TigerData · TigerData+ · TigerTag · TigerTag+
Which chip should you pick?
The honest answer might be: no chip at all. The apps track any spool for free — that's TigerData, and TigerData+ once you pick your filament straight from the catalogue instead of typing it. The chip is what makes that identity physical: burn it onto an NTAG and it rides on the spool, offline, readable by anything that reads NFC. One ladder, climbable any time. Here's the full table.
| What it does | TigerData | TigerData+ | TigerTag | TigerTag+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory, grams left and settings in the apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linked to the online product sheet — photos, datasheets, live corrections | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Identity written on the spool itself | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tap a phone — the filament lands in the printer's slot | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Readable by any other NFC hardware — the TigerScale, the TigerPOD, third-party projects | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Proves the spool is genuine | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| The maker fixes a temperature — every app picks it up | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| A second life when the spool is empty | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| What it costs you | Nothing | Nothing | A blank NTAG chip | A blank NTAG chip |
In one sentence each
TigerData
You have spools today and want order today. Nothing to buy, nothing to stick — start now.
TigerData+
Your filament is in the public catalogue — get its real specs, photos and datasheets, still without a chip.
TigerTag
You want the spool itself to know what it is. Write a chip, stick it on, tap it forever.
TigerTag+
The same identity as a TigerData+, burned onto the spool: offline, provable, readable by any NFC hardware. What the partner factories burn — and the top of the ladder.
One ladder, no dead ends
Nothing here is a tier you buy into — every rung is free, and the apps move a spool UP the ladder in one click: chipless to TigerTag, chipless to TigerTag+, TigerTag to TigerTag+. Start where you are; nothing you enter is ever lost.
Quick answers
Is any of this paid?
No. All four rungs are free in the apps. The only thing money ever touches is a blank NTAG chip — a commodity, bought anywhere.
Is TigerData a chip?
No — and that's the point. TigerData is a spool tracked in the apps with nothing stuck on it. It exists so you can start with zero hardware.
Can I change my mind later?
Any time, upward: chipless to TigerTag, chipless to TigerTag+, TigerTag to TigerTag+. The spool's history follows it up the ladder.
Which one do partner-brand spools carry?
TigerTag+, written at the factory — eSun, Rosa3D, Sunlu, Landu, R3D and JamgHE ship it on more than 2,500,000 spools.
Do I need internet?
The chips read 100% offline — everything essential lives on the spool. TigerTag+'s online sheet is a bonus layer, never a requirement.
Free. No subscription. Works offline. Nothing locked in.
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