Comparison

NFC Tools vs JAKA App

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

Head to head
About

NFC Tools

Easily read and write data to NFC tags using a straightforward interface. Interact with tag content, view detailed information, and record standard data like contacts, URLs, and WiFi configurations.

Highlights
  • Read NFC tag data
  • Write standard information to tags
  • Store VCARDs and URLs
  • Share contact details
  • Save tag contents
  • Configure WiFi and Bluetooth
Features
Currently charting
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NFC Tools can read and write your NFC tags with a simple and lightweight user interface. By passing your device near an NFC chip, you can read the data it contains and interact with the content. The "Read" section allows you to see data such as: - the maker of the tag - the type of tag (ex : Mifare Ultralight, NTAG213) - the norm of the tag (ex : NFC Forum Type 2) - the available technology (ex: NFC A) - its serial number (ex : 04:85:c8:5a:40:2b:80) - the size of the tag and of the data on it - if you can write on the tag - all the data on the tag (NDEF format) NFC Tools can record standard information on your tags which will be compatible with any NFC device. For instance, you can store a VCARD to share your contact details easily, open an URL, share a phone number or even a geolocation. The "Write" section let you record standardised data such as: - a simple text - a link to a website - an email - a contact - a phone number - a predefined text message - an address or geolocation - a WiFi or Bluetooth configuration - personalised data - and more... The write function allows you to add as much data as you wish. This way you can record large quantities of information on your tag. The app also allows you to save the contents of your chip for later access. NFC Tools has been tested with the following NFC tags: - NTAG 203, 210, 210u, 212, 213, 213TT, 215, 216, 413 DNA, 424 DNA - Ultralight, Ultralight C, Ultralight EV1 - ICODE SLI, SLI-S, SLIX, SLIX-S, SLIX-L, SLIX2, DNA - DESFire EV1, EV2, EV3 - ST25TV, ST25TA - Felica If you encounter any problem, don’t hesitate to contact us. Notes: - Compatible from iPhone 7. - Use the "compatibility" mode to read/write Mifare Classic tags.

About

JAKA App

This app offers a user-friendly graphical programming experience for industrial robots, lowering the entry barrier for robot programming. It features intuitive interfaces, improved efficiency, and scalable instructions with modular programming languages.

Highlights
  • Graphical programming interface
  • Intuitive and easy to learn
  • Improved programming efficiency
  • Scalable programming instructions
  • Modular programming languages
  • Supports different hardware versions
Features
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The v1.7 iOS App can only match with V1.7 controller (1.7.0 and above), excluding the V1.5 controller. Programming has always been considered a difficult task. Teach pendants are an indispensable tool for teaching programming. The teaching pendants from different robotic companies are diverse, bulky, and with different programming instructions. With the rapid development of mobile smart devices, JAKA Robotics, from the users’ perspective, in order to lower the programming threshold and provide a user-friendly programming experience, has developed JAKA Zu APP. JAKA Robotics has become the world’s first cobot company to use graphical programming. The graphical programming software of JAKA Robotics has three advantages: 1. The programming interface is intuitive, easy to learn and understand, which makes the absence of entry barriers of robot programming; 2. The programming efficiency is greatly improved; 3. The programming instructions are more scalable. "Logic, loop, mathematics, text, lists, colors", etc., these are all modular basic programming languages. Take "loop" as an example, when a certain condition is met, a certain logic can be looped", this is the most classic program. JAKA graphic programming system is composed of three modules: instruction set, communication, and serialization. Through the management of the version number of the programming file, the serial number of the robot, as well as the compatible adaptation of the corresponding programming instructions, the same APP can be adapted to JAKA Cobots of different hardware versions.

Screenshots

NFC Tools4 screens
JAKA App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NFC Tools at 51% against JAKA App's 0%. NFC Tools also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (14K vs 1). JAKA App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JAKA App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NFC Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NFC Tools has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of NFC Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of JAKA App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFC Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, JAKA App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
NFC Tools versus JAKA App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC ToolsJAKA App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperwakdevJAKA Robotics Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

NFC Tools

All ratings14,214 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews706 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative39.5%

JAKA App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

NFC Tools

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot unlock NFC tags after locking them
  • Contacts and WiFi records not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when reading/writing tags
  • Restore purchase feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to bulk write NFC tags
  • Improve compatibility with wpa2 enterprise WiFi settings
  • Implement file explorer for loading custom tag data
  • Add option to write data to Apple Wallet
  • Provide emulator functionality for testing without tags

JAKA App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NFC Tools

One-time1
  • NFC Tools - Pro Edition$3.99
None

JAKA App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFC Tools free?
NFC Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JAKA App free?
JAKA App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NFC Tools or JAKA App?
NFC Tools is rated higher. NFC Tools averages 4.6 out of 5 from 14K ratings, while JAKA App averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NFC Tools or JAKA App have ads?
Neither NFC Tools nor JAKA App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFC Tools or JAKA App?
NFC Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, and JAKA App every 2 months. Most recently, NFC Tools was updated on October 17, 2026 and JAKA App on October 14, 2026.

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