DDR Score Manager A vs Arcade Card Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DDR Score Manager A
This application allows users to manage their scores and full combo statuses for a rhythm game. It can load score data from a server and saves it locally for offline access. Your score data is kept private and is not shared.
- Manage scores
- Track full combo states
- Load score data from GATE Server
- Save score data locally
- Offline score access
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Preparing to support DDR WORLD! DDR Score Manager manage your Scores & Fullcombo States. You can load score data from GATE Server. Score Manager saves score data to your phone or tablet. You can check your scores everytime everywhere. Score Manager donot send your socre data anywhere.
Arcade Card Reader
This utility app uses NFC to scan and save data from various arcade and transit cards. It supports a wide range of card types, including e-amusement passes, FeliCa-based travel cards, and amusement IC cards. All scanned data can be stored within the app for quick retrieval.
- Read card numbers and serial numbers
- Scan access codes
- Identify card types
- Save scanned data
- Supports e-amusement passes
- Supports FeliCa-based travel IC cards
- Supports Amusement IC cards
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Allows you to read card numbers, serial numbers, access codes, card type, and more from various arcade cards using NFC. Once read, the data can be saved to the app for easy access later. Supported cards include: - e-amusement passes (all types) - FeliCa-based Travel IC cards such as PASMO, Suica, ICOCA, Octopus, etc. - Amusement IC cards from Konami, Sega, Taito, and Bandai Namco - Unofficial Amusement IC cards - Other FeliCa-based NFC tags such as Sony XM-series headphones - NESiCA cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Arcade Card Reader at none against DDR Score Manager A's shown. Arcade Card Reader also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). DDR Score Manager A's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DDR Score Manager A holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DDR Score Manager A has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of DDR Score Manager A's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arcade Card Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DDR Score Manager A ships an update every 11 days, Arcade Card Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DDR Score Manager A | Arcade Card Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koichi Umekawa | Rem Tech AS |
Customer experience
DDR Score Manager A
Arcade Card Reader
In-app purchases
DDR Score Manager A
No in-app purchases
Arcade Card Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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