DicksonOne vs HOBOconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DicksonOne
Monitor environmental conditions 24/7 from any location using cloud-based technology. Receive real-time alerts and historical data, and record actions taken to resolve issues. Access your data from any device for comprehensive environmental oversight.
- 24/7 environmental monitoring
- Cloud-based data access
- Real-time alerts
- Historical data viewing
- Alert commenting and resolution logging
- Multi-device support
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24/7 Environmental Monitoring from anywhere, with DicksonOne. DicksonOne's cloud-based monitoring allows you to keep tabs on environmental data with constant monitoring and alerts on the go. Dickson environmental monitoring helps organizations with accurate and dependable data in critical environments. For nearly a century, Dickson has become a dependable partner for businesses worldwide. Now, DicksonOne gives you what you need to remotely view and monitor your environmental data from anywhere in the world, on any device or platform. Monitor: - View environmental data from your monitoring points and see current trends - Quickly identify any monitoring points or devices that need your attention, from a single refrigerator to thousands of locations around the world Alerts: - View real-time and historical alerts - Comment on alerts and record what, why, and how an alert occurred — along with how it was fixed
HOBOconnect
Wirelessly configure, start, and download data from HOBO MX data loggers via Bluetooth. View, analyze, and export recorded data in various formats for further use in other applications.
- Wireless Bluetooth communication with HOBO MX loggers
- Configure logger settings (name, password, rate, alarms)
- Monitor logger status (memory, battery)
- Download and view recorded data
- Data analysis in graphical and list formats
- Export data as CSV, TXT, XLSX, and HOBO files
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HOBOconnect is designed to communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to the HOBO® MX data loggers. You can configure and start the data logger, download the recorded data, store and analyze the data. The data can be viewed in both graphical and list formats and also exported and shared to other programs including Numbers, Excel and HOBOware®. Features: * Wirelessly communicate to the HOBO® MX data loggers * Internet connection not required to use HOBOconnect * Set data logger's name, password, logging rate, alarm threshold, start & stop time * Check logger’s status included memory used and battery life * Clear audible alarms (for models with this feature) * Page the data logger * Manage data files with groups * Download and view data * Zoom in and out of the graph with gestures * Export and Share data as a CSV, TXT, XLSX and HOBO files Compatible Data Loggers * HOBO® MX1100 Series Temp/RH/CO2/Light/Analog Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2001 Water Level data logger * HOBO® MX100 Temperature data logger * HOBO® MX2200 Series Water Temp Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2300 Series Temp/RH/Soil Moisture data loggers * HOBO® MX2500 Series pH data loggers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DicksonOne at 5.0 against HOBOconnect's 2.2. DicksonOne also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 8%). HOBOconnect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DicksonOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOBOconnect has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of DicksonOne's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOBOconnect's.
DicksonOne ships an update every 4 months, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DicksonOne | HOBOconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dickson / Unigage, Inc. | Onset Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
DicksonOne
HOBOconnect
In-app purchases
DicksonOne
No in-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases









