Comparison

GCTools vs NFC Tools

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

Head to head
About

GCTools

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for geocaching enthusiasts. It offers coordinate manipulation, a wide range of cipher decoding and encoding options, interactive data tables, and various unit converters to assist with multi and mystery caches.

Highlights
  • Coordinate projection and distance calculation
  • Extensive cipher decoding and encoding
  • Interactive data tables
  • Multiple unit converters
  • Mapview integration with popular services
  • Coordinate saving and loading
Features
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GCTools - the geocaching tool collection! Here you find the tools to get your next multi and mystery caches done easily. Coordinates: - Target guidance - Projection of coordinates - Distance between coordinates - Intersection of lines - Intersection of circles - Intersection of line/circle - Center of circle - Coordinate conversion (DMS, DM, D, Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS, Swiss Grid, Quadtree) - Saving/loading coordinates (inApp) - Mapview - Interface to GoogleMaps, GoogleEarth, OpenMaps, OffMaps, Navigon, TomTom, Pocket Earth and Waze Ciphers De-/Encoding: - Affine Cipher - Alpha Cipher - Bacon Code - Baudot Code (CCITT-2) - Braille Alphabet - Caesar Cipher (ROT-N), ROT-5, -13, -18, -47 - Finger Alphabet - Flag Alphabet - Pigpen/Freemason's Cipher - Hexahue Code - Mobile Cipher - Morse Code - Puzzle-Code - Semaphore Alphabet - Shutter Telegraph - Tomtom Code - Vigenere Cipher/One Time Pad - Custom alphabets - Saving/loading alphabets (inApp) Interactive data tables: - Cross Sum - Latin/Arabic Numbers - Maya Numbers - Resistors - Periodic system - Color Alphabet - Prime Numbers - PI Digits - ASCII Code - Binary Code - German Police Codes Converters: - Coordinates - ASCII/Number Systems - Lengths - Areas - Volumes - Masses - Angles - Speeds - Times - Pressures - Temperatures - Angles - Number systems - Data sizes - Flashlight - Menu favorites and search If you find something missing let us know! If you encounter problems with the app please mail to gctools@onedollarapp.com instead of writing a review here. We cannot contact you that way to find a solution.

About

NFC Tools

Easily read and write data to NFC tags using a straightforward interface. Interact with tag content, view detailed information, and record standard data like contacts, URLs, and WiFi configurations.

Highlights
  • Read NFC tag data
  • Write standard information to tags
  • Store VCARDs and URLs
  • Share contact details
  • Save tag contents
  • Configure WiFi and Bluetooth
Features
Currently charting
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NFC Tools can read and write your NFC tags with a simple and lightweight user interface. By passing your device near an NFC chip, you can read the data it contains and interact with the content. The "Read" section allows you to see data such as: - the maker of the tag - the type of tag (ex : Mifare Ultralight, NTAG213) - the norm of the tag (ex : NFC Forum Type 2) - the available technology (ex: NFC A) - its serial number (ex : 04:85:c8:5a:40:2b:80) - the size of the tag and of the data on it - if you can write on the tag - all the data on the tag (NDEF format) NFC Tools can record standard information on your tags which will be compatible with any NFC device. For instance, you can store a VCARD to share your contact details easily, open an URL, share a phone number or even a geolocation. The "Write" section let you record standardised data such as: - a simple text - a link to a website - an email - a contact - a phone number - a predefined text message - an address or geolocation - a WiFi or Bluetooth configuration - personalised data - and more... The write function allows you to add as much data as you wish. This way you can record large quantities of information on your tag. The app also allows you to save the contents of your chip for later access. NFC Tools has been tested with the following NFC tags: - NTAG 203, 210, 210u, 212, 213, 213TT, 215, 216, 413 DNA, 424 DNA - Ultralight, Ultralight C, Ultralight EV1 - ICODE SLI, SLI-S, SLIX, SLIX-S, SLIX-L, SLIX2, DNA - DESFire EV1, EV2, EV3 - ST25TV, ST25TA - Felica If you encounter any problem, don’t hesitate to contact us. Notes: - Compatible from iPhone 7. - Use the "compatibility" mode to read/write Mifare Classic tags.

Screenshots

GCTools4 screens
NFC Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NFC Tools at 4.6 against GCTools's 3.1. NFC Tools also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 13) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). GCTools's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. GCTools sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and NFC Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NFC Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NFC Tools has 14K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of GCTools's written reviews are positive against 50% of NFC Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCTools ships an update monthly, NFC Tools every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GCTools versus NFC Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGCToolsNFC Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (13 ratings)4.6 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews50.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1314K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#148 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAchim Heynenwakdev

Customer experience

GCTools

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

NFC Tools

All ratings14,214 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews688 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

GCTools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NFC Tools

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot unlock NFC tags after locking them
  • Contacts and WiFi records not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when reading/writing tags
  • Restore purchase feature not functioning properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to bulk write NFC tags
  • Improve compatibility with wpa2 enterprise WiFi settings
  • Implement file explorer for loading custom tag data
  • Add option to write data to Apple Wallet
  • Provide emulator functionality for testing without tags

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GCTools

One-time7
  • Coordinate Storage$0.99
  • Circle Tools$0.99
  • Advanced Alphabets$0.99
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  • Vigenere/One Time Pad Cipher$0.99
  • Coordinate Types$0.99
  • 1 Year Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

NFC Tools

One-time1
  • NFC Tools - Pro Edition$3.99

Questions

Is GCTools free?
GCTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NFC Tools free?
NFC Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GCTools or NFC Tools?
NFC Tools is rated higher. GCTools averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while NFC Tools averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do GCTools or NFC Tools have ads?
Neither GCTools nor NFC Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GCTools or NFC Tools?
GCTools ships an update monthly, and NFC Tools every 3 weeks. Most recently, GCTools was updated on September 27, 2026 and NFC Tools on September 29, 2026.

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