Octopus Balance Reader

2.0.6

studenttwok

4.30

5,009 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

The very first app to retrieve the balance of the HK Octopus Card since 2011

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About Octopus Balance Reader

Octopus Balance Reader is a tools app developed by studenttwok.

Download Statistics

Octopus Balance Reader has been downloaded 1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 670 times.

User Ratings

Octopus Balance Reader is rated 4.30 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 5 thousand ratings.

App Information

Octopus Balance Reader is FREE to download. The APK download size is 9.92 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.6. The last update was on October 21, 2025.

Technical Requirements

Octopus Balance Reader requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play July 2012.

Description

First app to retrieve the balance of the HK Octopus Card, since 2011. Once you own an NFC enabled android phone, you are eligible to use this app.

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Octopus Balance Reader compared with similar apps

Common keywords of similar apps

Octopus Galaxy Nexus Balance Version Hk Support Samsung Sony Xperia Retrieve System Hardware Google Holdings Limited App Card Nfc Read Data Device

Keywords missing from this app

Reader Credit Cards Tag Wallet Tags Information Secure Features Details Contactless Tools Manage Debit Tool Access Supports Scanner Security Easy Reading Mobile Manager User Donfc Emv View Payment Write Store Type Tap Recent Supported Scanning Smart Feature Instantly History Privacy Rfid Application Qr Professional

Google Play Rating history and histogram

Downloads over time

Octopus Balance Reader has been downloaded 1 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 22 downloads per day.

Changelog of Octopus Balance Reader

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Developer information for studenttwok

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webmaster@hklightstudio.net

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Comments on Octopus Balance Reader for Android

★★★★★ A Google user · Jan 10, 2017

Does exactly what it's meant to Simple with no strings attached or privacy concerns. Note that each phone's location for the NFC sensor maybe different, but once you find out where the sensor is this app works really well

★★★★☆ Wayne Johncock · Jan 30, 2016

Octopus Top Up Love it. Haven't used Octopus card since last in Hong Kong in 2013. Downloaded app and see history and can top up straight away!

★★★★★ Kevin Oh · Aug 25, 2021

Does not show whether octopus card is deactivated, but reads remaining amount correctly.

★★★★★ Zu G · Aug 25, 2016

Works well! No need to search for octopus machine balance reader when you have this app! It is very handy!!!

★☆☆☆☆ RYAN BANANA · Oct 23, 2015

I liked it. It WAS good. But it's NOT working on samsung S4 from a few weeks ago. Please fix it.

★★☆☆☆ Kinichiro Fujikawa · Oct 11, 2017

Shows $15 more than actual balance. Tried with elder cards, issued in October 2017. Works good for adult, elder, child cards issued in September 2017. Possibly due to octopus negative balance policy change in this October.

★☆☆☆☆ Henry Henda · Dec 5, 2019

It shows my octopus card balance value inaccurately. It always shows $7 less than the true balance.

Google Play Rankings for Octopus Balance Reader

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Technologies used by Octopus Balance Reader

Octopus Balance Reader is requesting 10 permissions and is using 43 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, control Near Field Communication

System tools

prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.hklight.octopusreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

Android Architecture Components

Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable Android Jetpack Annotations Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Annotations Firebase Android Library Icon

Firebase

Android Jetpack Widgets Android Jetpack AppCompat Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

AndroidX Activity Android Activity Saved State Android Library Icon

Android Activity Saved State AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader

Android Transition Support Library

Android Support Library collections Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support VectorDrawable AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter AndroidX App Startup Android Library Icon

AndroidX App Startup Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 AndroidX Concurrent Futures Android Library Icon

AndroidX Concurrent Futures JetBrains Annotations Android Library Icon

JetBrains Annotations AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 IntelliJ IDEA Android Library Icon

IntelliJ IDEA AndroidX Tracing Android Library Icon

AndroidX Tracing AndroidX SQLite Android Library Icon

AndroidX SQLite AndroidX Multi-Dex Library Android Library Icon

AndroidX Multi-Dex Library AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller AndroidX DynamicAnimation Android Library Icon

AndroidX DynamicAnimation Chromium Android Library Icon

Chromium

Google Guava AndroidX Inspection Android Library Icon

AndroidX Inspection AndroidX Resource Inspection Android Library Icon

AndroidX Resource Inspection AndroidX WebKit Android Library Icon

AndroidX WebKit AndroidX Preference Android Library Icon

AndroidX Preference Jetpack WindowManager Android Library Icon

Jetpack WindowManager Jetpack DataStore Android Library Icon

Jetpack DataStore Android View Binding Android Library Icon

Android View Binding Jetpack Navigation Android Library Icon

Jetpack Navigation The Checker Framework Android Library Icon

The Checker Framework Android Data Binding Android Library Icon

Android Data Binding AndroidX Privacy Sandbox Android Library Icon

AndroidX Privacy Sandbox Kotlinx Serialization Android Library Icon

Kotlinx Serialization AndroidX Graphics Android Library Icon

AndroidX Graphics

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Price	Free to download
Total downloads	1 million
Recent downloads	670
Rating	4.30 based on 5 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	2.0.6
APK size	9.92 MB
Number of libraries	43
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads