NFC Tag Manager vs ETRNL Programmer
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.
ETRNL Programmer
This application allows users to program NTAG424 DNA NFC chips. It connects with the ETRNL platform to facilitate chip configuration.
- Program NTAG424 DNA NFC chips
- Connects with ETRNL platform
- Facilitates chip configuration
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The ETRNL Programmer app enables users of the ETRNL platform to program their NTAG424 DNA NFC chips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ETRNL Programmer at 100% against NFC Tag Manager's 62%. ETRNL Programmer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). NFC Tag Manager's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, 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. NFC Tag Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ETRNL Programmer asks for nothing beyond the download.
ETRNL Programmer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NFC Tag Manager has 164 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of NFC Tag Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of ETRNL Programmer's.
NFC Tag Manager ships an update every 9 days, ETRNL Programmer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFC Tag Manager | ETRNL Programmer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (164 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bruno Goncalves | Invisible Art, LLC |
Customer experience
NFC Tag Manager
ETRNL Programmer
In-app purchases
NFC Tag Manager
- Remove Ads$1.99
ETRNL Programmer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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