Trip Reader (NFC) vs 5BB Connect
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.
5BB Connect
Manage your 5BB services, including bill payments and account updates, all within a single application. Get quick access to support and stay connected with your service plan.
- Effortless bill payments
- Consolidated account management
- Direct support contact
- Plan upgrades and downgrades
- Stay connected features
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Quick & Easy Bill Payments: Pay your bills effortlessly in just a few clicks, saving time and hassle. Account Management: Access all your accounts in one app, making upgrades, downgrades, and updates easy. Contact Support: Reach out to our support team or call center directly for fast assistance whenever you need it. Benefits: Convenience: Manage everything from your account to support in a single place. Efficiency: Save time with quick actions, from payments to getting help. Stay Connected: Always keep your connection active and manage your plan with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trip Reader (NFC) at 91% against 5BB Connect's 20%. Trip Reader (NFC) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (483 vs 13). 5BB Connect's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, update cadence, ads 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
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 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trip Reader (NFC) has 483 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Trip Reader (NFC)'s written reviews are positive against 20% of 5BB Connect's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trip Reader (NFC) | 5BB Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (483 ratings) — better | 2.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 483 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Domosekai Limited | GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
Customer experience
Trip Reader (NFC)
5BB Connect
In-app purchases
Trip Reader (NFC)
No in-app purchases
5BB Connect
No in-app purchases
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