Firmware Update Tool vs nRF Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firmware Update Tool
This free utility allows users to update the firmware on OKI printers and multifunction printers over a network. It can detect compatible devices, check for available updates online, and initiate the download and installation process.
- Update OKI printer firmware
- List network-connected OKI printers
- Check for available firmware updates
- Automatic firmware download
- Initiate firmware installation
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The firmware update tool is a free application to update firmware over the network for printers / multifunction printers made by OKI. Function: -Update firmware for a printer / multifunction printer made by OKI. -List all the printers / multifunction printers on the network that are made by OKI. -Check internet Firmware Distribution Server to confirm whether or not the selected printer / multifunction printer can be updated. -If the printer / multifunction printer can be updated; by selecting [Start update], it will automatically download a latest firmware from the firmware distribution server (s) on the internet. -The update for the selected printer / multifunction printer will start when the firmware download from the server has successfully completed. Note Downloading files via the internet is greatly influenced by the customer environment (such as the presence of firewall). OKI therefore cannot guarantee this process and cannot accept responsibility for the outcome. Depending on your network environment and the printers / multifunction printers you are using, the time taken to download firmware from an Internet Server or update a printer / multifunction printer's firmware can vary considerably.
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: Firmware Update Tool at 4.0 against nRF Toolbox's 2.6. nRF Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 20 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Firmware Update Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Firmware Update Tool's written reviews are positive against 22% of nRF Toolbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Firmware Update Tool ships an update every 20 months, nRF Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firmware Update Tool | nRF Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 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 | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY COMPANY,LIMITED | Nordic Semiconductor ASA |
Customer experience
Firmware Update Tool
nRF Toolbox
In-app purchases
Firmware Update Tool
No in-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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