Comparison

NFC Commander vs Card Checker

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

Head to head
About

NFC Commander

This utility app allows you to read and write data to NFC cards. It supports multiple data reads and writes, various data types, and specific formats for auto-recognition on newer iPhones. An advanced version offers additional features.

Highlights
  • Read NFC card data
  • Write data to NFC cards
  • Multiple data reads/writes
  • Support for multiple data types
  • Specific format writing for auto-recognition
  • Dark mode support
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NFCommander identifies NFC tags on iPhone, then reads and writes NDEF when the tag has it. Hold a sticker or card to see UID, technology, and capacity. Write a link, text, or vCard, clone a scan onto another sticker, or permanently lock the next tag you hold. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Identify MIFARE, ISO 15693, FeliCa, and ISO 7816 tags (iPhone 7 and later) • See UID, maker, capacity, and whether a tag is writable or locked • Read NDEF records: links, text, vCard, Smart Poster, and more • Write templates: link, text, email, phone, message, maps, vCard, or a custom NDEF record • Copy a scanned tag and write it to another writable sticker • Permanently lock a physical tag with the system writeLock API • Keep scan history on your iPhone, including UID COMPATIBILITY • Bank cards, secure ID documents, and dynamic-ID transit cards are handled by Apple Pay and cannot be read here • iOS restricts third-party apps from using MIFARE Classic or reading tags in the background • NFC is available on supported iPhones only • Locking a tag cannot be undone PRIVACY FIRST • Identify, read, write, and lock happen on your iPhone • No cloud, no analytics, no tracking, no sign-in • UID and records never leave your iPhone unless you copy or share them FREE AND PREMIUM • Identifying a tag and viewing UID, technology, and capacity is free • Premium unlocks writing, cloning, locking, and every NDEF record on a multi-record tag

About

Card Checker

Instantly validate and look up credit and debit card details. Get country, bank name, and card type with just the first 8 digits, or perform a full validation with all numbers. Includes a convenient paste feature from your clipboard.

Highlights
  • Validate credit and debit cards
  • Lookup card details (country, bank, type)
  • Full card validation
  • Paste from clipboard functionality
  • Removes spaces from card numbers
Features
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Check, Query & Validate Credit and Debit Cards. Querying with the first 8 number of the card is sufficient to get Country, Bank Name and Code, Card Type. For a full validation of the card, it is necessary to type in all the numbers of the card. Application also has pasting feature, you may copy the card number and tap the Paste from Clipboard button. Which will parse any existing card number and remove all spaces. Application is free to use for the first time. Afterwards it requires a small purchase to use it limitless for lifetime.

Screenshots

NFC Commander4 screens
Card Checker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NFC Commander at 4.8 against Card Checker's 1.0. NFC Commander also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Card Checker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NFC Commander sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Card Checker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NFC Commander holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NFC Commander has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NFC Commander versus Card Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC CommanderCard Checker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer袁杰 张Zeliha Barutcu

Customer experience

NFC Commander

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Card Checker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NFC Commander

One-time1
  • Premium Edition$0.99
1 purchases

Card Checker

One-time1
  • Lifetime Limitless Usage$0.99

Questions

Is NFC Commander free?
NFC Commander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Checker free?
Card Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NFC Commander or Card Checker?
NFC Commander is rated higher. NFC Commander averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Card Checker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NFC Commander or Card Checker have ads?
Neither NFC Commander nor Card Checker shows ads.

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