nRF Toolbox vs RF Fun
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
RF Fun
Control various DMX LED light-ups like bracelets, sticks, and balls with ease. Quickly pair devices and utilize an intuitive interface to create customized lighting effects for impressive audience engagement.
- Control DMX LED light-ups
- Pair light-ups with app
- Customizable lighting effects
- Intuitive user interface
- Event lighting control
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RF Fun is specially designed for light controllers to control the light-ups, such as LED bracelets, LED sticks, LED balls, and all DMX LED light-ups more easily. Super easy and quick to pair the light-ups with the APP. The interface is designed for different needs so that you can understand how you should operate and execute your ideas when you control the lights. Just impress your audience with the customized lighting effect in the most convenient and easiest way by using RF FUN now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RF Fun at 4.8 against nRF Toolbox's 2.6. RF Fun also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
RF Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of nRF Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 50% of RF Fun's.
nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, RF Fun monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Toolbox | RF Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | GFLAI |
Customer experience
nRF Toolbox
RF Fun
In-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
RF Fun
No in-app purchases
