nRF Toolbox vs DropBeat
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
DropBeat
Easily calculate water waste from leaky faucets and fixtures. Simply tap along with each drip, and the app estimates daily, monthly, and yearly water loss, comparing it to shower usage. Share your findings to encourage repairs.
- Tap-to-count drip measurement
- Automatic water loss calculation
- Daily, monthly, yearly estimates
- Comparison to shower usage
- USGS data-based accuracy
- Shareable results
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Leaky faucets and fixtures across the U.S. waste over 1 trillion gallons of water every year. But most people ignore a dripping faucet. It's just a small leak, right? DropBeat makes the impact impossible to ignore. Open the app, hold your phone near the faucet, and tap the button every time a drop falls. After 5 taps, it does the math. You'll see how many gallons your faucet is losing every day, every month, and every year, plus how many showers that adds up to. No need to count drips per minute or type anything into a form. Just tap to the beat of your drop and the app handles the rest. The math is based on USGS data, so you'll get a close estimate of what your faucet is actually losing. Share your results, show someone, and get your leaky faucet fixed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DropBeat at 5.0 against nRF Toolbox's 2.6. DropBeat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). nRF Toolbox's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DropBeat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nRF Toolbox has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
nRF Toolbox ships an update every 5 weeks, DropBeat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nRF Toolbox | DropBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nordic Semiconductor ASA | WILLIAM ALEXANDER MILLER |
In-app purchases
nRF Toolbox
No in-app purchases
DropBeat
No in-app purchases
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