TapFi
John Mckay Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
TapFi is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by John Mckay. Requires iOS 17.6. Updated September 2, 2026.
- Price
- 0.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 1 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 2
- 2026 · v2.1.0
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About TapFi
Is that a capital I, a lowercase l, or a one? You know the moment. The WiFi password is scrawled on a chalkboard, laminated in a welcome pack, or Blu-Tacked behind the kettle in the Airbnb. You type it carefully. Wrong. Three times. TapFi ends that. Point your camera at the sign and you're connected. That's the whole app. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES TapFi reads the network name and password off almost anything: printed cards, chalkboards, stickers, receipts, and handwriting that would embarrass a doctor. Then it joins the network for you. It also knows the ways signs lie. Spaces that aren't really in the password. Capitals that are actually lowercase. Two networks listed and no hint which one is real. TapFi quietly tries the sensible variations until one connects, and only keeps the one that actually worked. WiFi QR codes are read instantly, on your device. Hidden networks that don't broadcast their name work too. THEN IT GETS BETTER Every network you join lands in an encrypted list, so next visit is one tap. And when someone asks for the WiFi, stop spelling it out across the room. TapFi turns any saved network into a clean, printable QR card. AirDrop it, save it to Photos, or print it and stick it by the door. Guests scan it with their camera. They don't need the app. If you run a cafe, a B&B, or a spare room that's never empty, that card alone pays for the app in a weekend. THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT BIT Passwords live in your iPhone's Keychain, encrypted, on your device. No account. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. You buy it once, and it reads WiFi signs forever. That's the deal.
What’s new
Version 2.1.0 · Updated September 2, 2026
Some places write the WiFi password on a sign, then make you type it into a login page in your browser rather than into WiFi settings. TapFi used to just fail on those. Now it handles them. - Spots when the network is actually open and the password on the sign is for a sign-in page - Joins the network, then copies the password so all you do is paste it when the page asks - Opens the sign-in page for you - Tells you plainly when it can't confirm a sign-in page, rather than sending you looking for one that isn't there - Saved networks keep a sign-in password separately from a WiFi password, so sharing one hands out the right thing
App privacy
The developer, John Mckay, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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