nRF Toolbox vs ORBCOMM Field Support Tool
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
ORBCOMM Field Support Tool
This tool assists with the installation and upkeep of various ORBCOMM devices. It supports a range of products for field service professionals.
- Device installation support
- Product maintenance
- Supports CS 500
- Supports CT 1000
- Supports CT 3500
- Supports GT series
- Supports IS 400
- Supports PT 6100
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Field Support Tool enables the installation and maintenance of these ORBCOMM products: CS 500 CT 1000 CT 3500 GT 1100 GT 1110 GT 1200 GT 1220 GT 1230 GT 1210 GT 1020 GT 1030 IS 400 PT 6100 SC1000
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ORBCOMM Field Support Tool at 3.7 against nRF Toolbox's 2.6. ORBCOMM Field Support Tool also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). nRF Toolbox's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 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.
ORBCOMM Field Support Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.7 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 ORBCOMM Field Support Tool'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, ORBCOMM Field Support Tool every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Toolbox | ORBCOMM Field Support Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 3.7 (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 | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | ORBCOMM INC |
Customer experience
nRF Toolbox
ORBCOMM Field Support Tool
In-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
ORBCOMM Field Support Tool
No in-app purchases
Questions
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