NFC vs ICカードリーダー
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NFC
Easily read, write, and erase information on NFC tags. Direct users to websites by writing URLs, making it a versatile tool for various applications.
- Read NFC tags
- Write text to NFC tags
- Write URLs to NFC tags
- Erase NFC tags
- Direct users to websites
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You can write, read, and erase text or URLs on NFC tags. Write a URL to direct users to a website.
ICカードリーダー
Easily check your transit IC card balance and transaction history. View past journeys on a map and add notes to your records. Supports a wide range of popular Japanese transit cards.
- Check IC card balance
- View charge history
- See travel history on map
- Record payment history
- Add notes to records
- Supports multiple transit cards
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● 現時点で読み取れる交通系ICカード ・Suica ・モバイルSuica ・PASMO ・Kitaca ・manaca ・SUGOCA ・nimoca ・ICOCA ・TOICA ・PiTaPa ・はやかけん ● 確認できる内容 ・ICカードの残高 ・チャージ履歴 ・電車やバスなどの乗車履歴 ・決済履歴 ● アプリの使い方 1. アプリを起動 2. スキャンボタンを押して、読み取りを開始 3. 端末の背面上部をICカードの中心部にかざす 4. ICカードの残高や利用履歴が表示される ● アプリの特徴 ・可愛いデザイン！ ・メモを入力、保存できる ・乗車履歴は地図で確認できる
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ICカードリーダー at none against NFC's 1. ICカードリーダー also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NFC's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. NFC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ICカードリーダー asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NFC against 5.0 for ICカードリーダー. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of NFC's written reviews are positive against 90% of ICカードリーダー's.
NFC ships an update weekly, ICカードリーダー every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFC | ICカードリーダー |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jin mizoi | Riana Soumi |
Customer experience
NFC
ICカードリーダー
In-app purchases
NFC
- 広告排除$4.99
ICカードリーダー
No in-app purchases
