Comparison

Direct Info vs Secured AVR BLE IoT Node

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

Head to head
About

Direct Info

This utility app provides in-depth details about your AirDrop connection, including technical parameters and network traffic. It also offers comprehensive internet and device information, such as IP addresses, DNS servers, and hardware specifications.

Highlights
  • AirDrop connection details
  • Network traffic counters
  • Supported device detection
  • Internet configuration display
  • External address analysis
  • Device hardware specifications
Features
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Everything you want to know about your AIRDROP CONNECTION but were afraid to ask. Direct Info is a small utility that lets you see detailed information about current AirDrop connection from interface config to network traffic to availability. AIRDROP CONNECTION INFO • Detect AirDrop usage requirements and limitations. • Low-level informations about the AirDrop interface, technical parameters, flags. • AirDrop traffic counters: upload, download, errors, quality of service (QoS) categories. AIRDROP SHARING SUPPORT • Detect supported iOS devices for sharing content. • Detect supported OSX based machines for sharing content. 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 informations. • Long press on a cell to copy/print/send/open as/share the cell value. • Shake your device to refresh the informations.

About

Secured AVR BLE IoT Node

Features
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Secure AVR BLE IoT Node is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enabled mobile application developed by Microchip. It provides user interface to Secure AVR BLE IoT Node kit. The mobile app will authenticate the kit after connected with the kit via BLE, It verifies the (compressed) certificate chain of the Secure AVR IoT node kit. After that the sensor data will be transmitted through BLE and is shown in the mobile app as: temperature data and 3X accelerometer data. Main Features: 1. BLE devices scanning and connecting. 2. Kit authentication. 3. Range estimation by RSSI. 4. Temperature curve. 5. 3X accelerometer curve. 6. About page.

Screenshots

Direct Info4 screens
Secured AVR BLE IoT Node4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Secured AVR BLE IoT Node at Free against Direct Info's $2.99. Secured AVR BLE IoT Node also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Secured AVR BLE IoT Node is free to download; Direct Info costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Direct Info ships an update every 3 months, Secured AVR BLE IoT Node fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Direct Info versus Secured AVR BLE IoT Node: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirect InfoSecured AVR BLE IoT Node
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCsaba IranyiMicrochip Technology Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Direct Info

No in-app purchases

None

Secured AVR BLE IoT Node

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Direct Info free?
Direct Info costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secured AVR BLE IoT Node free?
Secured AVR BLE IoT Node is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Direct Info or Secured AVR BLE IoT Node have ads?
Neither Direct Info nor Secured AVR BLE IoT Node shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Direct Info or Secured AVR BLE IoT Node?
Direct Info ships an update every 3 months, and Secured AVR BLE IoT Node fortnightly. Most recently, Direct Info was updated on October 24, 2026 and Secured AVR BLE IoT Node on October 29, 2026.

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