Comparison

IDSO1070A vs nRF Connect for Mobile

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

Head to head
About

IDSO1070A

This utility app transforms your iOS device into an oscilloscope when paired with specific hardware. It offers intuitive touch controls for waveform analysis, including pinch-to-zoom functionality.

Highlights
  • Transforms iOS device into an oscilloscope
  • Requires IDSO1070A hardware
  • Wireless Wi-Fi connection
  • 2 channels
  • Pinch-to-zoom waveform interaction
  • Max 250M sample rate
  • FFT analysis
Features
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IDSO1070A is an oscilloscope app for iPad, iPhone and PC。Combined with IDSO1070 hardware, it make your iOS device to be an oscilloscope。 With iOS devices’s touch screens, it enables more natural interaction with the user interface. You can zoom in or out a waveform using your fingers. IDSO1070A App must be used with IDSO1070A hardware. Feature Highlights: * Connects hardware wirelessly via Wi-fi * 2 channels * Intuitive software: pinch-to-zoom waveforms * Max 250M sample rate with 70 MHz bandwidth * 5ns/div-500s/div * FFT Demo video: http://youtu.be/MiBV-p-kykI

About

nRF Connect for Mobile

This app is a versatile tool for scanning, exploring, and communicating with Bluetooth Low Energy devices. It also enables your device to act as a peripheral and supports firmware updates for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Scan and discover Bluetooth LE peripherals
  • Communicate with Bluetooth LE devices
  • Advertise as a Bluetooth LE peripheral
  • Update compatible device firmware (DFU)
  • Filter scanned peripherals
  • Live RSSI chart
  • Log BLE function calls
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nRF Connect is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your Bluetooth Low Energy (henceforth Bluetooth LE, also called Bluetooth Version 4.0+ of the Bluetooth specification) devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect also allows your iOS device to advertise as a peripheral, with full support of many of Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles. Additionally, nRF Connect supports Nordic Semiconductor’s Device Firmware Update profile (DFU) capabilities, allowing you to update compatible peripherals! + Features: • Supports DFU on all Nordic Semiconducto-powered devices. • Supports Nordic Thingy™ from Nordic Semiconductor. • Scan and discover nearby Bluetooth LE peripherals. • Filter Scanned Peripherals by Name, Manufacturer, Services (Advertised & Connected) and RSSI Level. • Parsing Multiple Formats of Bluetooth LE Advertisement Data. • Live RSSI Chart of Scanned Bluetooth LE Peripherals. • Complete iPad Support, including Multi-Tasking and Mouse Support as of 13.4. • Logs: Including BLE Function calls, and Export Function as CSV and Text. • Privacy-Oriented: Full-Disclosure of Scanned Data, Advertised Data, and User-Performed Actions held by nRF Connect. • Connecting to Any Connectable Bluetooth LE Smart Device. • Discovery of Services, Characteristics and Descriptors. • Read and Write Characteristics and Descriptors. • Enable and Disable Notifications and Indications. • Advertising as a Bluetooth LE Peripheral. • Setting up a Bluetooth LE (Peripheral) Server and Notifying/Indicating back to connected Central(s). • Low-Fat: nRF Connect for iOS is Very Small, so You Can Always Keep Us With You! >= Requirements: • iOS 16.0 and above. - Notes: nRF Connect also works with our Development Kits, which you may acquire online here: https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/buy-online

Screenshots

IDSO1070A2 screens
nRF Connect for Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IDSO1070A at 5.0 against nRF Connect for Mobile's 4.5. IDSO1070A also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). nRF Connect for Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (479 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

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

IDSO1070A holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: nRF Connect for Mobile has 479 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IDSO1070A's written reviews are positive against 71% of nRF Connect for Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IDSO1070A ships an update every 4 weeks, nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IDSO1070A versus nRF Connect for Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIDSO1070AnRF Connect for Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (479 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3479 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer君虎 刘Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Customer experience

IDSO1070A

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

nRF Connect for Mobile

All ratings466 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative20.9%

Bugs and requests

IDSO1070A

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

nRF Connect for Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't read data from Bluetooth device
  • Tries to ask for Bluetooth connection when Bluetooth is off. Asks to connect to devices when Bluetooth is off. Who knows what this app is doing in the background without permission?! What ever it is , it ain't good
  • Tapping "tabs" doesn't work (nothing changes in the UI). To get some response from tapping UI controls typically requires (a) launching nRF Connect, (b) switching to another app, (c) switching back to nRF Connect. I've tried uninstalling and re-downloading. Same result. This used to be the bee's knees of BLE tools but it's only worth 1 star at the moment (v2.7.11).
  • Cant go past the initial announcement. The app is unresponsive to the taps.

Requested features

4 requests
  • Where's the mac addresses
  • Max rssi limit
  • Log view
  • We need macros in iOS version

In-app purchases

None

IDSO1070A

No in-app purchases

None

nRF Connect for Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IDSO1070A free?
IDSO1070A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is nRF Connect for Mobile free?
nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IDSO1070A or nRF Connect for Mobile?
IDSO1070A is rated higher. IDSO1070A averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while nRF Connect for Mobile averages 4.5 from 479 ratings.
Do IDSO1070A or nRF Connect for Mobile have ads?
Neither IDSO1070A nor nRF Connect for Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IDSO1070A or nRF Connect for Mobile?
IDSO1070A ships an update every 4 weeks, and nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, IDSO1070A was updated on November 1, 2026 and nRF Connect for Mobile on November 6, 2026.

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