Comparison

Smart NFC Tools vs earBeacon

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

earBeacon

Features
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Hearing aids are easy to lose. They are small, light and you put them down without noticing. Earshot helps you find them again. HOW IT WORKS Earshot measures the Bluetooth signal strength of your hearing aids. The closer you get, the stronger the meter reads — like a game of hot and cold. It also remembers the place where you last had the hearing aid with you, which helps even once it is out of range. LEFT AND RIGHT, SEPARATELY Each hearing aid is its own device with its own signal. Earshot tracks them separately, so when you lose just one, you search for that one. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO WEAR HEARING AIDS Large type, high contrast, big buttons. And most importantly: the main feedback is vibration, not beeping. Someone searching for their hearing aids is not wearing them. PRIVACY Earshot has no account and needs no sign-up. It sends nothing to a server. The location of the last connection stays on your phone. The app only tracks the devices you mark as your own. WHAT EARSHOT CANNOT DO It cannot point a direction arrow like an AirTag — that needs a UWB chip, which hearing aids do not have. Distance is an estimate from signal strength, not a precise measurement. And the hearing aid must be switched on and within Bluetooth range, which indoors is roughly ten metres. COMPATIBILITY Tested with Phonak Audéo P30-R hearing aids. The app can work with other Bluetooth devices too — during setup you can pick any of them. Phonak is a trademark of Sonova AG. Earshot is not a Sonova product and is not affiliated with Sonova.

Screenshots

Smart NFC Tools4 screens
earBeacon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: earBeacon at none against Smart NFC Tools's 1. Smart NFC Tools's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Smart NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. earBeacon asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smart NFC Tools versus earBeacon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart NFC ToolsearBeacon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (477 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings477 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.Martin Krcek

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

earBeacon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart NFC Tools

One-time1
  • NFC Tools Premium$1.99
None

earBeacon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart NFC Tools free?
Smart NFC Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is earBeacon free?
earBeacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart NFC Tools or earBeacon have ads?
Neither Smart NFC Tools nor earBeacon shows ads.

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