Comparison

Sharkward vs Merrytek NFC

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

Head to head
About

Sharkward

This app offers wireless control for smart lights via Bluetooth. Manage on/off functions, dimming levels, and set custom scenes or timed events. It also supports daylight harvesting to automatically adjust lighting based on ambient light.

Highlights
  • Wireless light control via Bluetooth
  • On/off and dimming adjustments
  • Daylight harvesting functionality
  • Custom scene creation
  • Timed event scheduling
Features
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The wireless and smart way to control lights from control on/off, dimming,daylight harvesting, and set scenes,timed events with your bluetooth connectivity. 1. Control on/off by App or sensor switch 2. daylight harvesting according the back ground light level 3. dimming from task light level to dimming light level 4. set meeting scene, working scene, holiday time scene. 5. Timed events with easy: schedule your lights by different scenes

About

Merrytek NFC

Features
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Precisely Set Output Current: Keep your phone close to the driver’s NFC detection area to read the data, and then set and write the desirable output current based on your needs into the driver. Merrytek NFC can largely change the output current to suit various operational requirements, as well as, achieve precise 1mA adjustment to satisfy specific energy consumption needs. It can ensure that devices are always in the best electric driver state, effectively increasing their lifetime and performance. Flexibly Control Constant Luminous Flux Output (CLO): As LED’s service life increases, its luminous flux decreases. By turning on or off the device’s CLO function and adjusting parameters, Merrytek NFC can increase current output when the luminous flux of the luminaire module diminishes, thereby ensuring a stable brightness output level, prolonging luminaire’s service life and providing users with a better lighting experience. Easily Customize Dali System: Integrated with DALI lighting system setting function, Merrytek NFC offers abundant choices for customization, allowing dimmable curve, gradual change of lighting and other effects to be easily presented. It can assign DALI addresses and handle mass devices’ address planning. The operation is simple and not prone to errors. It supports DALI grouping and scene setting. Users can create and switch between diverse scenes with one click based on actual needs, such as office mode, leisure mode, emergency mode, etc., enabling quick responses from device groups to meet complex needs of commercial and home environment. Enable Corridor Mode with One Click: For specific scene, Merrytek NFC can preset corridor mode and activate it through a connection between the phone’s NFC and devices. This mode intelligently controls luminaries or drivers based on preset time intervals and brightness levels. It ensures adequate lighting, meanwhile, effectively reduces energy consumption, providing desirable lighting solutions to corridor, aisle and other public areas. Simple and Intuitive Operation Interface: The operation interface design of Merrytek NFC focuses on users, being succinct and clear, and easy to operate. Even someone who is first introduced to it can rapidly master it in a short time. The distribution of each parameter setting option is reasonable with distinct icons and text clues. Therefore, even complex parameter settings can be completed through simple sliding and clicking, which saves time and energy. Adjust Parameters Anywhere at Any Time: As long as your mobile phone is equipped with Merrytek NFC and its NFC function is turned on, it’s possible to set parameters for compatible devices wherever and whenever.

Screenshots

Sharkward4 screens
Merrytek NFC4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sharkward and Merrytek NFC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Sharkward ships an update every 4 months, Merrytek NFC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sharkward versus Merrytek NFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharkwardMerrytek NFC
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNingbo Sharkward Electronics Co., LtdMerrytek

In-app purchases

None

Sharkward

No in-app purchases

None

Merrytek NFC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sharkward free?
Sharkward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merrytek NFC free?
Merrytek NFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sharkward or Merrytek NFC have ads?
Neither Sharkward nor Merrytek NFC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sharkward or Merrytek NFC?
Sharkward ships an update every 4 months, and Merrytek NFC every 6 months. Most recently, Sharkward was updated on October 27, 2026 and Merrytek NFC on October 7, 2026.

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