Comparison

NFC Tag Reader & Writer + vs Minus5

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

Head to head
About

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

Easily read, write, and manage NFC tags containing various data types like URLs, text, and contacts. Organize tags, protect data, and unlock advanced features with a premium upgrade.

Highlights
  • Read and write NFC tags
  • Manage URLs, text, contacts, WiFi
  • Smart content recognition
  • Create custom tags
  • Organize tags into categories
  • Overwrite protection alerts
  • Tag erasing functionality (premium)
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Our application is a powerful mobile application designed for seamless interaction with NFC tags of various types. It enables users to read, write, and manage NFC tags containing URLs, text, contact details, WiFi credentials, and more. With smart content recognition, the app automatically identifies the type of data stored on a tag for efficient handling. Users can create custom tags, organize them into categories, and safeguard existing data with overwrite protection alerts. The free version offers basic reading capabilities, limited saves, and a 3-day trial of premium features. Upgrading to premium unlocks unlimited reading and writing, full-format support, and tag erasing functionality. Our application is ideal for both casual users and professionals working with NFC technology. This application contains auto-renewable subscriptions and In-App Purchases. 1 week USD4.99 1 month USD12.99 1 year USD39.99 Lifetime USD59.99 You can cancel your subscription at any time. Privacy Policy Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LLWF_1okIXVUd98QDZB0eAMBLkJswKlowfqixoHRF60/edit?tab=t.0 Terms of Use Link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Minus5

Never miss a moment again. This app records video in the background, allowing you to capture events that have already happened by tapping after the fact. It automatically saves the seconds leading up to your tap, perfect for sports, action, or any spontaneous event.

Highlights
  • Background video recording
  • Post-event capture
  • Automatic highlight reel creation
  • Customizable event buttons
  • Broadcast-style graphics
  • Volume button recording
  • Adjustable pre/post-tap recording
Features
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Game highlights with the score, game clock and replays, like on TV. Film from the sideline and build the video on the same phone, without an editing app. While the camera is open, Minus5 keeps the last seconds of video. Someone scores, you tap GOAL after the fact, and the clip starts before your tap. What you don't mark isn't kept, so after the game your phone holds only the moments you tapped. HIGHLIGHT REEL • Every tap becomes a clip, and the clips line up in order • Scoreboard with the teams and the score, which you set on the goal's clip • The real game clock: mark the whistle at the start and end of each half • The number and name of who scored • Slow-motion replay right after the moment • Graphics from Strict to Bold • A list of the moments with game minutes for a YouTube description One clip with graphics exports for free. Joining your marked moments into one highlights video takes Minus5 Pro. SPORTS Soccer, basketball, hockey, handball, American football and volleyball. Each has its own event buttons and its own halves, periods, quarters or sets. For any other sport, make your own buttons. DURING THE GAME • If you missed what happened, tap MAX or REC and trim it later • Change the event right in the clip • Two moments back to back both save NEXT GAME "Copy match" carries the teams, colors and graphics over, so at the next game all that's left is filming. The finished video goes to Photos. Minus5 is free. Buy Pro once to keep it forever or subscribe monthly; Pro also removes the logo at the end. Help and questions: support@minus5app.com, https://minus5app.com/support Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +4 screens
Minus54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minus5 at weekly against NFC Tag Reader & Writer +'s every 4 weeks. NFC Tag Reader & Writer +'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. NFC Tag Reader & Writer + sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Minus5 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NFC Tag Reader & Writer + against 5.0 for Minus5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFC Tag Reader & Writer + ships an update every 4 weeks, Minus5 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NFC Tag Reader & Writer + versus Minus5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC Tag Reader & Writer +Minus5
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhonda WilcoxAndrey Shestakov

Customer experience

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minus5

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly-Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
3 purchases

Minus5

Subscriptions1
  • Minus5 Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • Minus5 Pro ForeverFree
  • Minus5 Pro Forever BasePrice$44.99

Questions

Is NFC Tag Reader & Writer + free?
NFC Tag Reader & Writer + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minus5 free?
Minus5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NFC Tag Reader & Writer + or Minus5?
NFC Tag Reader & Writer + and Minus5 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do NFC Tag Reader & Writer + or Minus5 have ads?
Neither NFC Tag Reader & Writer + nor Minus5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFC Tag Reader & Writer + or Minus5?
NFC Tag Reader & Writer + ships an update every 4 weeks, and Minus5 weekly. Most recently, NFC Tag Reader & Writer + was updated on November 5, 2026 and Minus5 on October 31, 2026.

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