HERE Map Creator vs Smart NFC Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HERE Map Creator
Enhance your HERE navigation experience by updating map data directly from your mobile device. Easily add, edit, or remove locations, improve positioning, and share your contributions with a global community. Help make maps more accurate for everyone.
- Update HERE map data on-the-go
- Search, view, and edit map information
- Collect, edit, or delete places
- Improve positioning accuracy
- Share pictures and review contributions
- Add missing locations to the map
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This app allows you to improve your day to day HERE navigation by providing updates to the HERE map. Just search, view and update the HERE map on-the-go easily and quickly from your mobile phone. Collect, edit or delete places. Improve positioning, share pictures and review your contributions on mapcreator.here.com Is your favorite spot missing from the HERE map? Just use Map Creator and share it with millions of HERE powered devices worldwide. Map Creator is entirely free. Just join the community and enjoy mobile mapping.
Smart NFC Tools
Easily read, inspect, and modify NFC tags with this intuitive tool. Write to tags in various formats to trigger actions like opening websites or making calls. Prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely offline.
- Read NFC tag content
- Inspect and modify NFC tags
- Erase, lock, and copy tags
- Write NFC tags in various formats
- Trigger phone calls or open websites
- 100% offline operation
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Smart NFC Tools is the most accessible and easy to use NFC Reader and Writer for mobile devices! With a simple user interface and powerful tools you can interact with NDEF-Formatted NFC cards without any external hardware! - Read, Inspect and modify: Read a tag by touching the back of your device against it and Smart NFC Tools will show you a full report on the tag's content and give you options such as erase, lock and copy. It's super easy! - Write in many formats: Smart NFC Tools enables you to write NFC tags in popular formats that allow for custom interactions such as opening a website or triggering a phone call just by touching the tag with a compatible device! - Note about privacy: Smart NFC Tools works 100% offline, without any personal or content data being sent to an external server or third party server. Your privacy is our priority! Embrace the world of NFC technologies using your phone or tablet! Smart NFC Tools is now available for all iOS devices!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart NFC Tools at 4.6 against HERE Map Creator's 2.5. Smart NFC Tools also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (476 vs 26). HERE Map Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Smart NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HERE Map Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart NFC Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart NFC Tools has 476 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of HERE Map Creator's written reviews are positive against 30% of Smart NFC Tools's.
HERE Map Creator ships an update every 6 months, Smart NFC Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HERE Map Creator | Smart NFC Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (26 ratings) | 4.6 (476 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 30.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HERE Europe B.V. | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
HERE Map Creator
Smart NFC Tools
Bugs and requests
HERE Map Creator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smart NFC Tools
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't work to save contact card
- App glitches
- Doesn't work to read card and fob
- Paid for unlock, but restore doesn't work after iOS update
- Paid for ability to lock tags, but feature does not work
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- App not working after 15 minutes, even after purchase
Requested features
2 requests- Add social media to chips
- Ability to add multiple items to card after paying
In-app purchases
HERE Map Creator
No in-app purchases
Smart NFC Tools
- NFC Tools Premium$1.99
Questions
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