Comparison

Trip Reader (NFC) vs HAKSHOP

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

HAKSHOP

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Years of experience in transportation and consolidation Sino Myanmar Bilingual Customer Service Multiple transportation channels

Screenshots

Trip Reader (NFC)4 screens
HAKSHOP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Trip Reader (NFC) at 2 against HAKSHOP's —. Trip Reader (NFC) also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trip Reader (NFC) versus HAKSHOP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip Reader (NFC)HAKSHOP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (525 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings525 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDomosekai Limited志博 金

In-app purchases

None

Trip Reader (NFC)

No in-app purchases

None

HAKSHOP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trip Reader (NFC) free?
Trip Reader (NFC) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAKSHOP free?
HAKSHOP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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