When comparing NFC Assistant vs Automagic, the Slant community recommends Automagic for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps for making your phone automatically perform certain actions based on set criteria?” Automagic is ranked 8th while NFC Assistant is ranked 12th.
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Pros
Pro Easy to use
Easy to use every day.
Pro Live view of executing flows
Pro Flows can be defined graphically like a flowchart
Pro Easy
It's easier than Tasker to me.
Pro Plug in
It supports all the plug in which supports Tasker.
Pro Better programming
Some flows work better than Tasker. In fact, some tests that often don't in Tasker do so easily in Automagic.
Pro Less or no dependency
It doesn't need an app like 'auto voice' or something like this of Tasker app.
Pro Scripting language is superior
This app has a much more intuitive scripting language with tons of snippets and function examples. More powerful, elegant, flexible, and seems less resource intense.
Cons
Con Not so powerful like IFTTT
It is not so powerful like IFTTT, but there is a description how to use IFTTT actions with this app.
Con You are forced to draw out flow diagrams
Pretty, but at the end of the day a pain to maintain diagram readability AND logic.
Con Not popular
It's not as popular as Tasker.