Comparison

Device Connect vs Tap Tags

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

Head to head
About

Device Connect

Features
Read full description

The app is intended for field operators to interact with on-farm FerIT devices with Bluetooth. The operations supported are polling tags, set points, and updating firmware. There is no paid content in this app.

About

Tap Tags

Features
Read full description

Make your TapTag do something useful - Share your world. with a tap. Change the link anytime. No subscriptions. Ever. FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, TRAVELLERS & EVERYONE YOU MEET ALONG THE WAY TapTags is a simple way to write a website link, email address or phone number to a compatible NFC tag. Share your social profile, help someone reach your business, or make your most-used link easier to open. CHOOSE WHAT YOUR TAG OPENS - Link: Add a website, social profile or other web link. - Email: Add an email address so a supported phone can start a new message. - Phone: Add a phone number so a supported phone can open its calling options. WRITE WITH CONFIDENCE Choose a tag type, enter your details and tap Write to your TapTag. Hold a compatible writable NFC tag near the top of your iPhone until confirmation. TapTags checks whether the tag can be written to and whether there is enough space. After writing, it reads the tag back and verifies that the stored data matches. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE - Simple Link, Email and Phone options. - Automatic formatting for website links, email addresses and phone numbers. - Clear feedback when a tag is read-only, unsupported or too small. - A clear button for quickly replacing your text. - Light and dark modes. UPDATE YOUR TAG WHEN YOU NEED TO Reuse a compatible rewritable tag by replacing its link, email address or phone number. No TapTags account is required. WHAT YOU NEED NFC writing requires an NFC-capable iPhone and a compatible writable NDEF tag. NFC tags are sold separately. Reading behaviour depends on the receiving phone and the type of information stored on the tag. Opening a web link requires an internet connection.

Screenshots

Device Connect4 screens
Tap Tags2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Device Connect at monthly against Tap Tags's every 15 months. Device Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Device Connect ships an update monthly, Tap Tags every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Device Connect versus Tap Tags: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevice ConnectTap Tags
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRubicon SystemsVacation Aps

In-app purchases

None

Device Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Tap Tags

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Device Connect free?
Device Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap Tags free?
Tap Tags is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Device Connect or Tap Tags have ads?
Neither Device Connect nor Tap Tags shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Device Connect or Tap Tags?
Device Connect ships an update monthly, and Tap Tags every 15 months. Most recently, Device Connect was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tap Tags on November 8, 2026.

Other comparisons