Most "best NFC app" roundups compare screenshots. Here's what actually separates a capable iPhone NFC app from a novelty one — tag support, write reliability, and what happens when you hit CoreNFC's limits.
Chameleon Ultra connects to iPhone over Bluetooth, not CoreNFC. Here's what a Chameleon Ultra app for iPhone can do, and what PocketNFC specifically adds for emulation and key recovery.
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CoreNFC can't touch MIFARE Classic sector data or full DESFire access, on any iPhone app. Here's exactly where the wall is, and how a Bluetooth reader or Chameleon Ultra gets you past it.
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Three families of tag cover almost everything you'll run into. Here's what each one is actually for, what it costs, and which one to buy for your project.
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From a Pet ID tag on a collar to sector-level access control testing — practical, tested ideas for what to actually do with a stack of NFC tags.
Read the guide →Photo credits: RFID module photo by Giacomo Alessandroni (CC BY-SA 4.0), magnifying glass photo by Tomomarusan (CC BY 2.5), via Wikimedia Commons.