TouchPointGettingStarted vs NearON
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchPointGettingStarted
This utility app enables your iPhone or iPad to read NFC SmartCards, stickers, and RFID tags using a Bluetooth-connected peripheral. It displays card details, maintains a history of reads, and manages the Bluetooth connection. The app is designed for ease of use, requiring no prior NFC/RFID experience.
- Read NFC SmartCards, stickers, and RFID tags
- Display Card ID and Card Type
- Maintain history of cards read
- Manage Bluetooth Low Energy connection
- Log Bluetooth communication for diagnostics
- User-friendly interface
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Socket Mobile TouchPoint brings Near Field Communication (NFC) as a Bluetooth Low Energy connected peripheral to your iPhone or iPad with all the features the iOS ecosystem has to offer. This TouchPoint Getting Started App implements the User Interface and connectivity to read NFC SmartCards, NFC stickers, and RFID Tags with TouchPoint. The App displays the Card ID and Card Type, maintains a history of cards read, and manages the Bluetooth Low Energy Connection to TouchPoint. The App also logs Bluetooth communication with TouchPoint – useful to diagnose a complex configuration. This easy-to-use App requires no NFC/RFID experience and provides just the basics to get you started with a working Near Field Communication system.
NearON
This utility app configures a Bluetooth proximity switch. It activates your phone's Bluetooth when you get close to the switch, automatically connecting and controlling its on/off state based on distance.
- Configure Bluetooth proximity switch parameters
- Automatic Bluetooth activation on proximity
- Distance-based on/off control
- Connects to phone via Bluetooth
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Used for setting the parameters and configuration of the Bluetooth proximity switch. The mobile phone's Bluetooth is activated when it gets close. It connects to the phone via Bluetooth and decides whether to turn it on or off based on the distance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NearON at weekly against TouchPointGettingStarted's every 2 months. TouchPointGettingStarted's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TouchPointGettingStarted against 5.0 for NearON. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
TouchPointGettingStarted ships an update every 2 months, NearON weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchPointGettingStarted | NearON |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Socket Mobile | 有伟 董 |
Customer experience
TouchPointGettingStarted
NearON
In-app purchases
TouchPointGettingStarted
No in-app purchases
NearON
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TouchPointGettingStarted free?
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