RFCReader Pro vs PC/SC BLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RFCReader Pro
Access and read technical internet standards documents efficiently. Features include keyword search, bookmarking, text styling, and offline reading. Supports PDF and HTML formats with navigation aids.
- List all RFC documents
- Search RFC by keywords or number
- Add RFC to favorites
- Mark and style text
- Offline RFC reading
- Read RFC in PDF and HTML formats
- Navigate via Table of Contents and thumbnails
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Requests for Comments (RFC) document series contain technical and organizational notes about the Internet. RFC Reader Pro is a tool which can provide user a more efficient way to read the RFC documents. Features for RFC Reader Pro are: 1. List all RFC documents 2. Search RFC File by Keywords or RFC number 3. Add to favorite for the interested RFC 4. Support marking text with color 5. Support adding Bold, Itatic and Underline styles to RFC text 6. Support changing default Font name and Font size for RFC text reading 7. Support fast navigating to last reading position and can go back and forward several times 8. Support fast navigating with Table Of Contents (TOC) 9. Offline RFC reading: Once you read it once, it will be cached locally 10. Save your changes to the document in Document folder 11.Support both Landscape and Portrait reading mode on all supported devices. 12. Support cleaning up cached files Version 1.1.0 13. Support iOS 9 Version 1.3.0 14. Add 'Search' feature: user can search by keyword in the reading page and can navigate the RFC page by the list of results Version 3.0.1 1. Support read RFC in PDF format 2. Support searching RFC content when reading in PDF format 3. Support navigate RFC content through Table Of Content when reading in PDF format 4. Support navigate RFC content through PDF thumbnail 5. Support view RFC content in thumbnail grid view 6. Support read RFC in HTML format 7. Support navigate back and forth when reading in HTML format 8.Support navigate through Table Of Content when reading in HTML format for some RFCs 9. Support add to favorite RFC list when reading both in PDF format and HTML format 10. Update RFC database to support up to RFC9083
PC/SC BLE
This application allows users to interact with smartcard and NFC/RFID readers via a Bluetooth Low Energy connection. It supports retrieving smartcard ATR, exchanging APDUs, and reading/writing NFC tags. Developers can use the provided source code to build their own iOS applications.
- Bluetooth Low Energy connection
- Smartcard and NFC/RFID reader support
- Retrieve smartcard ATR
- Exchange ISO 7816 APDUs
- Read/write NFC tags
- Access to source code for development
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SpringCard PC/SC over BLE is the reference application to work with SpringCard smartcard and NFC/RFID readers over a Bluetooth Low Energy connection. Use this application together with Puck Blue, or another BLE-enabled SpringCard smartcard reader. Connect to a contact or contactless smartcard, retrieve its ATR, exchange ISO 7816 APDUs; read/write NFC tags or RFID@13.56MHz labels; explore and validate your own use cases. Once ready, download the complete source code from GitHub ios-pcsclike-sample-ble project, and start developing your own iOS application together with SpringCard products!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PC/SC BLE at Free against RFCReader Pro's $1.99. RFCReader Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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
PC/SC BLE is free to download; RFCReader Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RFCReader Pro ships an update every 3 months, PC/SC BLE every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RFCReader Pro | PC/SC BLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 飞 龙 | SPRINGCARD |
Customer experience
RFCReader Pro
PC/SC BLE
In-app purchases
RFCReader Pro
No in-app purchases
PC/SC BLE
No in-app purchases
