IC vs ICカードリーダー
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IC
This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.
- Read IC card balance
- View usage history
- Export history as CSV
- Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
- Save card data
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That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON
ICカードリーダー
Easily check your transit IC card balance and transaction history. View past journeys on a map and add notes to your records. Supports a wide range of popular Japanese transit cards.
- Check IC card balance
- View charge history
- See travel history on map
- Record payment history
- Add notes to records
- Supports multiple transit cards
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● 現時点で読み取れる交通系ICカード ・Suica ・モバイルSuica ・PASMO ・Kitaca ・manaca ・SUGOCA ・nimoca ・ICOCA ・TOICA ・PiTaPa ・はやかけん ● 確認できる内容 ・ICカードの残高 ・チャージ履歴 ・電車やバスなどの乗車履歴 ・決済履歴 ● アプリの使い方 1. アプリを起動 2. スキャンボタンを押して、読み取りを開始 3. 端末の背面上部をICカードの中心部にかざす 4. ICカードの残高や利用履歴が表示される ● アプリの特徴 ・可愛いデザイン！ ・メモを入力、保存できる ・乗車履歴は地図で確認できる
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ICカードリーダー at none against IC's 5. ICカードリーダー also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 74%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). IC's advantage is ratings volume (385 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ICカードリーダー asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for IC against 5.0 for ICカードリーダー. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IC has 385 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of IC's written reviews are positive against 90% of ICカードリーダー's.
IC ships an update every 2 months, ICカードリーダー every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IC | ICカードリーダー |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (385 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 385 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shintaro Kawamura | Riana Soumi |
Customer experience
IC
ICカードリーダー
In-app purchases
IC
- All CSV Export$0.99
- One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
- タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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- 広告非表示$4.99
- お寿司をご馳走する$7.99
ICカードリーダー
No in-app purchases
