TDC Mate vs Arcade Card Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TDC Mate
Connect your pro taiko drum controller to gaming consoles via Bluetooth. Customize sensitivity, send commands, and enable dual-player mode for PC games. Stay updated with firmware support for an optimized gaming experience.
- Bluetooth connectivity for pro taiko drum controllers
- Automatic console control interface adjustment
- Intuitive command sending buttons
- Customizable drum controller sensitivity
- Dual-player mode setup for PC games
- Firmware update support
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Experience seamless connectivity with TDC Mate, the perfect companion for your pro taiko drum controller! TDC Mate establishes a reliable Bluetooth connection with your pro taiko drum controller, enhancing your gaming experience like never before. Whether you're connected to different types of gaming consoles, TDC Mate automatically adjusts to the corresponding control interface, ensuring smooth gameplay every time. With TDC Mate, you have full control at your fingertips. Easily send commands to your gaming console using the intuitive buttons, allowing for precise and responsive gameplay. Customize your drum controller's sensitivity to suit your preferences with TDC Mate's sensitivity settings, giving you the ultimate personalized gaming experience. Take your gaming to the next level with TDC Mate's support for setting up dual-player mode for PC games. Whether you're cooperating or competing with friends, TDC Mate enriches your gaming sessions with endless possibilities. Stay up-to-date with the latest features and improvements with TDC Mate's firmware update support, ensuring your drum controller is always optimized for peak performance. Elevate your gaming experience with TDC Mate. Download now and unlock the full potential of your pro taiko drum controller!
Arcade Card Reader
This utility app uses NFC to scan and save data from various arcade and transit cards. It supports a wide range of card types, including e-amusement passes, FeliCa-based travel cards, and amusement IC cards. All scanned data can be stored within the app for quick retrieval.
- Read card numbers and serial numbers
- Scan access codes
- Identify card types
- Save scanned data
- Supports e-amusement passes
- Supports FeliCa-based travel IC cards
- Supports Amusement IC cards
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Allows you to read card numbers, serial numbers, access codes, card type, and more from various arcade cards using NFC. Once read, the data can be saved to the app for easy access later. Supported cards include: - e-amusement passes (all types) - FeliCa-based Travel IC cards such as PASMO, Suica, ICOCA, Octopus, etc. - Amusement IC cards from Konami, Sega, Taito, and Bandai Namco - Unofficial Amusement IC cards - Other FeliCa-based NFC tags such as Sony XM-series headphones - NESiCA cards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TDC Mate at 4.0 against Arcade Card Reader's 3.8. TDC Mate also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Arcade Card Reader's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.6). 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.
TDC Mate holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of TDC Mate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arcade Card Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TDC Mate ships an update every 3 weeks, Arcade Card Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TDC Mate | Arcade Card Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hui zhu | Rem Tech AS |
Customer experience
TDC Mate
Arcade Card Reader
In-app purchases
TDC Mate
No in-app purchases
Arcade Card Reader
No in-app purchases
