Comparison

NFC mifare Pro vs BlockMap

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

BlockMap

Features
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BlockMap turns any real place on Earth into a playable Minecraft world. Search your city, your street, your school or a famous landmark, tap once, and get a ready-to-play world file (.mcworld) that opens straight in Minecraft on your phone or tablet. Every world is built from real map data: real streets and roads, real building footprints and heights, rivers, lakes, parks, railways and terrain. Walk around a block version of your own neighborhood, or start a survival, creative, parkour or roleplay world in a place you actually know. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search any place - an address, a city, a landmark. 2. Aim the map at the area you want (about 1 km across). 3. Tap "Create my world". BlockMap builds it in seconds. 4. Open it in Minecraft (Bedrock Edition) and play. PLACES TO TRY - New York: Times Square, Central Park and the Manhattan skyscrapers. - Paris: the Eiffel Tower and the streets around it. - Dubai: Burj Khalifa and the downtown towers. - Giza: the Great Pyramid, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, and the Sphinx. - Barcelona: Sagrada Familia. Moscow: Red Square. Washington: the White House. - London, Tokyo, Rome, Istanbul, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Mexico City - any city on the map. - Your home, your school, your street, your hometown. WHAT YOU GET - A real-world map for Minecraft Bedrock Edition (the mobile edition, formerly Pocket Edition) in the .mcworld format. - Real building shapes and heights, roads, water, greenery and terrain from OpenStreetMap. - One-tap generation on your phone - no PC, no mods, no commands, no seeds to hunt for. - Worlds open directly in Minecraft. You can also save the .mcworld file and share it with friends. - Some famous places hide hand-built details waiting to be found. - Interface in 72 languages. GOOD FOR - Building a block version of your hometown, campus or school. - Exploring famous cities and landmarks in Minecraft. - Custom survival and creative maps based on a real place. - Map making, city building, roleplay and parkour courses on real streets. - Geography and city-planning projects with real map data. SUBSCRIPTION Your first world is free. Unlimited worlds with a BlockMap subscription (weekly or annual), with a free trial on the annual plan. Prices are shown in the app; manage or cancel anytime in the App Store. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. BlockMap is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Studios. Worlds are generated in the Bedrock world format. Terms of Use (EULA): https://blockmap.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://blockmap.app/privacy

Screenshots

NFC mifare Pro3 screens
BlockMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NFC mifare Pro at none against BlockMap's 2. BlockMap's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BlockMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. NFC mifare Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFC mifare Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, BlockMap every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NFC mifare Pro versus BlockMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC mifare ProBlockMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOctopus NetworkNikandr Surkov

In-app purchases

None

NFC mifare Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BlockMap

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is NFC mifare Pro free?
NFC mifare Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockMap free?
BlockMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NFC mifare Pro or BlockMap have ads?
Neither NFC mifare Pro nor BlockMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFC mifare Pro or BlockMap?
NFC mifare Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and BlockMap every 8 days. Most recently, NFC mifare Pro was updated on September 17, 2026 and BlockMap on September 20, 2026.

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