Comparison

Cellular Info 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

Cellular Info

Gain in-depth insights into your cellular connection, including carrier details, network capabilities, and environmental information. Access technical parameters, data counters, and device specifications. Features offline databases for comprehensive analysis.

Highlights
  • Carrier information (name, country, MCC/MNC)
  • Cellular connection mode and LTE bands
  • Carrier features (VoIP, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling)
  • Cellular data and traffic counters
  • Network interface IP and DNS details
  • Device specifications (processor, memory, storage)
  • RF exposure SAR limit values
Features
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Everything you want to know about your CELLULAR CONNECTION but were afraid to ask. Cellular Info is a small and useful utility that lets you see detailed information about current Cellular connection from carrier information to cellular features and more. CARRIER INFO • Detect current connected mobile network operator name, country, region. • Show the carrier identification MCC and MNC codes. • Detect current cellular connection mode (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, LTE), • Detect LTE operation bands supported by your carrier. • Detect carrier features available in your country: • Voice over IP (VoIP) support. • Device unlocking (carrier-free) support. • Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support. • Visual Voicemail support. • FaceTime (audio or video) over cellular connection. • Personal Hotspot support. • Wi-Fi calling (using the carrier Wi-Fi network). • Personal Hotspot support. • Government and AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) alerts. • Disaster type (tsunami, earthquake, flood, godzilla) alerts. • Full offline carrier database contains 500+ mobile networks from 150+ countries. CELLULAR CONNECTION INFO • Detect mobile generations and standards supported by your device (2G, 3G, 4G, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, LTE, VOLTE). • Detect device supported GSM, UMTS and LTE operation frequencies and channels with detailed band information. • Show cellular data and visual voice mail traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. • Detect max. physical cellular speeds in the supported mobile technologies. • Show cellular network interface IP address, ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. • Low-level information about the cellular interface, technical parameters, flags. • Detect cellular features of your device: SIM card size, phone and Wi-Fi calling, cellular data transfer capabilities. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION • Show RF exposure Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) limit values (US, EU). INTERNET INFO • Show default gateways, IP addresses, networks. • Show DNS servers, search domain names, local MAC addresses, host name resolve. • Depth external address analysis: ISP name, autonomous system name, whois, ping, regional internet registry info. • Full offline MAC vendor database. DEVICE INFO • Detect device type and model. • Detect processor type. • Detect memory size. • Detect storage size. • Detect firmware name, version. • Detect last reboot time. REACH UI FEATURES • Info menu with feedback and privacy settings • Use the camera icon (upper-right corner) to create and print/send/share a screenshot from the entire page. • Pull down with your finger to refresh the information. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the information.

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

Cellular Info4 screens
nRF Connect for Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: nRF Connect for Mobile at 71% against Cellular Info's 14%. nRF Connect for Mobile also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 2 months). Cellular Info's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download; Cellular Info costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cellular Info ships an update every 2 months, nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cellular Info versus nRF Connect for Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellular InfonRF Connect for Mobile
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (478 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—478 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiNordic Semiconductor ASA

Customer experience

Cellular Info

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.8%

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

Cellular Info

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

Cellular Info

No in-app purchases

None

nRF Connect for Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cellular Info free?
Cellular Info costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is nRF Connect for Mobile free?
nRF Connect for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cellular Info or nRF Connect for Mobile have ads?
Neither Cellular Info nor nRF Connect for Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cellular Info or nRF Connect for Mobile?
Cellular Info ships an update every 2 months, and nRF Connect for Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Cellular Info was updated on October 29, 2026 and nRF Connect for Mobile on November 2, 2026.

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