Smart NFC Tools vs NFC Tag Writer & Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart NFC Tools
Easily read, inspect, and modify NFC tags with this intuitive tool. Write to tags in various formats to trigger actions like opening websites or making calls. Prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely offline.
- Read NFC tag content
- Inspect and modify NFC tags
- Erase, lock, and copy tags
- Write NFC tags in various formats
- Trigger phone calls or open websites
- 100% offline operation
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Smart NFC Tools is the most accessible and easy to use NFC Reader and Writer for mobile devices! With a simple user interface and powerful tools you can interact with NDEF-Formatted NFC cards without any external hardware! - Read, Inspect and modify: Read a tag by touching the back of your device against it and Smart NFC Tools will show you a full report on the tag's content and give you options such as erase, lock and copy. It's super easy! - Write in many formats: Smart NFC Tools enables you to write NFC tags in popular formats that allow for custom interactions such as opening a website or triggering a phone call just by touching the tag with a compatible device! - Note about privacy: Smart NFC Tools works 100% offline, without any personal or content data being sent to an external server or third party server. Your privacy is our priority! Embrace the world of NFC technologies using your phone or tablet! Smart NFC Tools is now available for all iOS devices!
NFC Tag Writer & Reader
Easily read, write, and copy content to NFC tags. Launch actions like calls, messages, or WiFi connections with a tap. Supports various data types including contacts, bookmarks, and custom text.
- Read NFC tag content
- Write custom data to NFC tags
- Copy tag content to infinite tags
- Erase tag contents
- Tap to Launch feature
- Supports various data types (phone, URI, SMS, WiFi, etc.)
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To use NFC Tag Writer & Reader, you have just to hold a tag or a card against the back of your device to read it. App lets you copy the content of the tag to infinite tags. Main Features: - Create new content with the included NFC data - Tap to Launch feature to execute content of NFC tags with a simple tap - View the existing contents of a tag information - Easy to copy into infinite tags - Erase the contents of a tag The following NFC data sets are supported to launch app : - Phone number to start a call - URI to create any kind of URI - SMS to create a new message - Mail to create a new mail message - Bluetooth to pair and connect devices - Contact to import data into the address book - Bookmarks (URL) to open a given web address - Write custom data into NFC tag - WiFi data to connect to WiFi Networks - Plain text to display simple messages directly on the screen Notes: - Your device must support NFC hardware. - Enable NFC for the best results. Please contact our support for any issue, and we will be more than happy to help you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smart NFC Tools at none against NFC Tag Writer & Reader's shown. Smart NFC Tools also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). NFC Tag Writer & Reader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Smart NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NFC Tag Writer & Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NFC Tag Writer & Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart NFC Tools has 481 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Smart NFC Tools's written reviews are positive against 0% of NFC Tag Writer & Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart NFC Tools ships an update weekly, NFC Tag Writer & Reader every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart NFC Tools | NFC Tag Writer & Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (481 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 481 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. | Monali Paghadal |
Customer experience
Smart NFC Tools
NFC Tag Writer & Reader
Bugs and requests
Smart NFC Tools
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't work to save contact card
- App glitches
- Doesn't work to read card and fob
- Paid for unlock, but restore doesn't work after iOS update
- Paid for ability to lock tags, but feature does not work
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- App not working after 15 minutes, even after purchase
Requested features
2 requests- Add social media to chips
- Ability to add multiple items to card after paying
NFC Tag Writer & Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smart NFC Tools
- NFC Tools Premium$1.99
NFC Tag Writer & Reader
- Pro Version (Onetime)$3.99
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