Hornbill vs NFC Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hornbill
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The app provides you mobile access to Hornbill’s flagship business collaboration and application platform Hornbill ESP. Manage your contacts, co-workers,document manager, have real-time conversations, collaborate with each other, share ideas and interact with your customers.
NFC Lab
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NFC Lab is a lightweight tool that allows you to very quickly convert a wide variety of QR codes to NFC tags. Just scan your QR code then tap your NFC tag to program it. We support NTAG type tags (213, 215).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hornbill at every 9 days against NFC Lab's every 4 months. NFC Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Hornbill ships an update every 9 days, NFC Lab every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hornbill | NFC Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hornbill Technologies Limited | Cool Escapes Ltd |
In-app purchases
Hornbill
No in-app purchases
NFC Lab
No in-app purchases
