Comparison

BicycleFinder vs Sarotis

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

Head to head
About

BicycleFinder

Features
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BicycleFinder provides information on public physical bike stations around the world. It allows you to choose from available cities in the city bikes network. You can find routes to their chosen bike station using Apple's iOS map directions. Your location is not used within the BicycleFinder app itself. BicycleFinder is an independently created app which uses information from the citybik.es api. Although every effort has been made to ensure reliability, bike station details and the number of available bikes relies on physical maintenance and cannot be guaranteed.

About

Sarotis

Easily read, write, and manage NFC tags. Save tag data, import/export information, and clear or lock tags. Supports various data types like contacts, web links, and Wi-Fi configurations.

Highlights
  • Write/Read NFC Tags (NDEF Format)
  • Save and Import NFC Tag Data
  • Export Data to CSV
  • Clear and Lock NFC Tags
  • Text-to-Speech for Read Data
  • Create vCards, Web Links, Wi-Fi, and more
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With Sarotis - NFC Writer / Reader you are able to write / read your NFC Tags. Additional, you have the ability to save your NFC Tags and write that data to other NFC Tags. The records of scanned NFC Tags can be opened directly, e.g. read contact record can be imported to your contacts or you can execute Siri Shortcuts directly in the app. Features - Write / Read NFC Tags (NDEF Format) - Save NFC Tag data - Import NFC Tag data - Export NFC Tag data (CSV file) - Load saved NFC Tag data and write it to other NFC Tags - Open read data directly - View / Copy raw data - Clear NFC Tags - Lock NFC Tags - Read out scanned NFC Tags (Text to speech) - NFC Tag history (read / write) - Protect NFC Tag with password Section Read NFC - Scan vCards and import it to your contacts - Open locations in map - Open Weblinks - Start FaceTime calls - Start phone calls - Send text messages (SMS) - Read plain text - Read and open eMails - Read Bluetooth - Read Wifi and connect - Read hex data Section Write NFC - Create vCards and write them to NFC Tags - Create locations from a map - Create Siri Shortcuts - Create weblinks - Create FaceTime calls - Create text messages (SMS) - Create eMails - Create plain text - Create phone calls - Create Bluetooth - Create Wifi - Create hex data - Create social media quick links For feedback or feature requests please use the feedback section in the app or send an eMail to support@sarotis-nfc.de. If you like the app, please rate it in the App Store to support future development. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BicycleFinder4 screens
Sarotis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BicycleFinder at none against Sarotis's 4. Sarotis's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Sarotis sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BicycleFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BicycleFinder ships an update every 9 months, Sarotis every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BicycleFinder versus Sarotis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBicycleFinderSarotis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert SmithTobias Hauss

In-app purchases

None

BicycleFinder

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sarotis

Subscriptions2
  • Sarotis PRO – Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Sarotis Pro - yearly subscription3 Days trial$11.991 Year
One-time2
  • Sarotis PRO (All Features)$7.99
  • Sarotis PRO Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is BicycleFinder free?
BicycleFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sarotis free?
Sarotis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BicycleFinder or Sarotis have ads?
Neither BicycleFinder nor Sarotis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BicycleFinder or Sarotis?
BicycleFinder ships an update every 9 months, and Sarotis every 6 weeks. Most recently, BicycleFinder was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sarotis on November 3, 2026.

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