Comparison

Booklane vs CENFC

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

Head to head
About

Booklane

Log your reading journey with this app. Track books, log progress, set goals, and view stats. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with offline support and multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Track book status (Want to Read, Reading, Finished)
  • Log page progress, reading time, ratings, and notes
  • Organize books with custom tags
  • Set yearly reading goals and track progress
  • View reading stats and history
  • Offline support and cross-device sync
Features
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Booklane is a reading log app. Wherever you read — track every book here. Free Features - Track books in Want to Read / Reading / Finished - Manually log page progress, reading time, ratings, and notes - Organize with custom tags and archive books - Set a yearly reading goal and track your progress - Mark daily reading sessions and review your streak and calendar history - Reading stats: check-in days, current streak, longest streak, completion trend, and tag distribution - Sync across iPhone and iPad - Light and Dark mode, with full offline support - Languages: English, 中文, 日本語 - Free tier supports up to 30 books Pro Features (one-time purchase) - Unlimited books Why Booklane - Focused on logging, no social distractions - Full core experience available in the free tier - Your data stays private and under your control - Fully usable offline Start using Booklane and make every reading session count.

About

CENFC

This advanced toolkit allows you to scan, identify, and analyze NFC tags directly on your device. It supports various NFC protocols, enables memory dumping, and allows for reading and writing NDEF messages. Additionally, it can read electronic passports and offers raw communication capabilities for developers.

Highlights
  • NFC tag scanning and identification
  • Full NFC tag memory dumping
  • NDEF message creation, reading, and writing
  • Electronic passport (eMRTD) reader
  • Raw APDU command communication
  • Protocol analysis tools (Hex Converter, CRC Calculator)
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CENFC is an advanced NFC toolkit for iOS. Scan, identify, dump, and analyze NFC tags — all processed locally on your device with zero data collection. SCANNER Instantly identify NFC tags through ATQA/SAK lookup and protocol probing. Supports ISO 14443, ISO 18092 (FeliCa), and ISO 15693. Accurately detects chip variants and card families, displaying UID, protocol details, and iOS operability status at a glance. MEMORY DUMP Read the complete memory of any operable NFC tag. Browse page-by-page and block-by-block breakdowns with parsed NDEF content. Export dumps in hex, JSON, or raw binary for forensic analysis or backup. NDEF READ & WRITE Create, read, and write NDEF messages to compatible tags. Supports Text, URI, Smart Poster, MIME, and External record types. Build multi-record messages from scratch and write them directly to any writable tag. PASSPORT READER Read electronic passports and travel documents (eMRTD) via BAC authentication. Enter MRZ data to securely access data groups — including MRZ, face image, additional personal details, and security objects. Perform Active Authentication to verify chip genuineness. RAW COMMUNICATION Send custom APDU commands directly to NFC tags. Full ISO 7816 APDU support with complete command logging — built for developers and researchers. PROTOCOL TOOLS - Hex Converter — Convert between hex, decimal, binary, and ASCII - CRC Calculator — Compute CRC_A and CRC_B per ISO 14443-3 - ATQA/SAK Lookup — Identify card type from raw protocol parameters - Access Bits Decoder — Decode sector-level permissions - BER-TLV Parser — Parse and visualize TLV data structures OPEN SOURCE & PRIVACY FIRST CENFC is fully open source — inspect every line of code yourself. Every NFC operation runs entirely on-device. No data leaves your phone. No servers. No account required. Requires iPhone 7 or later with NFC capability.

Screenshots

Booklane4 screens
CENFC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CENFC at none against Booklane's 1. CENFC also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Booklane sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CENFC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Booklane against 5.0 for CENFC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booklane ships an update every 2 weeks, CENFC every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Booklane versus CENFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooklaneCENFC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer黎军 郑子衎 王

Customer experience

Booklane

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CENFC

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Booklane

One-time1
  • Booklane Pro$19.99
None

CENFC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Booklane free?
Booklane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CENFC free?
CENFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Booklane or CENFC?
Booklane and CENFC are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Booklane or CENFC have ads?
Neither Booklane nor CENFC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Booklane or CENFC?
Booklane ships an update every 2 weeks, and CENFC every 4 days. Most recently, Booklane was updated on October 31, 2026 and CENFC on October 31, 2026.

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