Daon NFC vs Passport Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daon NFC
Scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read its NFC chip. This tool provides diagnostic information for NFC reading capabilities.
- Scan passport MRZ
- Read NFC chip
- Diagnostic tool
- NFC reading information
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Daon NFC is an application that can scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read the NFC chip.
Passport Reader
This utility app reads the NFC chip on your passport to display its contents. It requires manual input of passport details and offers authenticity verification. Use with caution, as the developer disclaims responsibility for damages.
- Reads NFC passport chips
- Displays passport contents
- Input data via OCR
- Authenticity verification
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'Passport Reader' is an app that reads the IC chip of an NFC passport and displays its contents. To read the IC chip, you need to enter the passport number, date of birth, and date of expiry displayed on the passport. [Main Features] - Reading input data through OCR - Authenticity verification [Disclaimer] The developer and development company are not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or other damages arising from the use of this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Daon NFC at 100% against Passport Reader's 50%. Daon NFC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Passport Reader's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daon NFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Passport Reader has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Daon NFC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Passport Reader's.
Daon NFC ships an update every 2 months, Passport Reader every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daon NFC | Passport Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daon Inc. | Legal Prompt Inc. |
Customer experience
Daon NFC
Passport Reader
In-app purchases
Daon NFC
No in-app purchases
Passport Reader
No in-app purchases
