The best RFID chips, compared.
Top pick: InnoHHustle NTAG216, 30 rounds Best value: OFFCUP round tags, 50 pack – About £5.99 with 4.4 from 446 ratings, if you scan the chip before you rely on 144 bytes. Updated 22 October 2026.
An RFID chip, as sold for home use in the United Kingdom, is a small 13.56 MHz tag: a sticker or a blank card with a coil, not a bare silicon die and not a reader. You buy one to trigger a phone shortcut, open a short web link, or test a door or printer that already expects a card at that frequency. A 125 kHz fob and a warehouse tag around 865–868 MHz are different systems. A phone will not treat those as NFC. You tell a suitable tag apart by frequency, user memory and form. The common NFC Type 2 family is quoted at 144, 504 and 888 bytes of user memory. A layout sized for 504 bytes does not become valid on another chip. Match a round sticker, a small rectangle or a standard card to the reader you already have. A normal sticker is not an on-metal tag: listings warn against bare metal and strong magnets, and an on-metal tag uses a ferrite layer. The checks sit in the [RFID chip buying guide](/hub/electronic-surveillance/rfid-chip/sub/rfid-chip-buying-guide).
An RFID chip, as sold for home use in the United Kingdom, is a small 13.56 MHz tag: a sticker or a blank card with a coil, not a bare silicon die and not a reader.
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What will read the tag?
InnoHHustle's 30 silver PET rounds are the lowest shelf price in this set at £5.69, titled as NTAG216 with 888 bytes at 25 mm. The star line is 5.0 from six reviews, which is still a thin file next to the packs with hundreds of ratings. The listing says the tags are not for metal or strong magnets, and not for Amiibo, because Amiibo wants the 504-byte layout of NTAG215. A blank tag may stay silent on an iPhone until you write it, and the one UK review gives the NFC Tools steps, then reads at the top right of the phone. Warranty on the page is three months. Frequency is not printed. At about 19p a sticker it is the cheap 888-byte claim, with an explicit metal ban and little UK evidence behind the chip name.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the cheapest claimed NTAG216 rounds in this set for a long record on plastic or paper.
Less suitable: You need an Amiibo layout, a metal surface, or a review sample in the hundreds.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you stick these on metal?
No. The listing says the tag cannot be used on metal surfaces or in strong magnetic fields.
Why does a blank tag stay silent on an iPhone?
The listing says blank tags may not scan until you write them with an app such as NFC Tools, with NFC on and the phone unlocked. The UK review gives the same NFC Tools steps.
Are they for Amiibo?
The listing says NTAG216 is not recommended for Amiibo, because Amiibo wants the 504-byte layout of NTAG215. The title still mentions TagMo.
The FusyTuly pack is ten white PVC cards at £9.99, sized 86 × 54 × 0.84 mm, at 13.56 MHz with a stated range of 10 cm and a temperature line of −40 °C to 65 °C. The listing describes a writable sector 0 in a MIFARE Classic 1K style, which is a different job from a phone Type 2 sticker. The star line is 5.0 from only two UK reviews, so the sample is too thin to treat as a proven door system. One of those reviews says all ten cards worked on their doors and printers, including MiCard MultiTech4, and one card survived a pool. The other review says a reader that can write block 0 can reject the card. NXP's own note is that security-relevant Classic use should move to DESFire or MIFARE Plus, and this comparison did not test that. At about £1 a card it is a small test pack for a reader you already know is 13.56 MHz Classic, not a phone shortcut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already run a 13.56 MHz Classic reader or printer and want ten cards to test a writable identifier.
Less suitable: You want an NFC sticker for a phone, or a locked credential for a shared door.
Specifications
Common questions
Will these open a door reader?
The listing says to check for 13.56 MHz and MIFARE Classic 1K first. One UK review says all 10 cards worked on their doors and printers, including MiCard MultiTech4. Another UK review says a reader that can write block 0 can reject the card.
Can the identifier be rewritten?
Yes. The listing and both UK reviews say sector 0 / block 0 is writable, unlike a factory-locked Classic card. You need a compatible writer.
What read range does the page state?
The maximum range field says 10 centimetres. There is no battery.
This listing sells 50 silver 25 mm PVC stickers at £6.79, claimed as NTAG215 with 504 bytes, and the technical table leaves the brand blank. The amazon.co.uk line is 5.0 from two UK reviews, which is a perfect score on a sample of two. One UK trial read them with NFC Tools. The same review doubts the adhesive and the chip cover in constant rain and sun, even though the listing names outdoor fixtures and says PVC is more moisture-resistant than paper. The bullets allow a rewrite until a read-only lock, and they say an Amiibo write is once only. They do not ban metal, but one UK review says bare conductive metal cuts the scan distance. Frequency is not printed, so the NTAG215 name is a title claim rather than a measured row on the page.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a silver 50-pack claimed as NTAG215 and can test a few stickers before you leave the rest outside.
Less suitable: You need a large UK review sample, or a listing that prints 13.56 MHz.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you rewrite them after the first write?
The bullets say the NTAG215 memory can be rewritten until you set a read-only lock. An Amiibo write is once only and cannot be reused for another Amiibo.
Are they suitable outdoors?
The listing says PVC is more moisture-resistant than paper and names outdoor fixtures. One UK review doubts the adhesive and chip cover in constant rain and sun.
Will they scan on metal?
The bullets do not ban metal. One UK review says bare conductive metal cuts the scan distance.
InnoHHustle lists 40 transparent PET rectangles at £6.99, sized 11 × 21 mm, claimed as NTAG216 with 888 bytes. The star line is 5.0 from one review, and that text is from Germany, so it is not a UK write-up. The listing says the stickers are not for metal or strong magnets, and not for Amiibo. A blank tag may not scan on iOS until NFC Tools writes a record, and a read-only lock cannot be reset. The date first available on the page is 18 July 2026. At £6.99 for 40 you pay the same shelf price as the 50-pack NTAG215 with 594 reviews, for a much thinner file and a smaller sticker. The rectangle can sit on a narrow label where a 25 mm disc will not, if the chip that arrives really is NTAG216.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need a small rectangle claimed as NTAG216 and will test one sticker before you use the rest of the pack.
Less suitable: You want UK review evidence, a round 25 mm sticker, or an Amiibo layout.
Specifications
Common questions
Will these work on metal?
No. The listing says NTAG216 stickers in this pack are not for metal surfaces or strong magnetic fields.
Can you rewrite them?
Yes, until you set the tag to read-only. The listing says that lock cannot be edited or reset.
Do they work with an iPhone?
The listing says they work with NFC phones, and that iOS users should write first with an app such as NFC Tools because a blank tag may not scan.
This InnoHHustle 20-pack is £5.99 and claims NTAG216 with 888 bytes on PET rectangles. The bullet and the size row say 11 × 21 mm, while the dimensions row says 21 × 21 mm, so you cannot quote one footprint from the page. The star line is 5.0 from one review written in Germany, which used the tags to tie cellar shelves to a shopping-list app. The usage field says indoor even though the bullets call the PET waterproof, and the listing bans metal and strong magnets. Amiibo is marked as unsuitable. Warranty is three months, and the pack weight is 10 g. It is a short rectangle run with a size clash and no UK review text in the file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a short run of rectangle stickers and will measure one before you design a label around it.
Less suitable: You need a settled size, a UK review sample, or a sticker for outdoor metal.
Specifications
Common questions
What size are the stickers?
The bullet and the size row say 11 × 21 mm. The dimensions row says 21 × 21 mm. Both figures are on the same listing.
Can you use them for smart-home routines?
The listing says they suit smart-home tasks, Wi-Fi, and links. The only review, from Germany, used them to tie cellar shelves to a shopping-list app.
Will they work on metal?
No. The listing says not on metal or in strong magnetic fields.
InnoHHustle's 40 PET rectangles are £5.99, and this is one of the three listings that print 13.56 MHz, with 144 bytes and a stated range of 0–10 cm. The star line is 4.9 from 10 reviews, and the two short UK texts in the file do not name a fault. The bullets say 10 × 20 × 0.15 mm and clear PET, while the size row says 1.8 × 0.8 cm and the colour field says silver. The listing says some phones can read a tag and cannot write to it, and it bans metal and strong magnets. Warranty is three months. At 144 bytes this is a short-URL sticker, not an Amiibo layout or a long record. Measure one sticker before you print a label to the size row, because the two size lines do not match.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a small 13.56 MHz sticker for a short URL or a phone shortcut, and 144 bytes is enough.
Less suitable: You need 504 or 888 bytes, an Amiibo layout, or a size you can quote from a single row.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you put them on metal?
No. The listing says they cannot be used on metal surfaces or in strong magnetic fields.
What is the stated size?
The bullets say 2 × 1 cm, also written as 10 × 20 mm, and 0.15 mm thick. The size row says 1.8 × 0.8 cm. The colour field says silver while the bullets say clear.
Will every phone be able to write them?
The listing says they work with NFC phones, and that some models can only read a tag and cannot write to it.
The InnoHHustle 50-pack is listed at £6.99 as 25 mm round stickers titled NTAG215 with 504 bytes of user memory, and the amazon.co.uk line is 4.5 from 594 ratings, the largest sample in this set. UK reviews describe writing them in NFC Tools and using them for phone shortcuts, with the handset held tight against the sticker. The feature bullets call the discs waterproof PVC, while the material row on the same page says paper, and the title says transparent while the colour field says white. That clash is why the score sits at 85 rather than a clean sweep of the listing. Reviewers also report that a bare metal shelf kills the scan, and one UK buyer only read them after adding a non-metal pad. One UK review says an iPhone 16 Pro without a case did not recognise the pack at all. For a phone shortcut on wood, plastic, or glass, this is the pack with the most UK write-ups here, provided you treat the material line as unsettled.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 50-pack of claimed NTAG215 stickers for phone shortcuts on wood, plastic, or glass, and you can live with the PVC-versus-paper clash.
Less suitable: You need a listing that clears the sticker for bare metal, or a material row that matches the bullets.
Specifications
Common questions
Do these stickers work on metal?
The bullets do not ban metal. UK reviews say they do not work well on metal, and one UK buyer only read them on shelving after adding a non-metal pad.
Are they PVC or paper?
The feature bullets say waterproof PVC. The material type row says paper, and the title says transparent while the colour field says white.
Can an iPhone write them?
Several UK reviews wrote them with NFC Tools or used them on an iPhone. One UK review says an iPhone 16 Pro without a case did not recognise the pack.
OFFCUP's 50 round 25 mm tags are £5.99, titled NTAG213 with 144 bytes at 13.56 MHz and a stated range of 0–10 cm, with 4.4 from 446 amazon.co.uk ratings. That is the second-largest sample here and £1 less than the 594-review NTAG215 pack. UK reviews do not agree on the chip: one TagWriter scan reported 492 bytes and Amiibo failed, while other UK reviews say they wrote Amiibo and call the chip NTAG215. The bullets say self-adhesive, yet several UK reviews found none and one buyer returned the pack, while other reviews describe sticky backs that held outdoors. The listing excludes strong magnets and does not name metal. UK reviews also say the phone has to sit on the tag, and one buyer found half the pack hard to scan. It is the lower-priced high-count option only if you scan the chip that arrives before you plan a 144-byte or a 504-byte job.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the lower shelf price on a 50-pack with hundreds of ratings, and you will scan the chip before you rely on 144 bytes.
Less suitable: You need a settled NTAG215 for an Amiibo layout, or a sticker the reviews agree has adhesive.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this pack NTAG213 or NTAG215?
The title and a bullet say NTAG213 with 144 bytes. One UK review says NXP TagWriter reported 492 bytes and treated that as NTAG213, so Amiibo failed. Other UK reviews say they wrote Amiibo and call the chip NTAG215.
Do the tags have adhesive?
The bullets say self-adhesive. Several UK reviews say there was none, and one buyer returned them. Other UK reviews say the backs that arrived were sticky, including outdoors.
How close does the phone need to be?
The listing says 0–10 cm depending on the device. UK reviews say the handset has to sit on the tag, and one buyer found half a pack hard to scan.
InnoHHustle's other 50-pack of claimed NTAG216 rounds is £6.99, with 888 bytes and about 25 mm, and the amazon.co.uk line is 4.2 from 30 ratings. That is a larger sample than the one-review rectangle packs, and still far smaller than the 594-review NTAG215 pack at the same price. The bullets say waterproof PVC and name TagMo, while a review from the United States says the chip is not for Amiibo, which matches the usual 504-byte Amiibo layout. The listing bans metal and strong magnets. One UK review used them for manuals on white plastic appliance bodies and says to keep them off metal parts. Another UK review found an odd tag faulty and the rest intermittent and slow on an iPhone, including with Home Assistant, while a third had no trouble reading and writing. Size rows print both 1.0 inch and 0.95 inch, and frequency is not on the page.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 50-pack claimed as NTAG216 with a few dozen ratings, for manuals on non-metal appliance panels.
Less suitable: You need the largest UK review sample, a consistently fast iPhone tap, or a metal door.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you stick them on a metal appliance?
The listing says no, not on metal or in strong magnetic fields. A UK review used them on white plastic appliance bodies and says to keep them off metal parts.
Do they read reliably on an iPhone?
One UK review found an odd tag faulty and the rest intermittent and slow on an iPhone, including with Home Assistant. Another UK review had no trouble reading and writing them.
Are they waterproof?
The bullets say waterproof PVC that still works when wet. There is no IP code on the page.
InnoHHustle's 50 transparent 25 mm PET rounds are £5.99 and titled NTAG216 with 888 bytes, but the amazon.co.uk line is 3.0 from two ratings, the weakest stars in this set. The only written review, from the United Kingdom, says they are not NXP NTAG216 and names a Shanghai Feiju Microelectronics chip that does not use the same commands. The listing still says the stickers are not for metal or strong magnets, and not for Amiibo. A blank tag may need NFC Tools before an iPhone will see it. Warranty is three months and the pack weight is 8.2 g. A matching title is not evidence of NXP silicon when the UK review says the commands differ. Scan whatever arrives before you build a workflow that expects NTAG216.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You only need a cheap round sticker for a simple phone write, and you will scan the chip before you treat it as NTAG216.
Less suitable: You need NXP NTAG216 commands, an Amiibo layout, or a metal surface.
Specifications
Common questions
Are these NXP NTAG216 chips?
The title says NTAG216 with 888 bytes. The only written review, from the United Kingdom, says they are not NXP NTAG216 and names a Shanghai Feiju Microelectronics chip that does not use the same commands.
How do you set them up on a phone?
The listing says to hold an NFC phone over the tag, and for iOS to write first with an app such as NFC Tools because a blank tag may not scan.
Can you use them for Amiibo?
The listing says no. It says Amiibo needs the 504-byte capacity of NTAG215.
Shelf date 21 October 2026. Scores use the ten amazon.co.uk listings kept in this comparison. A chip name, a byte count, a frequency and a metal line are what the listing prints. This is not a lab test. The highest score is the top pick. Best price against a large review file, once you accept that the chip on that cheaper pack is not settled, is best value.
Amazon evidence
40%Star rating on amazon.co.uk, scaled by the count in the listing line. A 4.5 from 594 outranks a 5.0 from one or two ratings. Under 20 reviews, 20 points come off. Under 50 reviews, a smaller cut applies.
Listing fit
35%A printed 13.56 MHz, a user-memory figure that matches the chip family, a form you can quote, and an honest metal line. A PVC-versus-paper clash, two size rows, or a title a UK review rejects costs 5 to 10 points.
Review outcome
15%UK texts that describe a phone write, a failed metal tap, or a chip scan. A file whose only text is from Germany is not a UK sample. A review that names different silicon is a hard warning.
Value
10%Shelf price in GBP against a chip claim you can still use. The lowest price does not win this block when the chip name is disputed or the sample is a single review.
You are choosing an RFID chip for a phone shortcut, a short web link, or a test on a door or printer that already reads 13.56 MHz. These ten amazon.co.uk listings were priced on 21 October 2026, from about £5.69 to about £9.99. Sticker packs in the kept set sit at about £5.69–£6.99 for 20–50 pieces. The UID card 10-pack is about £9.99. As a rule of thumb from those shelf prices only, the stickers land around 14p–30p each.
An RFID chip in this UK shop is a 13.56 MHz tag: a sticker or a blank card with a coil, not a bare die and not a reader. The packs on this page are NFC Forum Type 2 stickers, titled NTAG213, NTAG215 or NTAG216, plus one 10-pack of UID-changeable cards in a MIFARE Classic style. You tell them apart by frequency, user memory, and whether the other half of the system is a phone or a door reader. NXP states 144 bytes of user memory for NTAG213, 504 bytes for NTAG215 and 888 bytes for NTAG216.
NXP states 144, 504 and 888 bytes for NTAG213, NTAG215 and NTAG216. A layout sized for 504 bytes does not become valid on another chip. Listings that say Amiibo is unsuitable are pointing at that 504-byte layout.
A 5.0 from one or two ratings does not outrank 4.5 from 594. A file whose only text is from Germany is not a UK sample. Read a PVC-versus-paper clash or two size rows instead of smoothing them.
Listings in this set warn against bare metal and strong magnets. On-metal tags use a ferrite layer. This comparison does not include one. A gap of card or tape is not that product. An iPhone may also stay silent on a blank tag until an app writes a record.
Phone shortcuts need 13.56 MHz NFC Type 2. A 125 kHz fob is a different system. UHF tags around 865–868 MHz are a warehouse system under a different Ofcom row. NXP states 144 bytes for NTAG213, 504 bytes for NTAG215 and 888 bytes for NTAG216. A short URL fits the smallest. A layout sized for 504 bytes does not become valid on another chip. Three listings in this set print 13.56 MHz. The others leave frequency blank, so the chip name on the title is a claim, not a measured row.
A 25 mm sticker, a small rectangle and an 86 × 54 mm card do different jobs. Match the object the reader already accepts. Listings warn against bare metal and strong magnets. On-metal tags use a ferrite layer. This set does not include one. Where a listing does not ban metal, UK reviews on the 594-rating pack still fail on a bare shelf unless a non-metal pad is added. A 5.0 from one or two ratings does not outrank 4.5 from 594. A file whose only text is from Germany is not a UK sample.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a rewritable Type 2 sticker for a phone shortcut on wood, plastic or glass. The InnoHHustle 50-pack is claimed as NTAG215 with 504 bytes, at about £6.99, with 4.5 from 594 ratings. The bullets and the material row disagree, and UK reviews fail on bare metal.
You want the lower price on a 50-pack with hundreds of ratings, and you will scan the chip before you rely on 144 bytes. OFFCUP is about £5.99, titled NTAG213 at 13.56 MHz, with 4.4 from 446 ratings. UK reviews disagree on NTAG213 versus NTAG215, and several found no adhesive.
You already run a 13.56 MHz Classic reader or printer and want ten cards to test a writable identifier. The FusyTuly pack is about £9.99, with 5.0 from two UK reviews. Classic is the wrong family for a shared door you need to keep secure.
The top pick is the InnoHHustle NTAG215 50-pack at about £6.99. It has the highest score in this set, 85, with 4.5 from 594 amazon.co.uk ratings and 504 bytes claimed. Five points came off because the bullets say PVC and the material row says paper. Best value is the OFFCUP 50-pack at about £5.99, 4.4 from 446 ratings, only if you scan the chip that arrives. UK reviews on that pack disagree between NTAG213 and NTAG215. A 5.0 from one or two reviews does not outrank the larger files. None of this is a lab test.
OFFCUP round tags, 50 pack
About £5.99 with 4.4 from 446 ratings, if you scan the chip before you rely on 144 bytes.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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