Trip Reader (NFC) vs 汉字通
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trip Reader (NFC)
Access your Chinese public transit card's balance and transaction history using your iPhone's NFC reader. View station names, monthly discounts, and bus routes without needing internet or Bluetooth. Save your travel history and sync it across devices.
- Read balance and history
- Show station names
- Track monthly discounts
- Display bus route numbers
- Save travel history
- Sync to iCloud
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Trip Reader uses iPhone's internal NFC reader to get balance and history from public transit cards issued across China. No Internet or Bluetooth is needed. Main features: • Balance and history • Show station names • Monthly discount policy and progress • Bus route number • Save history and comments • Sync to iCloud ************************************** Beijing Yikatong is not supported due to technical reason. ************************************** Cards supported: • Beijing Hutong Card (京津冀互联互通卡, with T-Union mark) • Tianjin City Card (with T-Union mark) • Nanjing City Card (with T-Union mark) • Suzhou Citizen Card • Shanghai Public Transportation Card (Purple card and T-Union card) • Kunshan Citizen Card • Guangzhou Yang Cheng Tong (CPU card only) • Lingnan Pass • Shenzhen Tong (FeliCa type not supported) • Chengdu Tianfu Tong (CPU card only) • Other T-Union or City Union cards issued across China (some dual-module cards may show T-Union history only) Note: Student cards, senior cards etc. are not supported. This app does not have access to official database. Please use with caution and do not rely on the result.
汉字通
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《汉字通》是一款集人教版小学语文生字教材,以及多种汉语学习的工具软件。 1、在这里您的孩子可以学习生字,写生字,读生字,不断重复学习,巩固知识。 2、学习写字,有笔顺学习,每个汉字都可以学习,也可以自己搜索想要学习的汉字笔顺。书写完毕后,还可以生成字卡,保存到相册中。 3、笔画学习,6种基本笔画 26种派生笔画,并且都有对应的汉字示例。边学边练更高效。 4、成语学习,囊括了六千多个易错字的成语,每个成语都标示出了易错字,并且有些不容易记住的可以添加到收藏夹不断巩固。学习一段时间,来次易错字成语的测试,看看自己是否真的掌握了。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 汉字通 at every 3 days against Trip Reader (NFC)'s every 2 months. 汉字通 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trip Reader (NFC) ships an update every 2 months, 汉字通 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Reader (NFC) | 汉字通 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (524 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 524 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Domosekai Limited | 常松 逯 |
In-app purchases
Trip Reader (NFC)
No in-app purchases
汉字通
No in-app purchases









