RFID Explorer vs RFID Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RFID Explorer
This application allows users to explore the capabilities of a specific Bluetooth UHF RFID reader. It facilitates inventory management, reading and writing data to RFID tags, and locating specific tags with visual and audio cues. A TSL Bluetooth UHF RFID Reader is required to access its full functionality.
- Inventory management of nearby transponders
- Read and write data to RFID tags
- Inspect tag memory banks
- Locate specific tags with signal strength indicators
- Execute and view ASCII protocol commands
- Query reader for firmware and hardware versions
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RFID Explorer will help you explore the performance, functionality and versatility of Technology Solutions’ high performance 1128 Bluetooth UHF RFID Reader. Please note that to explore the full capabilities of RFID Explorer requires a TSL Bluetooth UHF RFID Reader. Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd (TSL) specialises in the design, development and manufacture of Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and other multi-technology mobile device peripherals that are used to track products, assets, data or personnel. RFID devices are typically used in transport logistics, stock inventory control, and collection of personal data and attendance. RFID Explorer uses TSL's sophisticated, parameterised, ASCII protocol which provides developers with a powerful set of commands to carry out complex UHF RFID transponder operations in a simple, easy to grasp way. Using these simple pre-configured ASCII commands, the 1128 UHF RFID reader can be rapidly integrated into applications resulting in un-paralleled levels of productivity. Features: ▪ Inventory - Rapidly generate a list of unique, nearby transponders (tags) and review a summary of scan operations ▪ Read/Write - Inspect information stored in the memory banks of a chosen tag. Create customised tags by writing new information to a chosen tag memory bank. Use the Transcript to discover the underlying ASCII protocol command parameters that power these operations. ▪ Commands - See the reader execute a wide selection of ASCII Commands while viewing all the detail of the data packets sent and received from the device. Query the reader for information such as firmware and hardware versions, region information, battery level and scan 1D and 2D barcodes (requires antenna with 2D imager option to be fitted). Use the in-built Command descriptions to understand the power and flexibility of TSL's unique ASCII Protocol. ▪ Find-a-tag - Locate a specific tag with the handheld reader aided by the audible and graphical representations of tag signal strength levels.
RFID Pro
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The Bauer-Connect Mobile RFID-Pro app is the iOS interface to the full SCBA/SCUBA tank refill monitoring and compliance reporting platform powered by Bauer Compressors. A sector-specific asset management platform allows for tank registration with all relevant details including manufacture date, last hydrostatic testing date, MAE certification date, tank type and more required for all NFPA compliance reporting. It fully integrates with the Bauer Connect Unicus4i management portal and allows for the simplified association of RFID tags with tanks registered with their serial numbers using the bulk registration portal of the Unicus4i platform. This revolutionary new tool allows for recording of tank refills performed by any of your compressors at any location using either RFID or barcode identification. Modern Tank manufacturers like Scott and MSA are supplying lines of tanks with integrated RFID tags in the valve assemblies. Bauer Compressors also has a line of after-market RFID tag assemblies that attach to the tank neck. Both our Uncus4i compressor system's integrated RFID management portal and Mobile RFID-Pro platform are capable of working with all these and many more RFID tag assemblies with seamless data exchange.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RFID Pro at weekly against RFID Explorer's every 6 months. RFID Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
RFID Explorer ships an update every 6 months, RFID Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RFID Explorer | RFID Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd | Bauer Compressors |
In-app purchases
RFID Explorer
No in-app purchases
RFID Pro
No in-app purchases
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