MapYourTag vs NFC TagWriter by NXP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapYourTag
This business tool allows you to track physical assets using custom IDs, barcodes, QR codes, or NFC tags. It provides real-time location and status updates, email alerts for issues, and logs employee activity for various services like maintenance and security patrols.
- Assign custom ID, barcode, QR, or NFC tags
- Register and update asset status
- Pinpoint asset location on a map
- Email alerts for asset status changes
- Log employee activity and patrol rounds
- Dashboard overview of assets and activities
- API for data integration
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MapYourTag is an easy to use cloud-based software that gives you all the benefits of an asset tracking at a fraction of the cost. With MapYourTag app, you can assign a custom ID tag, a barcode, a QR code or an NFC tag to any of your physical asset. Flash the tag or enter the asset ID with the MapYourTag app on your phone to register the asset or to update its status. Further, MapYourTag pinpoints your asset on a map. Flash at any time your tag again, for instance, to report an outage to the support service (e-mail alert) or to just update your inventory. But MapYourTag can also follow your activity like cleaning services, maintenance, inspection, guarding... MapYourTag logs the rounds of employees in a variety of situations such as security guards patrolling property, technicians monitoring building maintenance or cleaning service... Benefits - It combines status and localization of your asset - Get email alert on asset status - Your dashboard for an overview of all your assets and activities at a glance - You know what, where, when and who about whatever you want to track and record inventory. - Available anytime & anywhere from a simple your iPhone or iPad - API available to populate the data in your own information system - You get more control in managing your asset on visibility, transparency, traceability, and productivity
NFC TagWriter by NXP
This application allows you to write various types of data, including contacts, bookmarks, and SMS messages, to any NFC-enabled tag. Once programmed, you can read the stored information and even launch applications automatically based on the data. It works with posters, business cards, and other NFC-enabled items.
- Store contacts, bookmarks, geo locations
- Program SMS, Bluetooth, and Mail data
- Write to NFC-enabled tags and items
- Read and view programmed data
- Launch applications automatically
- Works with posters and business cards
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The NFC TagWriter by NXP Semiconductors, stores Contacts, Bookmarks, Geo location, Bluetooth, Handover, SMS, Mail and many more to any NFC enabled tags as well as to items like posters, business cards and many more containing NFC-enabled electronics. Once data has been stored the application allows reading and viewing the programmed data including options to launch applications automatically based on the contained data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NFC TagWriter by NXP at 2.2 against MapYourTag's 1.0. NFC TagWriter by NXP also leads on ratings volume (33 vs 1). MapYourTag's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 26%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NFC TagWriter by NXP holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NFC TagWriter by NXP has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of MapYourTag's written reviews are positive against 26% of NFC TagWriter by NXP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MapYourTag ships an update every 6 weeks, NFC TagWriter by NXP every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapYourTag | NFC TagWriter by NXP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.2 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TechSaaS | NXP Semiconductors |
Customer experience
MapYourTag
NFC TagWriter by NXP
In-app purchases
MapYourTag
No in-app purchases
NFC TagWriter by NXP
No in-app purchases
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