTag also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). nRF Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TI SensorTag holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of TI SensorTag's written reviews are positive against 22% of nRF Toolbox's.
TI SensorTag ships an update every 3 months, nRF Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TI SensorTag | nRF Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Texas Instruments | Nordic Semiconductor ASA |
Customer experience
TI SensorTag
nRF Toolbox
In-app purchases
TI SensorTag
No in-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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