Comparison

Long Weekends vs TapFi

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

Head to head
About

Long Weekends

Features
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Get the most out of your vacation days, with our database of public holidays for over 100 countries and our algorithm to detect long weekends, we will help you to get the most free time possible. - Public Holiday database for over 100 countries. - No In-App purchases. Buy once, use forever. - Offline. No Internet connection required. - Plan for the future, includes the years 2020 - 2030. - Our algorithm calculates long weekends & bridge days for you. - Never miss a long weekend ever again.

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TapFi

Features
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Is that a capital I, a lowercase l, or a one? You know the moment. The WiFi password is scrawled on a chalkboard, laminated in a welcome pack, or Blu-Tacked behind the kettle in the Airbnb. You type it carefully. Wrong. Three times. TapFi ends that. Point your camera at the sign and you're connected. That's the whole app. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES TapFi reads the network name and password off almost anything: printed cards, chalkboards, stickers, receipts, and handwriting that would embarrass a doctor. Then it joins the network for you. It also knows the ways signs lie. Spaces that aren't really in the password. Capitals that are actually lowercase. Two networks listed and no hint which one is real. TapFi quietly tries the sensible variations until one connects, and only keeps the one that actually worked. WiFi QR codes are read instantly, on your device. Hidden networks that don't broadcast their name work too. THEN IT GETS BETTER Every network you join lands in an encrypted list, so next visit is one tap. And when someone asks for the WiFi, stop spelling it out across the room. TapFi turns any saved network into a clean, printable QR card. AirDrop it, save it to Photos, or print it and stick it by the door. Guests scan it with their camera. They don't need the app. If you run a cafe, a B&B, or a spare room that's never empty, that card alone pays for the app in a weekend. THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT BIT Passwords live in your iPhone's Keychain, encrypted, on your device. No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. You buy it once, and it reads WiFi signs forever. That's the deal.

Screenshots

Long Weekends3 screens
TapFi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Long Weekends at Free against TapFi's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Long Weekends is free to download; TapFi costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Long Weekends versus TapFi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLong WeekendsTapFi
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ErnstJohn Mckay

In-app purchases

None

Long Weekends

No in-app purchases

None

TapFi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Long Weekends free?
Long Weekends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TapFi free?
TapFi costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Long Weekends or TapFi have ads?
Neither Long Weekends nor TapFi shows ads.

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