Comparison

NFSee vs Bromides

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Easily save images to albums

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About

NFSee

Features

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Use the NFC to read your card information, including transportation cards, campus cards, and other smart cards. The list of support cards is as follows. - T-Union (Issue information, balances and transaction history) - City-Union (Issue information, balances and transaction history) - Shenzhen Tong (Issue information, balances and transaction history) - Lingnan Pass (Issue information, balances and transaction history) - Tsinghua Campus Card (Issue information, balances and transaction history) - Octopus (Balance) - MIFARE Ultralight (Basic information, NDEF data, and raw data) - MIFARE DESFire (Basic information, NDEF data, and raw data)

About

Bromides

Features

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Save photos from any app straight into albums in your Photos library without hassle. Features: - Instantly save photos into albums: no fiddling with menus in the Photos app necessary - Search for albums quickly - Create albums and folders easily - 3 different display modes catered to your workflows: List, Grid, Panels

Screenshots

NFSee3 screens

Bromides2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bromides at fortnightly against NFSee's every 12 months. NFSee's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFSee ships an update every 12 months, Bromides fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

NFSee versus Bromides: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	NFSee	Bromides
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 12 months	Fortnightly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	22 MB	17 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	嘉杰陈	Justin Xin

In-app purchases

None

NFSee

No in-app purchases

None

Bromides

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFSee free?

NFSee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Bromides free?

Bromides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do NFSee or Bromides have ads?

Neither NFSee nor Bromides shows ads.

Which is updated more often, NFSee or Bromides?

NFSee ships an update every 12 months, and Bromides fortnightly. Most recently, NFSee was updated on October 9, 2026 and Bromides on October 13, 2026.