Microchip SmartConnect vs Smart NFC Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microchip SmartConnect
This application serves as a container for various Bluetooth Low Energy profile applications. It is designed for demonstrating functionalities with specific development kits and software. It supports a range of health and device information profiles.
- Bluetooth Low Energy profiles
- Alert Notification
- Heart Rate monitoring
- Health Thermometer
- Custom Serial Chat
- Device Information
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Microchip SmartConnect is a Bluetooth Smart mobile application developed by Microchip Technology Inc. It is a container app comprising of a number of Bluetooth Low Energy profile applications that can be used for demonstration with Microchip BLE development kits running Microchip BluSDK software. Features: Microchip SmartConnect supports the following BLE profiles/services: 1. Alert Notification 2. Battery 3. Blood Pressure 4. Custom Serial Chat (custom profile) 5. Device Information 6. Find Me 7. Heart Rate 8. Health Thermometer 9. Phone Alert 10. Proximity 11. Scan Parameters 12. Time Info
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 Microchip SmartConnect's 1.0. Smart NFC Tools also leads on ratings volume (478 vs 3). Microchip SmartConnect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Smart NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Microchip SmartConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart NFC Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart NFC Tools has 478 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Microchip SmartConnect | Smart NFC Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (478 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 30.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 478 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microchip Technology Inc. | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
Microchip SmartConnect
Smart NFC Tools
Bugs and requests
Microchip SmartConnect
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
Microchip SmartConnect
No in-app purchases
Smart NFC Tools
- NFC Tools Premium$1.99
Questions
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