Comparison

VisionCode vs Hex NFC

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

Head to head
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VisionCode

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Fast, responsive editing with a beautiful, modern interface

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Hex NFC

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The ultimate NFC toolkit, for FREE! Hex NFC brings the power of the iPhone's full capabilities to you in a professional-grade package for zero cost. Along with full support for practically every NFC chip currently available, Hex NFC also supports scanning of transit cards like PASMO/Suica and modern passport chips. A passport's chip opens only with the number and dates from its photo page: type them in, or let the camera read them. The image is read on your iPhone and never kept. We've gone to great lengths to utilise every capability the iPhone has to offer, to give users the one NFC app they'll ever need. Supported and tested on real silicon: - NTAG210ฮผ, NTAG213, NTAG216, NTAG424 DNA - MIFARE Ultralight EV1, MIFARE Ultralight C - MIFARE DESFire EV3 - ICODE SLIX, ICODE SLIX2 - FeliCa (Japanese transit cards, PASMO/Suica) - eMRTD / ICAO 9303 (Modern passports) Many other NFC chips of similar types (e.g. NTAG215) are supported as well. A number of them have been tested on our own simulators, and we will confirm them on real silicon as chips become available. Type 4 tags from makers other than NXP can be read and written too, and so can a phone set up to act as a tag. The chip support matrix in our online documentation shows what has been confirmed for each chip. Confirmed Unsupported (iPhone can not scan): - MIFARE Classic EV1 The app allows you to perform essentially any action an NFC chip can receive including: - Read - Write records (Text, URL, Social Media Link, Search Engines, Files, Email, Contacts, Phone Number, Text Message, FaceTime, Map Location, Crypto Link, Wi-Fi Access) - Password Protect (Write only or full read/write), Incorrect Password Limits (permanent lock), 3DES and AES encryption - Memory Dump - Set up a blank MIFARE DESFire EV1, EV2 or EV3 card as an NDEF tag, then read and write it like any other tag (confirmed on EV3 so far) - Destructive & Irreversible Actions: Erase, Format, Permanent Lock, Remove NDEF setup - Advanced (APDU) Console for advanced users Quality of life features: - Pre-build a chip profile, then write it to as many cards as you need, one tap at a time - Save presets for later writes or overwrites - Review and reuse historical chip states - Lock and protection changes are checked by reading the chip back where possible, rather than trusting an ACK Warning: This app includes a number of dangerous features that could render your chip permanently disabled. They are clearly marked and warned against, you won't be able to do it by accident as they require you to input the chip's UID to perform. However we take no responsibility for unintentional or intentional damage to your chips. Use irreversible actions at your own risk.

Screenshots

VisionCode4 screens
Hex NFC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hex NFC at every 9 days against VisionCode's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisionCode ships an update every 5 weeks, Hex NFC every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
VisionCode versus Hex NFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisionCodeHex NFC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermatthew cooper12228678260Hex Pro

In-app purchases

None

VisionCode

No in-app purchases

None

Hex NFC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisionCode free?
VisionCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hex NFC free?
Hex NFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VisionCode or Hex NFC have ads?
Neither VisionCode nor Hex NFC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisionCode or Hex NFC?
VisionCode ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hex NFC every 9 days. Most recently, VisionCode was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hex NFC on November 10, 2026.

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