Tiger NFC Connect (mobile app)
Purpose
Section titled “Purpose”Your phone already is a TigerTag reader — Connect switches it on. The iOS/Android app reads any spool with a tap, writes chips just as easily, and keeps your whole collection in your pocket. It is the everyday entry point to the ecosystem and the embodiment of the smartphone bridge.
Where it sits
Section titled “Where it sits”
flowchart LR
TAG["TigerTag chip"] -- "NFC tap" --> CO["Tiger NFC Connect"]
CO -- "read / encode" --> TAG
CO <--> CLOUD[("Your TigerSystem account<br/>(Firebase)")]
CLOUD <--> ST["Tiger Studio — same account"]
Features
Section titled “Features”- NFC scanning on the go — tap a spool, see its full profile.
- Chip programming — encode and re-encode TigerTag chips from the phone.
- Catalogue browsing — the shared brand/material/color reference database.
- Shared account — same Firebase backend as Tiger Studio: inventory, friends and racks stay in sync in real time across devices.
- USB-C accessories — supports the AJAX-3D TD-1 / TD1s filament analyzer over USB-C: measure a filament’s Transmission Distance (and color) right from the phone (compatible third-party hardware).
Get it
Section titled “Get it”- Released on the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android) — version 1.0.2 today.
- Public betas also available (TestFlight on iOS, open beta on Android).
- All download links: tigersystem.io/fr/download — a QR code is also always available in Tiger Studio’s sidebar.
Naming note: formerly published as “TigerTag RFID Connect” — renamed Tiger NFC Connect to echo the NFC reader already in every phone. The app is free to use but proprietary (not open source) for now — unlike Tiger Studio, the SDKs and the hardware, which are open.
Architecture
Section titled “Architecture”Flutter app talking to Firebase (Auth + Firestore) — the single shared account database behind all the apps. Printer connectivity on mobile is cloud-oriented where vendors allow it.
Interactions
Section titled “Interactions”| With | How |
|---|---|
| TigerTag chips | Read & write by NFC tap |
| Firebase (account database) | Real-time inventory / friends / prefs sync |
| Tiger Studio | Desktop companion — same account, complementary features |
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Related: Smartphone bridge, Inventory & cloud sync