GoToTags vs TagAccess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoToTags
This utility app reads various NFC tag types and scans popular barcode formats. It allows users to perform actions like opening URLs, displaying text, or copying content. Optimized for newer iPhones, it offers automated reading and scanning features.
- Read all NFC chip types
- Scan QR Codes, Data Matrix, Code 128, UPC
- Open URLs in browser
- Copy text to clipboard
- Search text on Google
- Automated tag reading/barcode scanning
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NFC • Supports all NFC chip types; Type 1 - Type 5 (NXP NTAG, Mifare Ultralight, SLI-X...) • Read NDEF records from NFC tags • NFC tags must be NDEF encoded to be read by an iOS device; blank (unencoded) NFC tags will not work (see help for details) BARCODES • Scan all popular barcode formats; QR Codes, Data Matrix, Code 128, UPC and more ACTIONS • Open url in browser • Display text • Copy text to clipboard; setting to automate • Search on Google for text; setting to automate TAGS • 3D touch for easy reading of NFC tags and barcodes • Setting to auto-read NFC tag or scan barcode SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Reading NFC tags is only possible on an iPhone 7 or newer with iOS 11 installed! • Barcode scanning will work on all devices • See help site for details NFC TAGS The GoToTags Store is the largest worldwide supplier for NFC tags. GoToTags can encode NFC tags for customers so the can be read by iOS.
TagAccess
This utility app allows users to connect to and control RFID readers via Bluetooth. It offers features for data formatting, tag inventory management, and executing various RFID commands for enhanced productivity.
- Bluetooth pairing
- Data formatting and keystroke input
- RFID tag inventory dashboard
- RFID command execution (Inventory, Read, Write, Find, Lock, Kill)
- RFID profile management
- SGTIN operations
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Simple to Connect, Easy to Configure. Give You Complete Control over RFID tags. 1. Easy pairing via Bluetooth. 2. Data formatting and read tag as keystroke increase flexibility and productivity. 3. Complete visibility of RFID tag inventory with a clear dashboard showing performance, asset counting and signal power. 4. RFID commands such as Tag Inventory, Reading, Writing, Finding, Locking and Killing by Unitech RFID Readers. 5. RFID profile repository for adding, editing and deleting which enables user to switch to the corresponding profile for different scene when operating RFID command. 6. SGTIN operations such as SGTIN Inventory and SGTIN Match by Unitech RFID Readers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoToTags at 67% against TagAccess's 0%. GoToTags also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
GoToTags holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoToTags has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of GoToTags's written reviews are positive against 0% of TagAccess's.
GoToTags ships an update monthly, TagAccess every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoToTags | TagAccess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (23 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoToTags | Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd., |
Customer experience
GoToTags
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In-app purchases
GoToTags
No in-app purchases
TagAccess
No in-app purchases
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