Mobile Badge vs MiCard PLUS BLE Badge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Badge
Transform your smartphone into a contactless access badge for authentication and device login. This app offers a simple, friction-free solution for secure access without physical cards or PINs, with advanced enterprise options available.
- Contactless badge for authentication
- Unlock devices and print stations
- Bluetooth access with ELATEC readers
- Minimal setup required
- Optional advanced credential management
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Mobile Badge turns your smartphone into a reliable, contactless badge for authentication and access. Whether you're unlocking a print release station or logging into a device, just walk up with your phone no plastic cards, no PINs, no friction. Designed for simplicity, the Standard Edition requires no account, no pairing, and no backend setup. Just install the app and you’re ready to go with supported Bluetooth-enabled ELATEC readers. Need more control? We also offer solutions with remote pass management, user-specific credentials, and revocation capabilities. If you're looking for advanced features or enterprise deployment options, reach out we’d be happy to help. Looking for managed credentials, user-specific control, or integrations? Reach out to our support team to learn about our extended solutions. Key Features: - Bluetooth access via supported ELATEC readers - Minimal setup required, flexible for various environments - Ideal for secure printing, workstation login, and shared device scenarios - Optional advanced credential management available Whether you're a daily user or managing large-scale deployments, Mobile Badge brings mobile identity into the real world in a way that is fluid, reliable, and future-ready.
MiCard PLUS BLE Badge
This app enables smartphone login to printers, scanners, and multifunctional devices when paired with a MiCard PLUS BLE card reader. Simply open the app and tap your phone to the reader to authenticate.
- Smartphone device login
- Printer authentication
- Scanner authentication
- Multifunctional device access
- Requires BLE card reader
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Combined with a MiCard PLUS BLE card reader, the MiCard PLUS BLE Badge app allows users to log in to a printer, scanner, or multifunctional device using their smartphone. After opening the app on the phone, the phone must be held to the card reader, and the badge ID button be tapped. Requirements: • MiCard PLUS BLE card reader • iPhone supporting Bluetooth® version 4.2 and higher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mobile Badge at 50% against MiCard PLUS BLE Badge's 0%. Mobile Badge also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). MiCard PLUS BLE Badge's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
MiCard PLUS BLE Badge holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Mobile Badge's written reviews are positive against 0% of MiCard PLUS BLE Badge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mobile Badge ships an update every 6 weeks, MiCard PLUS BLE Badge every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Badge | MiCard PLUS BLE Badge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elatec GmbH | NT-ware |
Customer experience
Mobile Badge
MiCard PLUS BLE Badge
In-app purchases
Mobile Badge
No in-app purchases
MiCard PLUS BLE Badge
No in-app purchases
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