Arcade Card Reader vs GhostStep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
GhostStep
This app helps arcade dance gamers track their scores, analyze song charts, and compare their performance with friends. It offers detailed skill breakdowns and allows for friendly tournament-style challenges.
- Sync all your game scores
- Instant chart summaries
- Advanced player skill breakdowns
- Compare scores with friends
- Challenge friends to battles
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GhostStep is an advanced companion app for arcade dance gamers. Sync your scores, study charts, view your advanced player profile, challenge your friends, and so much more! GhostStep is an independent fan-made companion and is not affiliated with any arcade game manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GhostStep at 100% against Arcade Card Reader's 50%. GhostStep also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Arcade Card Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
GhostStep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GhostStep has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Arcade Card Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of GhostStep's.
Arcade Card Reader ships an update every 2 months, GhostStep every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcade Card Reader | GhostStep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rem Tech AS | Kevin Newland |
Customer experience
Arcade Card Reader
GhostStep
In-app purchases
Arcade Card Reader
No in-app purchases
GhostStep
No in-app purchases
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