Comparison

SMC AR Viewer vs Lora Sniffer

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

Head to head
About

SMC AR Viewer

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An augmented reality (AR) application for SMC teaching learning factories (TLF), which display data from the production line in real time. Thanks to the application the user can easily and rapidly access data from the TLF in a spectacular way. With the premade markers and the image recognition the data can be visualised individually in each station. To use the application, data provider is required!

About

Lora Sniffer

This application serves as the user interface for a LoRa radio communication device. It allows technicians and hobbyists to test LoRa networks, monitor communications, and send data. Features include message logging with GPS, signal quality information, and data export options.

Highlights
  • LoRa radio communication testing
  • Network maintenance
  • BLE device connection
  • Message logging with GPS
  • Signal quality analysis (CRC, SNR, RSSI)
  • Data export (HTML, JSON)
  • Firmware updates for device
Features
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The LoRaSniffer App is the user-interface for the LoRaSniffer Device. The combination of both, the device and the app, is a tool for technicians and hobbyist allowing to use LoRa radio communications for testing and network maintenance. The LoRaSniffer Device is a LoRa radio module that can use all possible features the LoRa standard offers. This app is its convenient user-interface. It connects via BLE to the device to allow access to all its setup-parameters, receive communications from other LoRa nodes and send data via LoRa. Using 2 coupled LoRaSniffer devices, it can provide valuable information about network quality in a real-world scenario. The app provides a logging window with features for: formatting of received communications, additional time-stamp and the GPS location where each message was received. Each received message is tagged with "Quality of Signal" information as CRC, SNR, RSSI and carrier-frequency offset. The app allows as well to save the logged data as a visual document in HTML or as JSON protocol file. Messages can be sent as ASCII-text or as binary data. Tools allow to scan for channel activity, calculate transmission times for specific payloads or, if used with 2 devices, allow to gain real-time information to optimize LoRa networks in the field. More, the app can be used as well to update the firmware of the LoRaSniffer device.

Screenshots

SMC AR Viewer3 screens
Lora Sniffer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lora Sniffer at monthly against SMC AR Viewer's every 4 months. Lora Sniffer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMC AR Viewer ships an update every 4 months, Lora Sniffer monthly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMC AR Viewer versus Lora Sniffer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMC AR ViewerLora Sniffer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPannon Gazdasagi Halozat EgyesuletImpactWave Lda

In-app purchases

None

SMC AR Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Lora Sniffer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMC AR Viewer free?
SMC AR Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lora Sniffer free?
Lora Sniffer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SMC AR Viewer or Lora Sniffer have ads?
Neither SMC AR Viewer nor Lora Sniffer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMC AR Viewer or Lora Sniffer?
SMC AR Viewer ships an update every 4 months, and Lora Sniffer monthly. Most recently, SMC AR Viewer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lora Sniffer on October 30, 2026.

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