Comparison

Smart NFC vs Intertest Streaming App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smart NFC

This app allows users to read, write, and interact with NFC tags directly from their compatible iPhone. It supports various record types, tag formatting, and direct memory access for advanced customization. Background reading is also available on newer devices.

Highlights
  • Read, write, duplicate, erase, and lock NDEF tags
  • Format tags as NDEF
  • Interact with links and social media records
  • Background tag reading
  • Direct tag memory access
  • Send custom commands to tags
Features
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NFC is supported on iPhone 7 or newer only; iPad and iPod Touch do not have the hardware to interact with NFC tags. ----- Read, write, interact, and hack your NFC tags on your supporting iPhone! Smart NFC is one of the first apps to support native NFC writing directly from your device. With numerous custom records to get you started, you'll be writing to most NDEF-formatted NFC tags in no time. Don't have any NDEF-formatted tags? Format them in the Advanced section. Tag-specific features are being added that allow you to edit a tag's memory directly, which opens the doors to all kinds of new features! Tag not scanning? NDEF format new tags from the Advanced section to get them working right! An NFC tag is written with a single "Message" which contains any number of "Records." These records define text, links, and data to be stored on the tag. Most tags can be scanned by holding the top of your iPhone within a few centimeters. A chip is only limited only by its size. As long as the chip is NDEF-formatted (most are, and other formats will be supported in a later version) and it has enough space, the limits are endless! Features: - Read, write, duplicate, erase, and permanently lock NDEF-formatted tags - Monitor a tag's max capacity (usually somewhere between 256-1024 Bytes) - Read, write, and interact with links (https://, sms://, facetime://, mailto:, etc.) - Write a variety of pre-defined Social Media and website records - Read and write text records with multiple language localizations - Use Background Tag Reading to interact with NFC tags without an app. Write a link to a tag and then tap it to your phone. Voila! (Supported on iPhone XS and newer) - Review and rewrite previous messages from your History to another tag - Format factory-programmed tags as NDEF tags in-app (Supports most common tags such as Type 2 and Type 5 NFC tags) - Read and write directly to a tag's memory - Send custom commands directly to a tag - And of course, target your users better by using a tag's unique identifier Extras: - Dark Mode - Privacy: we collect nothing as you use the app. Supported Devices: - NFC scanning is available on iPhone 7 and newer. iPad and iPod Touch do not have the required hardware. - Background Tag Reading is available on iPhone XS and newer. iOS will present a notification for the first valid link stored on a tag. Supported Tags: - Any NDEF-formatted tags - MIFARE Ultralight - NTAG 213/215/216 - NXP ICODE® Tags, ISO 15693 Tags, and Type 5 Tags Future support for: - MIFARE DESFire Limitations: - MIFARE Classic tags are not currently supported by iOS Future features: - Include a tag's ID and/or its read count in a record - Password-protect an NFC chip - Connect to a Bluetooth device Feel free to Tweet feature requests to me at @0xA1EC

About

Intertest Streaming App

Control and record video from compatible IP cameras. Search your network for devices and configure settings like zoom and focus. View generic RTSP streams and save footage.

Highlights
  • Network camera search
  • Remote camera configuration
  • Optical zoom control
  • Video and still recording
  • Generic RTSP stream viewing
  • Save to Photos app
Features
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This application was made with the intent of control Intertest IP Cameras, as well as displaying / recording video and stills. The camera can search your network for compatible devices and configure itself to control the camera it finds assuming its supported. The application is able to seek a network and identify IP Cameras from Intertest Inc's product line. Once connected the application allows users to change settings to remote IP cameras such as optical zoom, shutter, iris, focus, and much more. The application is meant to work with specific IP cameras for full control of settings, however entering a generic RTSP stream through the manual Login page allows for viewing of the stream as well as saving video and stills to the IOS Photos app. If you are unfamiliar with Intertest or how the application is intended to work, you can look at the Introduction page linked from the initial view.

Screenshots

Smart NFC4 screens
Intertest Streaming App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Intertest Streaming App at Free against Smart NFC's $1.99. Intertest Streaming App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Smart NFC's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (92 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Intertest Streaming App is free to download; Smart NFC costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Intertest Streaming App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart NFC has 92 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart NFC ships an update fortnightly, Intertest Streaming App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Smart NFC versus Intertest Streaming App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NFCIntertest Streaming App
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (92 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings92 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#42 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB476 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlec O'ConnorBrian Hamilton

Customer experience

Smart NFC

All ratings92 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.1%

Intertest Streaming App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart NFC

No in-app purchases

None

Intertest Streaming App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart NFC free?
Smart NFC costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intertest Streaming App free?
Intertest Streaming App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smart NFC or Intertest Streaming App?
Intertest Streaming App is rated higher. Smart NFC averages 4.5 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Intertest Streaming App averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Smart NFC or Intertest Streaming App have ads?
Neither Smart NFC nor Intertest Streaming App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart NFC or Intertest Streaming App?
Smart NFC ships an update fortnightly, and Intertest Streaming App every 3 months. Most recently, Smart NFC was updated on September 29, 2026 and Intertest Streaming App on August 22, 2026.

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