nRF Connect

nRF Connect is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your Bluetooth low energy (LE) (also called Bluetooth Smart or Version 4.0+ of the Bluetooth specification) devices and communicate with them. The app can also delegate your iPhone/iPad to advertise as a peripheral. It supports number of Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles, as well as Device Firmware Update profile (DFU), Nordic Thingy from Nordic Semiconductor.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Productivity	Free	Nordic Semiconductor ASA	iPhone, iPad, iPod

Features:
- Supports DFU
- Scans for BLE devices
- Shows advertisement data
- Shows RSSI in chart
- Logs Bluetooth related events and method calls
- Connects to any connectable the Bluetooth Smart device
- Discoveries services and characteristics
- Allows to read and write characteristics
- Allows to enable and disable notifications and indications
- Supports the Nordic UART Service
- Parses Apple's and Google's standards of beacons
- Advertise as a peripheral
- Nordic Thingy

Note:
- Support on iOS version 9 or later.
- Tested on iPhone 4S and newer
- Compatible with Nordic nRF5_SDK
- nRF5_ Development kits can be ordered from http://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Buy-Online .
- The nRF5_SDK and SoftDevice are available on-line from http://developer.nordicsemi.com/

For feedback and feature suggestions:
https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-nRF-Connect

Reviews

We need macros in iOS version
Skorzeny1943

I love your app, I personally think is good and it works properly, but we would love to have macros as we do have in the android version. Thanks

Mixed bag
Philzay

Definitely a helpful tool for working with BLE Devices but I’ve been having issues lately where it’s not reading characteristic values for some reason. Please update!

Wish it had the features like the Android version
A99999aqq

Works pretty well, but the Android version has a lot more functionality. Make the iOS version like that!

Don’t download update if you need device logging
pbush25

I (somewhat unfortunately) decided to install the updated version that was released 08/19, based on the fact that even though the release notes said there were major changes, no features were noted as being removed. However, with the latest version you can no longer see (or share) a raw log of all the data being passed back from registered characteristics. I emailed the developers and they said we could expect it in several updates, but as I told them also it’s kinda sad to remove a major feature during a huge development process and also at least not warn anyone ? Aside from that, the new design is better, although I wish I could drag the connected sensor drawer full screen or card like as it will be in iOS 13.

The worst app i’ve ever used
aji2112

This app crashed three times while i was trying to write a one-star review saying it crashes constantly. Seems to be a serious multithreading issue. I’m amazed this made it through QA.

Crashing fixed as of v1.8.6
Pat Pannuto

UPDATE: Looks like this was the same issue others were having (#27 on gh), latest update seems to have addressed it. @nordic, thanks for the quick fix, sorry I wasn’t more responsive with crash dumps, was out of country for a few weeks, glad others were able to help debug. OLD TEXT: The app immediately crashes and closes when opening. iOS 11.3.1, iPhone 8

BLE control for Arduino Primo
Starbit in Fla

Provides a useful interface between iPhone and Arduino Primo nRF52 BLE. After I figured out the symbolism on the app (didn’t see any read.me), I saw that it worked like a charm with the led Switch sketch in the Arduino Primo “BLE” examples directory.