nRF Toolbox vs InfiniLink
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
InfiniLink
This open-source app syncs data like battery, heart rate, and steps from a specific smartwatch to your iOS device. It also allows you to control music playback and update the watch's firmware wirelessly.
- Sync PineTime data to iOS
- Control Apple Music
- Update PineTime firmware
- Open-source
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InfiniLink is the open-source iOS companion app for the open-source PineTime smart watch from Pine64. Features: - Sync battery, heart rate, and step count from PineTime to iOS - Control Apple Music using PineTime - Update PineTime firmware over the air
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: InfiniLink at 78% against nRF Toolbox's 22%. InfiniLink also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). nRF Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
InfiniLink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of nRF Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 78% of InfiniLink's.
nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, InfiniLink every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | nRF Toolbox | InfiniLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | Pine Store Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
nRF Toolbox
InfiniLink
In-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
InfiniLink
No in-app purchases
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