Smart NFC Downloads & RevenueSmart NFC · App Store
Smart NFC is #9 in Developer Tools Paid in United Kingdom and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 13 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Smart NFC charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 10Top Paid · Developer Tools · US
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · IN
- 📈Smart NFC hit #1Top Paid · Developer Tools · AU
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · BR
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · AU
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · GB
- 📈Smart NFC charting in a new countryThailand
- 📈Smart NFC entered the top 100Top Grossing · Developer Tools · CA
- 📈Smart NFC hit #1Top Paid · Developer Tools · CA
- 🆕Smart NFC first spotted by AppInsider#20 in Top Paid · Developer Tools · South Korea
- 🆕Smart NFC released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Developer Tools PaidSmart NFC at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Smart NFC is a paid utility for iPhone users that enables reading, writing, formatting, and low-level memory manipulation of NDEF-formatted NFC tags. The app holds strong top-10 positions in the Paid Developer Tools category across emerging markets like India, Brazil, and Indonesia, while maintaining moderate visibility in mature markets such as the US and UK.
Similar apps: NFC Tools, TagWriter by NXP, NFC TagInfo
Smart NFC on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Smart NFC declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Developer ToolsPaid | #9 |
 India | Developer ToolsPaid | #5 |
 United States | Developer ToolsPaid | #29 |
 Brazil | Developer ToolsPaid | #6 |
 Canada | Developer ToolsPaid | #7 |
 Japan | Developer ToolsPaid | #32 |
| South Korea | Developer ToolsPaid | #17 |
 Australia | Developer ToolsPaid | #13 |
 Indonesia | Developer ToolsPaid | #8 |
 Saudi Arabia | Developer ToolsPaid | #10 |
 United Arab Emirates | Developer ToolsPaid | #8 |
 China | Developer ToolsPaid | #81 |
| India | Developer ToolsGrossing | #59 |
| Saudi Arabia | Developer ToolsGrossing | #92 |
| United Arab Emirates | Developer ToolsGrossing | #76 |
Apps near Smart NFC on the chart
Developer Tools Paid, around #9.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Smart NFC
From the 14 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report frequent failures in reading and writing NFC tags, particularly with specific protocols like ISO 15693, leading to significant dissatisfaction among those who paid for the app. Conversely, some users praise the unique deep linking features, responsive developer support, and intuitive interface when the core functionality works.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Good app that will be very useful!”
- Features & content: “Deep linking feature is amazing”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “I tried scanning a tag and was impressed with the reviews and purchased the app but it doesn’t work”
About Smart NFC
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Read, write, interact, and hack your NFC tags on your supporting iPhone!
Smart NFC is one of the first apps to support native NFC writing directly from your device. With numerous custom records to get you started, you'll be writing to most NDEF-formatted NFC tags in no time. Don't have any NDEF-formatted tags? Format them in the Advanced section.
Tag-specific features are being added that allow you to edit a tag's memory directly, which opens the doors to all kinds of new features!
Tag not scanning? NDEF format new tags from the Advanced section to get them working right!
An NFC tag is written with a single "Message" which contains any number of "Records." These records define text, links, and data to be stored on the tag. Most tags can be scanned by holding the top of your iPhone within a few centimeters. A chip is only limited only by its size. As long as the chip is NDEF-formatted (most are, and other formats will be supported in a later version) and it has enough space, the limits are endless!
Features:
- Read, write, duplicate, erase, and permanently lock NDEF-formatted tags
- Monitor a tag's max capacity (usually somewhere between 256-1024 Bytes)
- Read, write, and interact with links (https://, sms://, facetime://, mailto:, etc.)
- Write a variety of pre-defined Social Media and website records
- Read and write text records with multiple language localizations
- Use Background Tag Reading to interact with NFC tags without an app. Write a link to a tag and then tap it to your phone. Voila! (Supported on iPhone XS and newer)
- Review and rewrite previous messages from your History to another tag
- Format factory-programmed tags as NDEF tags in-app (Supports most common tags such as Type 2 and Type 5 NFC tags)
- Read and write directly to a tag's memory
- Send custom commands directly to a tag
- And of course, target your users better by using a tag's unique identifier
Extras:
- Dark Mode
- Privacy: we collect nothing as you use the app.
Supported Devices:
- NFC scanning is available on iPhone 7 and newer. iPad and iPod Touch do not have the required hardware.
- Background Tag Reading is available on iPhone XS and newer. iOS will present a notification for the first valid link stored on a tag.
Supported Tags:
- Any NDEF-formatted tags
- MIFARE Ultralight
- NTAG 213/215/216
- NXP ICODE® Tags, ISO 15693 Tags, and Type 5 Tags
Future support for:
- MIFARE DESFire
Limitations:
- MIFARE Classic tags are not currently supported by iOS
Future features:
- Include a tag's ID and/or its read count in a record
- Password-protect an NFC chip
- Connect to a Bluetooth device
Feel free to Tweet feature requests to me at @0xA1EC
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