ST NFC Sensor vs Simple RFID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ST NFC Sensor
This application showcases energy harvesting capabilities for NFC tags. It allows users to read sensor data from systems running specific firmware, even without a battery. Explore the potential of battery-free sensor deployment.
- Demonstrates energy harvesting
- Reads sensor data
- Supports FP-SNS-SMARTAG1 firmware
- Works with STEVAL-SMARTAG1 evaluation board
- Enables battery-free deployment
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The ST NFC Sensor app demonstrate the Energy Harvesting feature. You can read data, in one shot mode, from any system running the FP-SNS-SMARTAG1 firmware package, like the STEVAL-SMARTAG1 evaluation board. The energy harvesting feature of the embedded ST25DV series Dynamic NFC Tag means you can even deploy the STEVAL-SMARTAG1 without a battery and still read sensor data in one shot mode. For more information, visit the STEVAL-SMARTAG1 and FP-SNS-SMARTAG1 web pages on www.st.com
Simple RFID
Streamline inventory management with this mobile application. It allows you to program RFID tags, search for specific items using the RFID reader, and customize various settings. Enhance your inventory counting process with advanced RFID capabilities.
- Program RFID tags
- Lookup product library
- Search & Locate items
- Adjust RFID settings
- Inventory counting
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Use Simple RFID's mobile app to transform the way you count your inventory. Our app is loaded with RFID features including: - Program RFID tags - Ability to lookup your product library and program a tag. - Search & Locate - Ability to use the RFID reader to be guided to a desired item, even when the item is out of sight. - Settings - Ability to adjust features relating to RFID. - And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple RFID at 4.0 against ST NFC Sensor's 2.3. ST NFC Sensor's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Simple RFID holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively.
ST NFC Sensor ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple RFID every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ST NFC Sensor | Simple RFID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STMicroelectronics | Andrus Logistics, LLC. |
Customer experience
ST NFC Sensor
Simple RFID
In-app purchases
ST NFC Sensor
No in-app purchases
Simple RFID
No in-app purchases
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