Japan NFC Reader vs Suica＆PASMOリーダー
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
Suica＆PASMOリーダー
Easily import and save your transportation card usage history to your smartphone. Organize multiple cards with custom names and icons, and export your travel history to CSV for expense reporting. Supports a wide range of Japanese transit and e-money cards.
- Import and save card usage history
- Register multiple cards
- Set custom card names and icons
- Export history to CSV
- Data backup and sharing
- Supports various Japanese IC cards
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■主な機能 - カードをかざすだけで利用履歴をスマホに取り込み、保存できます。 - 複数のカードを登録可能。名称やアイコンを設定し、乗車履歴などを整理できます。 - シンプルなUIで、数回タップするだけで履歴をCSV形式でメール送信可能。交通費の精算にも活用できます。 - データのバックアップや複数デバイス間での共有も簡単に行えます。 ■対応カード - 交通系ICカード Suica、PASMO、Kitaca、TOICA、ICOCA、SUGOCA、manaca、PiTaPa、はやかけん、nimoca - 電子マネー nanaco、Edy、WAON ※クレカ一体型（楽天・WAONなど）は複数チップ内蔵のため、かざし方でNFCチップ/クレジットチップがランダムに検出され、複数回かざすと読み取れる場合もあります。 ■開発者について - 「勝＠工作室」のアプリをご利用いただきありがとうございます。「早帰り」シリーズの一つとして、より高い顧客満足度を目指して開発しています。 - ご意見・ご要望やバグレポートは、[Twitter](http://twitter.com/hayagaerijp) またはメール (hayagaerijp@gmail.com) にてお気軽にお寄せください。
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Verdict
Japan NFC Reader and Suica＆PASMOリーダー both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Japan NFC Reader's written reviews are positive against 40% of Suica＆PASMOリーダー's. Japan NFC Reader also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (31 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Japan NFC Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Suica＆PASMOリーダー 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 — 5.0 for Japan NFC Reader against 5.0 for Suica＆PASMOリーダー. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Japan NFC Reader has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Japan NFC Reader's written reviews are positive against 40% of Suica＆PASMOリーダー's.
Japan NFC Reader ships an update every 6 days, Suica＆PASMOリーダー monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Japan NFC Reader | Suica＆PASMOリーダー |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryoga Tanaka | Desheng Deng |
Customer experience
Japan NFC Reader
Suica＆PASMOリーダー
In-app purchases
Japan NFC Reader
- Hide Ads (General)$1.99
- Hide Ads (Advanced Features)$4.99
Suica＆PASMOリーダー
- (ス)プレミアムに昇格$0.99
Questions
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