Comparison

Camping Assistant vs NFC Forge

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

Head to head
About

Camping Assistant

This app helps campers precisely level their caravans and motorhomes using smart tools and smartwatch integration. It also offers features like restaurant search, route planning with clearance checks, and a loading simulator for a safer, more relaxing trip.

Highlights
  • Centimeter-precision vehicle leveling
  • Smartwatch integration for live feedback
  • Restaurant search by cuisine
  • AI route check for tolls and clearance
  • Loading and nose weight simulator
  • Sun and satellite radar
  • Intelligent voice output for adjustments
Features
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Never sleep on a slope again – no more guessing with ramps and corner steadies: Camping Assistant shows you to the centimetre where your caravan or motorhome needs to go up, right where you're standing. ā–¶ LEVEL IN ONE MINUTE Instead of degrees and bubbles you get clear instructions: "Front 11 cm down, right 4 cm up". For caravans via wheel and jockey wheel, for motorhomes at all four wheels – perfect for levelling ramps. ā–¶ READINGS RIGHT WHERE YOU CRANK • Apple Watch: the display on your wrist while you crank or place ramps. The watch taps you as soon as you're level. • Second phone: your iPhone stays in the van as the sensor – a second phone or tablet shows you the readings live outside. No app needed, just scan the QR code. • Voice guidance: the app reads out the values for caravans. ā–¶ STRESS-FREE HITCHING The hitching assistant remembers the right drawbar height and guides you straight back to it next time. ā–¶ THE PERFECT PITCH • Today's sun path: where is the sun in the morning, at noon and in the evening? Great for awning, sun canopy and solar panels. • Satellite direction for good TV reception. ā–¶ PLAN TOGETHER Share checklists, vehicle pass and loading with your partner or family. Tick something off and everyone sees it instantly. ā–¶ EVERYTHING FOR THE TRIP • Departure checklists – with templates, your own items and categories • Nose weight calculator: place your luggage on the floor plan and see nose weight and left-right balance instantly • Vehicle pass: MOT, gas inspection, damp test and tyres with reminders • Route check: speed limits, tolls, vignettes and mandatory equipment for your outfit in every country • Restaurant search around your campsite • Night mode that won't dazzle you after dark ā–¶ FREE OR PRO Levelling is free, complete and ad-free. Camping Assistant Pro unlocks: Apple Watch and second phone, sun and satellite, unlimited checklists, unlimited loading with auto-balance, the full vehicle pass and more route checks. One person has Pro – the whole group plans along. Pro is available monthly, yearly (7-day free trial) or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Already bought the app? Pro is unlocked for you forever – thank you! Note: phone sensors are not a calibrated measuring instrument. Always check your nose weight with a scale before you travel. Privacy: https://camping-assistant-b0bdb.web.app/datenschutz Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NFC Forge

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NFC Forge is an open-source toolkit for reading, writing, duplicating, and managing NFC tags with your iPhone. No ads, no accounts, no trackers, and no cloud. Everything stays on your device. READ • Identify the chip family and decode NDEF records • Inspect lock status and security configuration • View the raw memory of supported tags and export a full .bin dump WRITE • Web links, plain text, phone numbers, email, locations, and FaceTime or WhatsApp shortcuts • Contact cards (vCard), calendar events, App Store links, and social profiles • Payment links (Venmo, PayPal, Cash App), Wi-Fi network tokens, and Bluetooth pairing records • Small embedded files and custom raw NDEF records • Stage several records and write them together as one multi-record NDEF message, with a capacity check against NTAG213, NTAG215, and NTAG216 DUPLICATE • Scan a source tag, save it to your on-device library, and write it to one or more blank tags TOOLS • Erase and format tags • Lock tags permanently to make them read-only • Password-protect supported NTAG tags • Byte-level memory editor, .bin backup and restore, and a raw command console for advanced users • Optionally use your iPhone as an NFC reader for your Mac over your local Wi-Fi network SAFETY FIRST NFC Forge protects lock bytes, capability containers, and password pages during normal writes to help prevent accidentally bricking a tag, and it warns you before any permanent action. SUPPORTED TAGS • Full read and write: NTAG213/215/216, MIFARE Ultralight, and ISO 15693 (ICODE SLIX and others) • NDEF and command passthrough: ISO 7816 Type 4 tags, DESFire, and FeliCa • MIFARE Classic: UID detection only PRIVACY NFC Forge collects no data. Tags you choose to save stay in the app's on-device storage. The source code is available on GitHub under the MIT License. Requires an iPhone with NFC. Some record types, such as Wi-Fi, write a text token that other apps can scan; iOS does not automatically join a network from an NFC tag.

Screenshots

Camping Assistant4 screens
NFC Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NFC Forge at none against Camping Assistant's 3. NFC Forge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Camping Assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NFC Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Camping Assistant versus NFC Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamping AssistantNFC Forge
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco PohlSusan Hamilton

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Camping Assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$17.99
None

NFC Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camping Assistant free?
Camping Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NFC Forge free?
NFC Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Camping Assistant or NFC Forge have ads?
Camping Assistant shows ads; NFC Forge does not.

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