nanaco 残高チェッカー vs Japan NFC Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nanaco 残高チェッカー
This app displays the money and point balances for your nanaco card. It retrieves and shows balance and history information directly from the official nanaco-net website. Please note this is not an official app from Seven Card Service.
- Display nanaco card money balance
- Display nanaco card point balance
- Retrieve data from nanaco-net official site
- Show balance and history information
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nanacoカード のマネー残高と、ポイント残高を表示するブラウザです。 残高、履歴情報などはnanaco-netの公式サイトから取得表示しています。 nanacoは、株式会社セブン&アイ・ホールディングスが株式会社セブン・カードサービスの登録商標です。 ※このアプリは、株式会社セブン・カードサービス の公式アプリではありません
Japan NFC Reader
Easily check the balance and usage history of various Japanese transit and e-money cards directly on your iPhone. Supports a wide range of IC cards and payment services for convenient financial tracking.
- Check e-money balance
- View usage history
- Supports Transit IC cards
- Supports Rakuten Edy, nanaco, WAON
- Supports Hong Kong Octopus card
- iPhone compatibility
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You can check Japanese e-money balance and usage history on your iPhone. Support: ・Transit IC（Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, SUGOCA, TOICA, Kitaca, manaca, nimoca, はやかけん(Hayakaken)） ・IruCa ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・icsca ・OKICA ・Ryuto ・Region Affiliate Transit IC（totra, Iwate Green Pass, iGUCA, HACHICA, AOPASS, nolbé, Shuhoku Orange Pass, AkiCA, Towada SkyBlue Pass, cherica, MegoICa, …and more!） ・Rakuten Edy ・nanaco ・WAON ・Japan Univ. Co-op IC Prepaid ・八達通 (Octopus) (Hong Kong) Devices that support card scanning: WITH iOS 13.0 OR LATER iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone SE (3rd generation) iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone SE (2nd generation) iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 11 iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone X iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 7 (sold in Japan) iPhone 7 Plus (sold in Japan)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Japan NFC Reader at 67% against nanaco 残高チェッカー's 0%. Japan NFC Reader also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). nanaco 残高チェッカー's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. Japan NFC Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. nanaco 残高チェッカー asks for nothing beyond the download.
nanaco 残高チェッカー ships an update every 6 weeks, Japan NFC Reader every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nanaco 残高チェッカー | Japan NFC Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EJing | Ryoga Tanaka |
Customer experience
nanaco 残高チェッカー
Japan NFC Reader
In-app purchases
nanaco 残高チェッカー
No in-app purchases
Japan NFC Reader
- Hide Ads (General)$1.99
- Hide Ads (Advanced Features)$4.99
Questions
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