Comparison

Japan NFC Reader vs NFC情報

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

Head to head
About

Japan NFC Reader

Easily check the balance and usage history of various Japanese transit and e-money cards directly on your iPhone. Supports a wide range of IC cards and payment services for convenient financial tracking.

Highlights
  • Check e-money balance
  • View usage history
  • Supports Transit IC cards
  • Supports Rakuten Edy, nanaco, WAON
  • Supports Hong Kong Octopus card
  • iPhone compatibility
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You can check Japanese e-money balance and usage history on your iPhone. Support: ・Transit IC(Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, SUGOCA, TOICA, Kitaca, manaca, nimoca, はやかけん(Hayakaken)) ・IruCa ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・icsca ・OKICA ・Ryuto ・Region Affiliate Transit IC(totra, Iwate Green Pass, iGUCA, HACHICA, AOPASS, nolbé, Shuhoku Orange Pass, AkiCA, Towada SkyBlue Pass, cherica, MegoICa, …and more!) ・Rakuten Edy ・nanaco ・WAON ・Japan Univ. Co-op IC Prepaid ・八達通 (Octopus) (Hong Kong) Devices that support card scanning: WITH iOS 13.0 OR LATER iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone SE (3rd generation) iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone SE (2nd generation) iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 11 iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone X iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone 7 (sold in Japan) iPhone 7 Plus (sold in Japan)

About

NFC情報

This app allows you to save NFC (FeliCa etc.) information to CSV or SQLite database files. Once scanned, data is stored on your iPhone even if removed from the IC card, enabling household accounting. It offers four CSV export formats to prevent character encoding issues.

Highlights
  • Save NFC information to CSV
  • Save NFC information to SQLite
  • Export data via email
  • Household accounting integration
  • Multiple CSV export formats
  • Data stored on iPhone
Features
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NFC(FeliCa等)の情報をCSVファイルやNFC情報で使っているSQLiteデータベースファイルを保存してメールに添付できます。 一度スキャンした情報はICカードから消えてもiPhoneに保存されます。 保存したデータを使って家計簿を記帳できます。 メールの受信先や経由するサーバーによっては、添付ファイルが文字化けしたり、改行されなかったりするので、下記の4種類のCSVファイルを作成しますので問題が起きないCSVファイルを選択して下さい。 1. UTF-8 LF 2. UTF-8 CRLF 3. SHIFT-JIS LF 4. SHIFT-JIS CRLF メールの作成機能はApp 内課金です。 タブバーの「その他」をタップして表示される「ブックマーク」から購入できます。

Screenshots

Japan NFC Reader3 screens
NFC情報4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Japan NFC Reader at 67% against NFC情報's 0%. Japan NFC Reader also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Japan NFC Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NFC情報 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Japan NFC Reader ships an update every 6 days, NFC情報 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Japan NFC Reader versus NFC情報: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJapan NFC ReaderNFC情報
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyoga TanakaKAZUTOSHI KINOSHITA

Customer experience

Japan NFC Reader

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

NFC情報

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Japan NFC Reader

One-time2
  • Hide Ads (General)$1.99
  • Hide Ads (Advanced Features)$4.99
1 purchases

NFC情報

One-time1
  • NFC情報メール作成回数$0.99

Questions

Is Japan NFC Reader free?
Japan NFC Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NFC情報 free?
NFC情報 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Japan NFC Reader or NFC情報 have ads?
Both Japan NFC Reader and NFC情報 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Japan NFC Reader or NFC情報?
Japan NFC Reader ships an update every 6 days, and NFC情報 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Japan NFC Reader was updated on July 5, 2026 and NFC情報 on September 21, 2026.

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