Comparison

NFCtron vs ViCharge

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

Head to head
About

NFCtron

Manage your event spending with a digital wallet. Load funds onto your phone, track expenses, and request refunds for any remaining balance within 14 days post-event.

Highlights
  • Digital event wallet
  • Load chip credit
  • Track spending and balance
  • Rate orders
  • Refund unused credit
  • Buy event tickets
Features
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NFCtron provides a payment system for concerts, festivals, and other one-off events. The mobile app for visitors allows them to load a chip onto their phone, track their spending and balance, rate orders, and get a refund for unused credit within 14 days of the end of the event free of charge. In the app, you can easily buy tickets for events, including the option to top up your chip credit or make other purchases. The payment experience is no longer a thing of the future. We are preparing further improvements.

About

ViCharge

Features
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Fast and easy charging of your electric car with a licensed payment system in the ViCharge app. Hundreds of charging points available online with the possibility of direct payment without unnecessary fees. The app also offers comprehensive information about available locations, including charging connector specifications and availability. Follow the charging process directly in the application. A perfect overview of charging with information on the current charging power, battery state of charge in percentage or delivered energy. Including history of all your transactions with price, length or location of charging. Filtering charging points based on connector type and charging power. Create a list of your favorite charging locations for easy access.

Screenshots

NFCtron4 screens
ViCharge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NFCtron at weekly against ViCharge's monthly. ViCharge's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFCtron ships an update weekly, ViCharge monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NFCtron versus ViCharge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFCtronViCharge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNFCtron Pay a.s.Ultima Payments

In-app purchases

None

NFCtron

No in-app purchases

None

ViCharge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFCtron free?
NFCtron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViCharge free?
ViCharge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NFCtron or ViCharge have ads?
Neither NFCtron nor ViCharge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFCtron or ViCharge?
NFCtron ships an update weekly, and ViCharge monthly. Most recently, NFCtron was updated on October 24, 2026 and ViCharge on October 24, 2026.

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