NFC Tapwrite vs Sill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NFC Tapwrite
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NFC Tapwrite is the fastest way to write a web link to an NFC tag. Type or paste a URL, tap Write, and hold your iPhone near any writable NFC tag or sticker. The link is saved to the tag as a standard NDEF URI record, so anyone who taps it later is taken straight to your page — no app required on their end. FEATURES • One-tap writing — enter a URL and write it to a tag in seconds • Clipboard auto-fill — copy a link, open the app, and it's ready to write • Recent writes — your last 5 written URLs are kept for quick re-use; tap one to load it again • Siri Shortcut — "Write a URL with NFC Tapwrite," or pass a URL in from your own Shortcuts and automations • Smart validation — catches typos before you write • Standard NDEF URI format — works with any NFC reader and with iPhone's built-in tag scanning GREAT FOR • Product packaging, business cards, and signage • Smart home and desk shortcuts • Posters, menus, and events • Anywhere you'd otherwise print a QR code REQUIREMENTS • iPhone 7 or later with NFC (writing is not available on iPad or in the Simulator) • A writable NFC tag (NTAG / NDEF-compatible) NFC Tapwrite keeps everything on your device. It does not collect, track, or transmit your data.
Sill
Stream your Mac's desktop or individual windows to your iPhone or iPad. Control your computer remotely using touch, keyboard, or Apple Pencil with encrypted connections. Offers flexible streaming quality and connection options.
- Stream Mac windows or desktop to iPhone/iPad
- Remote control with touch, keyboard, Apple Pencil
- Encrypted connections with TLS 1.3
- Adjustable streaming quality and frame rate
- Virtual display option for continuous updates
- Multiple connection modes (Wired, Wi-Fi, Direct, Remote)
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Sill shows a window from your Mac, or its whole desktop, on your iPhone or iPad, and lets you use it with touch, a keyboard, a touchscreen trackpad or Apple Pencil. It streams straight from your Mac to your device over your own network, so there is no account to create and no server in between. You pair each device once, and every connection is encrypted. Both parts are free: the Sill app for iPhone and iPad, and Sill for Mac. Streaming: * Any single Mac window, or the whole Desktop, on your iPhone or iPad * Hardware HEVC video, up to 120 fps on ProMotion screens (60 elsewhere); the rate follows each device * Seven bitrate quality presets, from Low (4 Mbps) to Extreme (150 Mbps), plus Resolution, a frame-rate limit and Prioritize Encoding Speed * Text size (Aa): resizes your Mac window to fit your screen, so text is the size you want * Optional virtual display: a window streams from its own HiDPI display, sized to your device, and keeps updating even when covered on your Mac; full-screen video works too Controls: * Touch: tap to click, drag to scroll with momentum, touch and hold to right-click * Apple Pencil as the mouse, with hover * Software and hardware keyboards, with ⌘, ⌃ and ⌥ shortcuts, plus a key row with latching modifiers and a Spotlight key * Laptop layout when you hold the device upright: the picture on top, a key row and a trackpad (two-finger scroll, two-finger tap, hold then drag, three-finger gestures for Mission Control, App Exposé, switching Spaces, Apps and Show Desktop) * Dedicated iPhone and iPad layouts * Each Mac app's menus (File, Edit, View, etc) on your device, behind a Menus button * Window thumbnails: switch with a tap; hold one for close, minimize and full screen; drag to reorder * An Apps drawer: open windows and all installed apps, with search, and it launches apps Connecting: * Finds your Mac automatically; each Mac has 4 modes: Wired, Wi-Fi, Direct or Remote * USB cable (Wired) support, and a live session moves between the cable and Wi-Fi without dropping * Direct Wireless Connection (Direct, optional), for when you and your Mac don't share a network * Remote Access from anywhere through your own VPN, such as Tailscale, or a port forward * Pairing: every connection encrypted with TLS 1.3; pair each device once by QR code or a 12-digit code, and a USB cable pairs by itself; Require pairing is on by default * Your Mac keeps its keys in the protected part of its keychain that only Sill can read Sill for Mac: * A ~6 MB menu bar app with a live status card: each device, its frame rate and latency * Settings: General, Devices, Streaming, Virtual Display, Remote Access and Permissions * Launch at Login, a log window, and an update check that tells you when a new version is out * A notarized disk image download from getsill.app Sill for iPhone and iPad: * A Settings panel that changes your Mac's stream settings, and shows the connection and latency * A first-run tour, and Take the Tour to replay it * Tells you when your Mac or the device needs an update Free and open source (Apache 2.0) No account, no servers, no tracking: video goes straight from your Mac to your device, forever! Website: https://getsill.app/ GitHub: https://github.com/Saffsanity/sill Site GitHub: https://github.com/Saffsanity/sill-site
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sill at Free against NFC Tapwrite's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Sill is free to download; NFC Tapwrite costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NFC Tapwrite | Sill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MK Ignite, LLC | NOAH WILLIAM SAFFER |
In-app purchases
NFC Tapwrite
No in-app purchases
Sill
No in-app purchases









