Comparison

WAGO Smart Script vs Balluff NFC Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

WAGO Smart Script

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Our free intuitive marking app now lets you flexibly print your marking solutions from your current location anywhere - whether on the shop floor or at the construction site. How? Simply open the app on your mobile device (smartphone or tablet) and print out your marking via Bluetooth® using our WAGO Thermal Transfer Smart Printer. Our marking app provides significant time savings in your marking process - thanks above all to automatically generated content. Simply pick the marking media you need, insert your text in the editor - taking advantage of the automatic text suggestion feature - and then start the print job directly at your current location for immediate mobile marking. Functions: - Create various marking accessories: labels for devices, marking strips for components, marking for conductors - Automatic text suggestion feature with automatic formatting - Connection and printing via Bluetooth® with the WAGO Thermal Transfer Smart Printer - Saving and managing of projects Benefits: - Can be used offline via smartphone or tablet - Use from any location - Maximum versatility - Intuitive operation Possible applications: - In production/on the shop floor - Mobile use at the construction site Compatibility: - Free application

About

Balluff NFC Toolbox

Features
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With the (BALLUFF) NFC Toolbox app, your next setup of NFC-enabled BALLUFF hardware will be a breeze. But the NFC Toolbox app will not only assist you during the initial setup, it will also help in maintenance cases when it comes to restoring a device to its original state or even completely replacing it. If a device needs to be replaced, its last parameter set can be easily copied to a new device. Initial Parametrization: Simply open the NFC Toolbox app, hold your phone up to the device to be parameterized, and press read. In the following menu, select "Module settings," adjust the parameters, and transfer them to the device by pressing write. If necessary - restart the device – setup complete. Factory Reset: Open the NFC Toolbox, hold your phone up to the device, press read, select Factory Reset, wait & confirm. Device Cloning: Read the defective device with the NFC Toolbox, hold your phone up to the new device, press write to transfer the read data set, and, if necessary, restart the device – done.

Screenshots

WAGO Smart Script4 screens
Balluff NFC Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WAGO Smart Script at every 2 months against Balluff NFC Toolbox's every 6 months. 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

WAGO Smart Script ships an update every 2 months, Balluff NFC Toolbox every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
WAGO Smart Script versus Balluff NFC Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAGO Smart ScriptBalluff NFC Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KGBalluff GmbH

In-app purchases

None

WAGO Smart Script

No in-app purchases

None

Balluff NFC Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WAGO Smart Script free?
WAGO Smart Script is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balluff NFC Toolbox free?
Balluff NFC Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WAGO Smart Script or Balluff NFC Toolbox have ads?
Neither WAGO Smart Script nor Balluff NFC Toolbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAGO Smart Script or Balluff NFC Toolbox?
WAGO Smart Script ships an update every 2 months, and Balluff NFC Toolbox every 6 months. Most recently, WAGO Smart Script was updated on October 16, 2026 and Balluff NFC Toolbox on October 11, 2026.

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