Comparison

Dough Buddy vs NFC Read Write

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

Head to head
About

Dough Buddy

This app simplifies baking by providing a powerful dough calculator with step-by-step instructions and photos. It allows for recipe customization using baker's percentages and scales recipes accurately for any batch size. It also offers volume estimates for ingredients when a scale is unavailable.

Highlights
  • Dough calculator
  • Baker's percentages
  • Recipe scaling
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Ingredient volume estimates
  • Multiple recipe variations
Features
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Dough Buddy is a powerful dough calculator hidden under a fun and dynamic interface. Making pizzas, calzones, baguettes and bread is easy with Dough Buddy. Step-by-step instructions with photos makes baking foolproof. Dough Buddy uses baker’s percentages to customize recipes while accurately scaling from one to a hundred or more items. Three recipe variatons are included based on how quickly you want to get to baking. Ranging from several hours to overnight you can choose the recipe that is right for you. Additional tips are included in the step-by-step instructions to insure a perfect bake every time! Don’t have a scale? Dough Buddy includes estimates using cups, tablespoons and teaspoons for use in a pinch. Dough Buddy was created with love and rigorously tested by an at-home baker. Hundreds of pizzas and calzones were the result, happily consumed by friends and family.

About

NFC Read Write

Easily read and write NFC tags using your iPhone. Securely store encrypted records or unencrypted data like URLs, text, and contact information. Connect to Wi-Fi networks instantly without sharing passwords.

Highlights
  • Read and write NFC tags
  • Write encrypted NFConnect records
  • Write unencrypted NDEF data
  • Store URLs, text, phone numbers, and more
  • Join WiFi networks without passwords
  • Supports various NFC tag types
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Read and Write NFC tags and inlays with iPhone built-in NFC. Write secure encrypted NFConnect records using Serialio.com NFConnect tags or inlays. Don't have NFC NFConnect tags or inlays? No problem. Write NFConnect records (un-encrypted) to any NDEF tag with sufficient memory. For encrypted NFConnect records In-App-Purchase option enables to write encrypted NFConnect records to many tag types that support NDEF. Use tags and inlays with NFConnect records to join WiFi network without giving out your WiFi password. Now your visitors, friends, business associates, etc. can connect to your WiFi network without knowing your WiFi password. Writes NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) data to all the NFC tag types shown above: tags, badges, wristbands, keyfobs, cups, plates, PPE (personal protection equipment), etc. Store URL/URI, Plain TEXT, Phone number, SMS, GEO Location, Email, Application, Business Card, and more. Also write RAW data (not formatted like NDEF). Note: NDEF/RAW data can be used by apps like iScanBrowser, Cloud-In-Hand stratus-io Attendance, Mobile Grid, SerialMagic Keys. Contact serialio.com for more information and to purchase NFC-RFID tags, inlays, wireless readers, software applications Starting with iPhone-11 and iOS 13, iPhone built-in NFC supports reading and writing many types of NFC tags and inlays. Some example NFC tag types are ISO-14443A(*1,2,4) tags like NXP NTAG213, NTAG215, NTAG216, Mifare Classic EV1, Mifare Ultralight (aka Mifare UL), Mifare DESFire, Mifare Plus-SE, Mifare Plus-S, Mifare Plus-X, my-d move - SLE66R01P, FM11RF08, ISO-14443B(*4) tags like AT88RF020, SR176, SRIX512, SRIX4K, and Sony FeliCa(*4) tags, and ISO-15693 tags like ICODE SLI, SLI-X, SLI-X2, Tag-It HF-I Plus. *1 NFC Forum Tag Type 1 *2 NFC Forum Tag Type 2 *3 NFC Forum Tag Type 3 *4 NFC Forum Tag Type 4

Screenshots

Dough Buddy3 screens
NFC Read Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NFC Read Write at 100% against Dough Buddy's 50%. NFC Read Write also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Dough Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On update cadence, ads 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

NFC Read Write is free to download; Dough Buddy costs $2.99 up front. NFC Read Write sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dough Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dough Buddy ships an update every 3 months, NFC Read Write every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dough Buddy versus NFC Read Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDough BuddyNFC Read Write
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiftyKSerialio Ltd.

Customer experience

Dough Buddy

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

NFC Read Write

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dough Buddy

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

NFC Read Write

One-time4
  • Scanning more tags$9.99
  • Unlock SmartPoster writing$24.99
  • NDEF Text language$24.99
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  • MQTT Support$199.99

Questions

Is Dough Buddy free?
Dough Buddy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NFC Read Write free?
NFC Read Write is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dough Buddy or NFC Read Write have ads?
Neither Dough Buddy nor NFC Read Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dough Buddy or NFC Read Write?
Dough Buddy ships an update every 3 months, and NFC Read Write every 4 months. Most recently, Dough Buddy was updated on October 3, 2026 and NFC Read Write on June 4, 2026.

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