Comparison

nRF Toolbox vs AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

This utility app connects to specific Bluetooth SoCs and eval kits for development and testing. It supports various Bluetooth SIG-adopted profiles and services, including data logging and GATT database viewing.

Highlights
  • Connects to Infineon AIROC™ Bluetooth® SoCs
  • Supports BLE profiles (Battery, Heart Rate, Glucose, etc.)
  • Customized screens for BLE services
  • CAPSENSE® Profile and Service support
  • Over-the-air (OTA) device firmware upgrade
  • Data Logger
  • GATT database viewer
Features
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The AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App mobile application has been developed for mobile phones and tablets by Infineon Technologies as a companion for the AIROC™ Bluetooth® SoCs, PSoC™ 4-BLE, PSoC™ 63-BLE, and their respective eval kits. The application can be used with the BLE example projects provided in PSoC™ Creator and ModusToolbox™ Software Environment. PSoC™ Creator can be downloaded from: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/sdk/psoc-software/psoc-creator To find an example project within PSoC™ Creator, go to: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/software/code-examples ModusToolbox™ can be downloaded from: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/sdk/modustoolbox-software Features: Customized screens support for the following Bluetooth® SIG-adopted BLE profiles and services: • Battery Service • Blood Pressure Profile and Service • Cycling Speed and Cadence Profile and Service • Device Information Service • Find Me Profile and Immediate Alert Service • Glucose Profile and Service • Heart Rate Profile and Service • Health Thermometer Profile and Service • Proximity Profile, Link Loss Service, and Tx Power Service • Running Speed and Cadence Profile and Service Customized screens support for the following Bluetooth® SIG-adopted BLE profiles and services: • CAPSENSE® Profile and Service – Enables BLE-based communication for CAPSENSE™ Widgets like proximity sensors, buttons and sliders. • Bootloader Profile and Service – Enables the over-the-air (OTA) device firmware upgrade (DFU) for Infineon BLE devices. • RGB LED Profile and Service – Enables the LED color and intensity control using Infineon BLE devices. Additional features: • Data Logger • GATT database (DB) viewer for debugging any Bluetooth® SIG-adopted or custom profile/service. To see the End User License Agreement (EULA), Open Source Licenses Used, and the application web page: https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/tools/utilities/wireless-connectivity/airoc-bluetooth-connect-app-mobile-app The source code for the app can be downloaded from https://github.com/Infineon/airoc-connect-ios Disclaimer! Under no circumstances can the App be connected to medical hardware or used in any other way different from the purpose of code example evaluation. To research any medical problem, please, seek doctor's advice.

Screenshots

nRF Toolbox4 screens
AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: nRF Toolbox at every 5 weeks against AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App's every 9 months. nRF Toolbox also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
nRF Toolbox versus AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternRF ToolboxAIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (8 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNordic Semiconductor ASAInfineon Technologies AG

Customer experience

nRF Toolbox

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative61.1%

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

nRF Toolbox

No in-app purchases

None

AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nRF Toolbox free?
nRF Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App free?
AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, nRF Toolbox or AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App?
AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App is rated higher. nRF Toolbox averages 2.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do nRF Toolbox or AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App have ads?
Neither nRF Toolbox nor AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nRF Toolbox or AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App?
nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, and AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App every 9 months. Most recently, nRF Toolbox was updated on October 20, 2026 and AIROC™ Bluetooth® Connect App on October 17, 2026.

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