NFC Tag Manager vs Smart NFC Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NFC Tag Manager
Easily read and write NFC tags with support for plain text and URL content. Features include tag creation, cleaning, and viewing recently accessed tags.
- Read NFC tags
- Create NFC tags
- Clean NFC tags
- View recent tags
- Supports plain text
- Supports URL content
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Read and Write NDEF tags in an easy way. We support plain text and URL content. - Read tags - Create tags - Clean tags - See your recently read tags Please feel free to request for more features and give me more ideas.
Smart NFC Tools
Easily read, inspect, and modify NFC tags with this intuitive tool. Write to tags in various formats to trigger actions like opening websites or making calls. Prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely offline.
- Read NFC tag content
- Inspect and modify NFC tags
- Erase, lock, and copy tags
- Write NFC tags in various formats
- Trigger phone calls or open websites
- 100% offline operation
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Smart NFC Tools is the most accessible and easy to use NFC Reader and Writer for mobile devices! With a simple user interface and powerful tools you can interact with NDEF-Formatted NFC cards without any external hardware! - Read, Inspect and modify: Read a tag by touching the back of your device against it and Smart NFC Tools will show you a full report on the tag's content and give you options such as erase, lock and copy. It's super easy! - Write in many formats: Smart NFC Tools enables you to write NFC tags in popular formats that allow for custom interactions such as opening a website or triggering a phone call just by touching the tag with a compatible device! - Note about privacy: Smart NFC Tools works 100% offline, without any personal or content data being sent to an external server or third party server. Your privacy is our priority! Embrace the world of NFC technologies using your phone or tablet! Smart NFC Tools is now available for all iOS devices!
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Verdict
NFC Tag Manager and Smart NFC Tools both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 62% of NFC Tag Manager's written reviews are positive against 30% of Smart NFC Tools's. Smart NFC Tools's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. NFC Tag Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for NFC Tag Manager against 4.6 for Smart NFC Tools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 476 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of NFC Tag Manager's written reviews are positive against 30% of Smart NFC Tools's.
NFC Tag Manager ships an update every 9 days, Smart NFC Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFC Tag Manager | Smart NFC Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (164 ratings) — better | 4.6 (476 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 30.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 164 | 476 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruno Goncalves | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. |
Customer experience
NFC Tag Manager
Smart NFC Tools
Bugs and requests
NFC Tag Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Smart NFC Tools
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't work to save contact card
- App glitches
- Doesn't work to read card and fob
- Paid for unlock, but restore doesn't work after iOS update
- Paid for ability to lock tags, but feature does not work
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- App not working after 15 minutes, even after purchase
Requested features
2 requests- Add social media to chips
- Ability to add multiple items to card after paying
In-app purchases
NFC Tag Manager
- Remove Ads$1.99
Smart NFC Tools
- NFC Tools Premium$1.99
Questions
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