Trip Reader (NFC) vs ASAKI SOUND+
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.
ASAKI SOUND+
This utility app allows users to manage and customize their TWS Bluetooth earbuds. It enables setting different modes, reconfiguring button functions, and switching between EQ presets for an enhanced audio experience.
- TWS Bluetooth earbud management
- Mode setting
- Button customization
- EQ switching
- Audio experience enhancement
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ASAKI SOUND+, a phone App managing and setting TWS Bluetooth earbuds, setting mode, button customize, EQ switch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trip Reader (NFC) at 93% against ASAKI SOUND+'s 16%. Trip Reader (NFC) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (524 vs 1). ASAKI SOUND+'s advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trip Reader (NFC) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trip Reader (NFC) has 524 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Trip Reader (NFC)'s written reviews are positive against 16% of ASAKI SOUND+'s.
Trip Reader (NFC) ships an update every 2 months, ASAKI SOUND+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Reader (NFC) | ASAKI SOUND+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (524 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 524 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Domosekai Limited | 尚贵 江 |
Customer experience
Trip Reader (NFC)
ASAKI SOUND+
In-app purchases
Trip Reader (NFC)
No in-app purchases
ASAKI SOUND+
No in-app purchases
Questions
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