LoggerNet Mobile Connect vs HOBOconnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoggerNet Mobile Connect
Access your LoggerNet network remotely from a mobile device. Monitor datalogger status, collect data, and perform field maintenance tasks like setting clocks and sending programs. Requires a compatible LoggerNet installation on a computer.
- Access LoggerNet network
- Check datalogger status
- View and collect data
- Perform field maintenance
- Set clock and send programs
- Change station settings
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LoggerNet Mobile Connect lets you access your LoggerNet network using a mobile device. The app can be used to check LoggerNet and datalogger status as well as view and collect data from individual dataloggers. Field maintenance tasks such as setting the clock, sending programs, and changing station settings (including variables) are also supported. LoggerNet Mobile Connect requires that a copy of LoggerNet Admin or LoggerNet is running on a computer that is accessible via TCP/IP, with remote connections enabled. The current version will allow you to connect to our LoggerNet Admin software v4.0 or greater. LoggerNet Mobile Connect will also connect to standard LoggerNet v4.4 or greater. LoggerNet Mobile Connect requires Logon Security (implemented in standard LoggerNet 4.4). The app is compatible with all Campbell Scientific dataloggers.
HOBOconnect
Wirelessly configure, start, and download data from HOBO MX data loggers via Bluetooth. View, analyze, and export recorded data in various formats for further use in other applications.
- Wireless Bluetooth communication with HOBO MX loggers
- Configure logger settings (name, password, rate, alarms)
- Monitor logger status (memory, battery)
- Download and view recorded data
- Data analysis in graphical and list formats
- Export data as CSV, TXT, XLSX, and HOBO files
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HOBOconnect is designed to communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth Low Energy to the HOBO® MX data loggers. You can configure and start the data logger, download the recorded data, store and analyze the data. The data can be viewed in both graphical and list formats and also exported and shared to other programs including Numbers, Excel and HOBOware®. Features: * Wirelessly communicate to the HOBO® MX data loggers * Internet connection not required to use HOBOconnect * Set data logger's name, password, logging rate, alarm threshold, start & stop time * Check logger’s status included memory used and battery life * Clear audible alarms (for models with this feature) * Page the data logger * Manage data files with groups * Download and view data * Zoom in and out of the graph with gestures * Export and Share data as a CSV, TXT, XLSX and HOBO files Compatible Data Loggers * HOBO® MX1100 Series Temp/RH/CO2/Light/Analog Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2001 Water Level data logger * HOBO® MX100 Temperature data logger * HOBO® MX2200 Series Water Temp Data Loggers * HOBO® MX2300 Series Temp/RH/Soil Moisture data loggers * HOBO® MX2500 Series pH data loggers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LoggerNet Mobile Connect at 5.0 against HOBOconnect's 2.2. LoggerNet Mobile Connect also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). HOBOconnect's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 2). 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.
LoggerNet Mobile Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOBOconnect has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LoggerNet Mobile Connect ships an update every 12 months, HOBOconnect every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoggerNet Mobile Connect | HOBOconnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Campbell Scientific | Onset Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
LoggerNet Mobile Connect
HOBOconnect
In-app purchases
LoggerNet Mobile Connect
No in-app purchases
HOBOconnect
No in-app purchases
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