Comparison

Trip Reader (NFC) vs UniService

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

UniService

Manage your broadband, phone bills, and call charges with this app. Quickly check remaining bills and packages, and complete online services like changing plans and paying bills in minutes.

Highlights
  • Broadband management
  • Phone bill checking
  • Call charge inquiry
  • Package management
  • Online bill payment
  • Smart home product mall
  • Intelligent customer service
Features
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UniService is a comprehensive software that integrates functions such as broadband, check phone bills and call charges. The remaining phone bills and packages checked in 5 seconds after successful login. You can complete online services such as broadband, change packages, and paying bills within 3 minutes. Boutique network,wholeheartedly for you [Enquiry] call fee business inquiry, payment record inquiry, real-time balance inquiry; [Payment] recharge of the fee; [Package] family package, morning package, special line package; [Mall] smart home products, various promotional activities; [Service] intelligent customer service, online customer service; [Profile] brings together all my business and my information

Screenshots

Trip Reader (NFC)4 screens
UniService4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trip Reader (NFC) at 93% against UniService's 0%. Trip Reader (NFC) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (483 vs 2). UniService's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (fortnightly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 483 ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of UniService's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trip Reader (NFC) ships an update every 2 months, UniService fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Trip Reader (NFC) versus UniService: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrip Reader (NFC)UniService
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (483 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings483 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDomosekai LimitedNEXIA TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Trip Reader (NFC)

All ratings483 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral6.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

UniService

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Trip Reader (NFC)

No in-app purchases

None

UniService

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trip Reader (NFC) free?
Trip Reader (NFC) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UniService free?
UniService is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trip Reader (NFC) or UniService?
Trip Reader (NFC) is rated higher. Trip Reader (NFC) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 483 ratings, while UniService averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Trip Reader (NFC) or UniService have ads?
Neither Trip Reader (NFC) nor UniService shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trip Reader (NFC) or UniService?
Trip Reader (NFC) ships an update every 2 months, and UniService fortnightly. Most recently, Trip Reader (NFC) was updated on October 19, 2026 and UniService on October 16, 2026.

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