NFC ID Reader vs NFC Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NFC ID Reader
This app turns your iPhone into a tool for scanning NFC-enabled IDs. It extracts information using OCR, providing a secure solution for identity verification.
- Scan NFC-enabled IDs
- Extract information with OCR
- Secure identity verification
- Transform iPhone into a scanning tool
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Transform your iPhone into a powerful tool that can scan NFC-enabled IDs and extract information with OCR. NFC ID Reader is the ideal solution for identity verification.
NFC Tools
Easily read and write data to NFC tags. Lock tags permanently, set passwords for protection, and remove them. Save tag data for later use and merge information into arrays.
- Read NFC tags
- Write text and data to tags
- Lock tags for permanent writing
- Set and remove tag passwords
- Save tag data for future use
- Merge data into arrays
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Our app is a handy NFC tag application that allows users to read and write data easily. With the app, you can read NFC tags as well as write text information and data sets to them. Additional features include the ability to lock tags to write permanently and set a password to protect the information. You can also remove passwords from tags and save the data in the app for future use. Our app allows you to merge data into a single array and write it to a tag, as well as save a history of read tags. Note that the read function is available for free, while any write operations require a paid subscription. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases: 1 week: $4.99 1 month: $12.99 1 year: $39.99 Lifetime: $59.99 Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ywEtsl1ibGZSBUPZHny6EeZHtC-wIIxaqwZKRqpEwls/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NFC ID Reader at 83% against NFC Tools's 28%. NFC ID Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). NFC Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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. NFC Tools sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. NFC ID Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
NFC ID Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, NFC Tools every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFC ID Reader | NFC Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (451 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 28.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 451 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scsoft | Hunter Nelson |
Customer experience
NFC ID Reader
NFC Tools
In-app purchases
NFC ID Reader
No in-app purchases
NFC Tools
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Weekly2 variants$4.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
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- Monthly$12.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
