nRF Toolbox vs 3Z RF Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
3Z RF Vision
Control your RF Vision Antenna Alignment Tool remotely from an iOS device. View measurements, edit site information, and email reports directly from the field via Bluetooth.
- Remote control of RF Vision measurements
- View, edit, delete, and save reports
- Email reports from the field
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Edit site information
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With the new RF Vision App, remotely control your RF Vision Antenna Alignment Tool from an iOS device. Via Bluetooth you can now view measurement, edit site information, email reports from the field and more. Features: Control and view RF Vision measurements remotely. View, edit, delete and save reports. Email reports from the field to your office. Improved customer experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nRF Toolbox at every 5 weeks against 3Z RF Vision's every 25 months. nRF Toolbox also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%). 3Z RF Vision's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.0). 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.
3Z RF Vision holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of nRF Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 0% of 3Z RF Vision's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, 3Z RF Vision every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Toolbox | 3Z RF Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | VIAVI Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
nRF Toolbox
3Z RF Vision
In-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
3Z RF Vision
No in-app purchases
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