Comparison

NFC Forge vs Trovie

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

Head to head
About

NFC Forge

Features
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NFC Forge is the complete solution for creating and writing NFC tags directly on your iPhone. Perfect for professionals, developers, businesses, and enthusiasts who need a powerful and intuitive tool for working with NFC technology. - Simplified Writing • Write NFC tags with custom URLs • Full support for social media links (Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, GitHub, Behance) • Intuitive and easy-to-use interface • Step-by-step guided writing process - Production Mode (Premium) • Write multiple tags in sequence without interruptions • Perfect for mass production of keychains, cards, and NFC products • Real-time tag counter • Optimize your production line time - Chip Password Protection (Premium) • Protect your NFC tags directly on the chip • Prevents unauthorized rewrites • Compatible with NTAG21x and Ultralight EV1 chips • Maximum security for your products and applications - Tag Management • Save tag templates for quick reuse • Organize all your tags in one place • Fast and efficient search • Automatic synchronization via iCloud (CloudKit) • Access on all your Apple devices Terms of Use: https://micheltlutz.me/nfc-forge-terms-of-service-en-US.html Privacy Policy: https://micheltlutz.me/nfc-forge-privacy-policy-en-US.html

About

Trovie

This app streamlines inventory management and sales tracking for trading card game vendors. It automates cost basis calculations, tracks buys, sells, and trades, and provides event-specific financial summaries. Collectors can view live inventory via QR codes without needing an app.

Highlights
  • Automated cost basis calculation
  • Unified buy, sell, and trade entry
  • Barcode scanning for sealed products
  • Event-specific financial scoreboards
  • Multi-staff booth management
  • Live inventory viewing for collectors
  • Support for multiple TCGs
Features
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The best part of the TCG hobby happens face to face. Trovie exists to protect that. The less time a vendor spends pricing cards and doing math, the more time everyone has for the conversation that brought them to the table in the first place. FOR VENDORS: LESS MATH, MORE TIME AT THE TABLE Most vendors know what a card sold for. Almost none know what they made on it. Writing down what you paid, card by card, is too slow to do at a buy counter, so it doesn't happen. Trovie fixes that. - Set it once: set your buy percentage and every card you scan in gets a cost basis automatically. Know something the market doesn't? Override any number by hand. - Every deal, one screen: buys, sells, and trades with cash added in all use the same entry. Nothing to reconcile later. - Sealed, slabs, and singles: boxes, bundles, and ETBs scan by barcode. Raw cards and slabs are identified instantly. - Know what the show actually made you: every event gets its own scoreboard: cost, margin, cards in, cards out. - Run it with your crew: invite the people working your booth. Everyone sees the same live inventory, and a multi-table setup can run several shows at once, one per staffer. FOR COLLECTORS: WALK UP AND SEE WHAT'S THERE (Patent Pending) No more flipping through every binder to find out what a vendor has. Scan the QR code at their table and their live inventory opens right on your phone. No app, no login, nothing to install to browse. Build a list as you go and hand it over ready to check out. It's a starting point for the conversation, not a hold on the card, so nothing is ever reserved or claimed out from under anyone. --- EIGHT GAMES AND COUNTING. Trovie covers the major trading card games collectors and vendors actually deal in (English and Japanese editions included) with new sets and new games added constantly. WHAT TROVIE ISN'T. Not a register or POS replacement. Not a marketplace, and Trovie never takes a cut of a sale. This is the back office for the table that's already happening, not a new place to run it from. Built by people in this hobby, for the hobby. Less time on admin, more time with the person across the table.

Screenshots

NFC Forge3 screens
Trovie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trovie at none against NFC Forge's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. NFC Forge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Trovie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NFC Forge versus Trovie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFC ForgeTrovie
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichel Anderson Lutz TeixeiraTrovie, Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NFC Forge

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
None

Trovie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFC Forge free?
NFC Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trovie free?
Trovie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NFC Forge or Trovie have ads?
Neither NFC Forge nor Trovie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFC Forge or Trovie?
NFC Forge ships an update weekly, and Trovie weekly. Most recently, NFC Forge was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trovie on November 1, 2026.

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