PicChat vs Daon NFC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicChat
This app allows users to send images of handwriting via Bluetooth. It offers a simple and intuitive way to engage in picture chats with others. Enjoy easy communication through visual messages.
- Handwriting image communication
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Simple operation
- Picture chat functionality
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You can communicate an image of the handwriting by Bluetooth. Anyone can easily enjoy a picture chat by simple operation.
Daon NFC
Scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read its NFC chip. This tool provides diagnostic information for NFC reading capabilities.
- Scan passport MRZ
- Read NFC chip
- Diagnostic tool
- NFC reading information
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Daon NFC is an application that can scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read the NFC chip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Daon NFC at 5.0 against PicChat's 2.5. Daon NFC also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). PicChat's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daon NFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
PicChat ships an update every 19 months, Daon NFC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicChat | Daon NFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gadget Labo, Inc. | Daon, Inc |
Customer experience
PicChat
Daon NFC
In-app purchases
PicChat
No in-app purchases
Daon NFC
No in-app purchases
