Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

汉字通

Features
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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。

Screenshots

Trip Reader (NFC)4 screens
汉字通4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trip Reader (NFC) versus 汉字通: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip Reader (NFC)汉字通
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (524 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings524 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDomosekai Limited常松 逯

In-app purchases

None

Trip Reader (NFC)

No in-app purchases

None

汉字通

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trip Reader (NFC) free?
Trip Reader (NFC) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 汉字通 free?
汉字通 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trip Reader (NFC) or 汉字通 have ads?
Neither Trip Reader (NFC) nor 汉字通 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Reader (NFC) or 汉字通?
Trip Reader (NFC) ships an update every 2 months, and 汉字通 every 3 days. Most recently, Trip Reader (NFC) was updated on October 26, 2026 and 汉字通 on October 18, 2026.

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