Comparison

ST Asset Tracking vs NTAG 5 Explorer

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

Head to head
About

ST Asset Tracking

Configure and set up Bluetooth Low Energy and NFC sensors for environmental and motion data logging. Track position and sensor data, then send it to a dashboard for analysis with charts and filtering.

Highlights
  • Configure BLE and NFC sensors
  • Set data logging thresholds
  • Log environmental and motion data
  • Track position and sensor readings
  • Send data to ST AWS dashboard
  • Analyze data with charts and filters
Features
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With the ST Asset Tracking app, you can configure and set-up the threshold of Asset Tracking Bluetooth Low Energy device and NFC Sensor. The app communicates with the FP-ATR-BLE1, FP-SNS-SMARTAG1, FP-SNS-SMARTAG2, FP-ATR-ASTRA1 functional packs firmware running on an STM32 microcontroller, which manages the specific environmental and motion sensor data logging activity. The app also supports Astra board that has NFC and short / long range connectivity (BLE, LoRa, and 2.4 GHz and sub 1-GHz proprietary protocols). The app lets you change sampling intervals, choose which sensor data is logged, and the conditions that trigger data logging. Once configured, the app is starting to track the position, environmental and motion sensors and allows the user to send recorded data to the ST AWS dashboard. The data collected on dashboard can be consulted through charts and filtered through time intervals up to 7 days before. For more information, visit the ST Asset Tracking web pages on www.st.com .

About

NTAG 5 Explorer

Features
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Use this app to read out an NTAG 5 UID and vendor information. Read out sensors, write to memory. Features * Read user input from NTAG 5 switch * Configure NTAG 5 switch LEDs * Read out gyroscope data from NTAG 5 link * Read from and write to memory on NTAG 5 link * Read and save thermal sensor data from the Quad Plaster This app requires an iPhone 8 or newer for all the NFC features available.

Screenshots

ST Asset Tracking4 screens
NTAG 5 Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NTAG 5 Explorer at daily against ST Asset Tracking's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ST Asset Tracking ships an update every 2 months, NTAG 5 Explorer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ST Asset Tracking versus NTAG 5 Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterST Asset TrackingNTAG 5 Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTMicroelectronicsmurbit GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ST Asset Tracking

No in-app purchases

None

NTAG 5 Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ST Asset Tracking free?
ST Asset Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NTAG 5 Explorer free?
NTAG 5 Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ST Asset Tracking or NTAG 5 Explorer have ads?
Neither ST Asset Tracking nor NTAG 5 Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ST Asset Tracking or NTAG 5 Explorer?
ST Asset Tracking ships an update every 2 months, and NTAG 5 Explorer daily. Most recently, ST Asset Tracking was updated on October 24, 2026 and NTAG 5 Explorer on October 5, 2026.

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