PetScan vs TagAccess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PetScan
This utility app connects to compatible RFID readers for iOS devices to scan and manage pet chip information. It allows users to record scan history, modify chip memory with contact details, and assign pet owner information, including pictures. Data can be exported as spreadsheets and visualized on a map.
- Connects to RFID readers
- Initiates scans from iOS device
- Records scan history
- Modifies RFID chip memory
- Assigns pet owner details and photos
- Exports data to spreadsheets
- Visualizes scan locations on a map
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Connect your RFID reader to your iPhone® or iPad®. Supported readers : RT100, RT100M, RT-250, V8BT, V8M. Offered functionalities : • Initiate scans from your iOS device • Receive scan directly from the reader • Record reader's memory export in the database • Record history of all scans • Modify RFID chip's internal memory: write a contact name and phone number in the chip with the reader • Assign owner's name and address along with a picture of the pet to each scanned chips • Export scan history and internal database as spreadsheet files • Visualize where a scan has been made on a map
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 update cadence: TagAccess at every 5 months against PetScan's every 10 months. PetScan's advantage is review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for PetScan against 1.0 for TagAccess. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of PetScan's written reviews are positive against 0% of TagAccess's.
PetScan ships an update every 10 months, TagAccess every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PetScan | TagAccess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATRIA-TRADING | Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd., |
Customer experience
PetScan
TagAccess
In-app purchases
PetScan
No in-app purchases
TagAccess
No in-app purchases
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