Comparison

NFC mifare Pro vs DnsQuery

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NFC mifare Pro

This app allows iPhone users to read and write various NFC cards, including access, transit, and elevator cards. It also supports NFC tags for sharing information like text, URLs, and Wi-Fi configurations, simplifying daily tasks and device management.

Highlights
  • Read/write access cards
  • Read/write transit cards
  • Read/write elevator and parking cards
  • Read/write NDEF NFC tags
  • Write text, URLs, business cards, Wi-Fi
  • Intelligent card recognition
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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NFC Pro is a powerful NFC tool application designed specifically for iPhone users. It supports reading and writing various NFC cards, including access cards, bus cards, citizen cards, transportation cards, elevator cards, parking cards, and more. Simply hold the card near your NFC-enabled iPhone to easily copy card data, making your life smarter and more convenient. Key Features: 【Access Card Reading and Writing】Supports reading and writing access cards for communities, office buildings, schools, factories, and other locations. Copy your access card to your phone and use your iPhone to unlock doors, eliminating the need to carry a physical access card. Supports multiple access card formats for strong compatibility. 【Bus Card Reading and Writing】Supports reading and writing various transportation cards, including bus cards, subway cards, citizen cards, and all-in-one cards. Conveniently manage multiple cards, view card information anytime, and travel with ease. 【Elevator Card Support】Supports reading and writing special cards such as elevator cards, parking cards, and membership cards. One phone solves multiple card needs, so you never have to worry about forgetting your cards again. 【NFC Tag Reading and Writing】Supports reading and writing NDEF format NFC tags, allowing you to copy tag data and manage tag information. Supports multiple tag protocols including ISO 14443, FeliCa, ISO 15693, and ISO 7816. 【Multi-Format Information Writing】Supports reading and writing various types of information, including text, URLs, business cards, phone numbers, geographic locations, WiFi network configurations, Bluetooth pairing, HomeKit smart home devices, and shortcuts. Makes NFC tags more practical and information sharing more convenient. 【Intelligent Recognition】Automatically identifies card types and tag formats, intelligently parses card data, and supports displaying data in multiple formats such as hexadecimal and Base64. 【Data Management】Supports saving, backing up, and restoring card data, making it easy to manage information for multiple cards with secure and reliable data. Applicable Scenarios Community Access Control: Replace access cards with your mobile phone for easier entry and exit, eliminating worries about forgetting your access card. Office Buildings: No need to carry multiple access cards; one mobile phone handles all your access control needs. Transportation: Manage bus and subway cards, check balances anytime, making travel easier. Smart Home: Quickly configure WiFi and HomeKit devices via NFC tags to create a smart life. Information Sharing: Quickly share contact information, websites, locations, and other information for more efficient social interaction. Office Scenarios: Quickly connect to WiFi and pair Bluetooth devices to improve work efficiency. Convenience in Daily Life: Manage elevator cards and parking cards with one device for a simpler life. Product Advantages Simple Operation: Clean interface, one-click reading and writing, easy for beginners. Strong Compatibility: Supports various NFC card types and tag formats, with a wide range of applications. Safe and Reliable: Local data processing protects privacy and security; no internet connection required. Comprehensive Functions: One-stop service for reading, writing, copying, and managing, meeting all your NFC needs. Continuous Updates: Continuously optimized functions, supporting more card types and scenarios. Instructions for Use Ensure your iPhone supports NFC functionality (iPhone 7 and later models). Place the NFC card or tag close to the back of your phone (near the camera). Open the NFC Pro app; it will automatically read the card data. Supports writing the read data to other NFC tags or cards. You can save and manage information for multiple cards, viewing and using them anytime. Technical Features Supports NDEF format tag reading and writing Supports ISO 14443 Type A/B (MIFARE) tags Supports FeliCa tags Supports ISO 15693 tags Supports ISO 7816 tags

About

DnsQuery

Features
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DnsQuery — inspect DNS, verify DNSSEC DnsQuery is a wire-level DNS tool for engineers, sysadmins, and curious network nerds. Send a query to any resolver — public, private, or your router — and see the full response: parsed answer sections, every flag, the raw bytes annotated by region, and an independent, end-to-end DNSSEC chain-of-trust walk that doesn't just take the resolver's word for it. Query and inspect - Hand-picked list of public resolvers (Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS, AdGuard) with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, plus your configured system resolver on macOS, plus custom resolvers you define yourself. - Send over UDP, TCP, DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), or DNS-over-QUIC (DoQ). - Control the individual query flags that matter: Recursion Desired (RD), DNSSEC OK (DO) for RRSIG / DNSKEY / NSEC records, and Checking Disabled (CD) to bypass upstream validation. - 18+ record types including A, AAAA, MX, SRV, CAA, SSHFP, TLSA, DNSKEY, DS, RRSIG, NSEC, NSEC3. - Color-coded hex dump of query and response bytes with a legend — see at a glance where the header, labels, compression pointers, and RDATA live. - Extended DNS Errors (RFC 8914) surfaced prominently when the upstream resolver tells you why something failed. Validate DNSSEC yourself - Full chain-of-trust walk from the IANA root trust anchors (KSK-2017 and KSK-2024) down to your answer, step by step. Every DS match, DNSKEY verification, and RRSIG check is shown with the key tag and algorithm. - Handles positive answers, NXDOMAIN and NODATA via full RFC 5155 NSEC3 three-proofs (closest encloser + next closer + wildcard), CNAME chains, insecure delegations, and NSEC3 opt-out. - Enforces RFC 6840 algorithm-downgrade protection and RFC 5011 key-revoke rules — won't silently accept a stripped-stronger-algo response. - Split-horizon aware: when a zone publishes both internal and external KSKs with two DS records in the parent, validation succeeds for whichever view your chosen resolver sees, helping you troubleshoot internal zones without fighting the tool. - Clear verdict at the top: Secure, Insecure (unsigned delegation), Bogus (with the specific zone and failure reason), or Indeterminate. Sync and share - Query history and your custom resolver list sync across your Mac, iPad, and iPhone through iCloud Key-Value storage (signed into the same Apple ID). No servers, no accounts, no tracking. Who it's for If you know what an RRSIG is, you're the target audience. Use it to debug a DNSSEC rollover that went sideways, verify a new resolver's behaviour, inspect what a malicious DNS rebinding might look like, or just satisfy curiosity about what actually travels over port 53. Privacy No analytics, no telemetry, no account required. All queries go directly from your device to the resolver you chose. History is stored in your own iCloud, not ours. From the maker of DnsEditor

Screenshots

NFC mifare Pro3 screens
DnsQuery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DnsQuery at 3 against NFC mifare Pro's 1. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFC mifare Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, DnsQuery fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NFC mifare Pro versus DnsQuery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC mifare ProDnsQuery
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOctopus NetworkIvar Hosteng

In-app purchases

None

NFC mifare Pro

No in-app purchases

None

DnsQuery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFC mifare Pro free?
NFC mifare Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DnsQuery free?
DnsQuery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NFC mifare Pro or DnsQuery have ads?
Neither NFC mifare Pro nor DnsQuery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFC mifare Pro or DnsQuery?
NFC mifare Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and DnsQuery fortnightly. Most recently, NFC mifare Pro was updated on September 17, 2026 and DnsQuery on October 3, 2026.

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