Comparison

NotifyEM vs NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

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

Head to head
About

NotifyEM

This app displays emergency maps and communications, allowing users to subscribe to alerts from organizations. It provides offline map access and detailed incident information, including voice messages and visuals, to help users understand and navigate emergencies.

Highlights
  • Offline emergency maps
  • Subscribe to organization alerts
  • Customized voice alerts
  • Incident navigation on map
  • Detailed incident information
  • Distance to incident display
Features
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NotifyEM is an iPhone app to display informative emergency-related maps and related voice and visual communications. The maps need to be downloaded only once. After that, they are available on your iPhone offline. The app makes it easy to communicate things that otherwise would be very difficult to explain in a text or voice message. For example, users can instantly understand an irregularly shaped evacuation zone when they see it on a map and can easily decide whether they are in the affected zone or not. Features: - Users can subscribe to a channel created by an organization, such as an Office of Emergency Management or a University Police Department. Should the organization issue an emergency alert or warning, the app will sound a customized voice message, such as “This is an important alert from University Police. Please do not ignore!” - Users can then easily navigate to the incident, which can be viewed on a map. Users can switch to the “details view” that may display instructions, voice messages, photos, and infographics related to the alert and sent by the issuing organization. - The user’s distance from the incident is prominently displayed on the screen in feet and/or miles. Location services need to be active to use this feature. - In Settings, it is possible to subscribe to or unsubscribe from Notification Channels. Those serve the purpose of transmitting notifications only to those who subscribe to a channel. For example, if a Police Department creates its channel, subscribers can opt in to receive communication issued through that channel.

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/

Screenshots

NotifyEM1 screens
NFC Tag Reader & Writer +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NotifyEM at none against NFC Tag Reader & Writer +'s 7. NotifyEM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). NFC Tag Reader & Writer +'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. NotifyEM 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 NotifyEM against 5.0 for NFC Tag Reader & Writer +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NotifyEM ships an update every 5 months, NFC Tag Reader & Writer + every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
NotifyEM versus NFC Tag Reader & Writer +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotifyEMNFC Tag Reader & Writer +
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapText, Inc.Rhonda Wilcox

Customer experience

NotifyEM

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

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

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

In-app purchases

None

NotifyEM

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

NFC Tag Reader & Writer +

Subscriptions5
  • 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$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is NotifyEM free?
NotifyEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NFC Tag Reader & Writer + free?
NFC Tag Reader & Writer + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NotifyEM or NFC Tag Reader & Writer +?
NotifyEM and NFC Tag Reader & Writer + are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do NotifyEM or NFC Tag Reader & Writer + have ads?
Neither NotifyEM nor NFC Tag Reader & Writer + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NotifyEM or NFC Tag Reader & Writer +?
NotifyEM ships an update every 5 months, and NFC Tag Reader & Writer + every 3 weeks. Most recently, NotifyEM was updated on August 31, 2026 and NFC Tag Reader & Writer + on September 23, 2026.

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