交通联合 vs Trip Reader (NFC)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
交通联合
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交通联合APP专注城市交通出行，用户使用交通联合APP，从此告别现金、押金、充值与找零，也告别了排队、丢卡、问路和百度，用户使用交通联合APP刷二维码乘坐公交、地铁等公共交通工具，省去携带实体公交卡的不便，感受耳目一新的移动生活方式。交通联合APP也可以查询公交线路、站点，查询实体卡充值、维修等服务的网点信息，浏览交通部最新的新闻资讯内容。为用户出行提供更加便捷的服务。交通联合支持微信、支付宝等多个支付渠道，满足您对移动支付的一切需求，乘车出行更从容！
Trip Reader (NFC)
Access your Chinese public transit card's balance and transaction history using your iPhone's NFC reader. View station names, monthly discounts, and bus routes without needing internet or Bluetooth. Save your travel history and sync it across devices.
- Read balance and history
- Show station names
- Track monthly discounts
- Display bus route numbers
- Save travel history
- Sync to iCloud
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Trip Reader uses iPhone's internal NFC reader to get balance and history from public transit cards issued across China. No Internet or Bluetooth is needed. Main features: • Balance and history • Show station names • Monthly discount policy and progress • Bus route number • Save history and comments • Sync to iCloud ************************************** Beijing Yikatong is not supported due to technical reason. ************************************** Cards supported: • Beijing Hutong Card (京津冀互联互通卡, with T-Union mark) • Tianjin City Card (with T-Union mark) • Nanjing City Card (with T-Union mark) • Suzhou Citizen Card • Shanghai Public Transportation Card (Purple card and T-Union card) • Kunshan Citizen Card • Guangzhou Yang Cheng Tong (CPU card only) • Lingnan Pass • Shenzhen Tong (FeliCa type not supported) • Chengdu Tianfu Tong (CPU card only) • Other T-Union or City Union cards issued across China (some dual-module cards may show T-Union history only) Note: Student cards, senior cards etc. are not supported. This app does not have access to official database. Please use with caution and do not rely on the result.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trip Reader (NFC) at 93% against 交通联合's 0%. Trip Reader (NFC) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (483 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Trip Reader (NFC) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trip Reader (NFC) has 483 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 交通联合's written reviews are positive against 93% of Trip Reader (NFC)'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 交通联合 | Trip Reader (NFC) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (483 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 483 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHINA TRANSPORT UNION Co., Ltd. | Domosekai Limited |
Customer experience
交通联合
Trip Reader (NFC)
In-app purchases
交通联合
No in-app purchases
Trip Reader (NFC)
No in-app purchases
