GOV.UK ID Check Reviews: Is It Legit?

GOV.UK ID Check
GOV.UK ID Check
Government Digital Service

Customer Experience

Positive experience38.3% of reviews
Neutral5.0% of reviews
Negative experience56.7% of reviews

~ Based on 776 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about GOV.UK ID Check

Is GOV.UK ID Check Safe?

GOV.UK ID Check appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for GOV.UK ID Check is 95/100.

This assessment is based on 5,162 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

93.9% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 5,153 App Store ratings for GOV.UK ID Check.

Is GOV.UK ID Check Legit?

GOV.UK ID Check appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for GOV.UK ID Check is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Issues with identity check

Doesn’t work on Malaysian passport

Cannot link using iPhone

Utter useless Will not link. Keep saying go back to your browser and scroll further down. I went to App Store and downloaded two apps Gov ID and Gov UK. I DIDN’T USE A BROWSER. NOTHING LINKS

Awful

I am a technical person and I think this way of applying for you money is ludicrous! If I am owed money why not pay it to me!!!

I’m impress

Impress with this tecnology

So sensitive and tricky to use.

Was not user friendly.

Slick

Easy and effective. I love it

Need a PhD to work this

Awful process

End of our privacy

Do I trust the Government and it’s software suppliers to keep my data safe from hac

Reliable

It is

Hopeless

I have wasted two hours of my life trying to do the ID Check. As a 69 year-old who wears glasses, it is a nightmare trying to take a selfie without glasses. The app did not like my passport for some reason and eventually I gave up on that and very quickly was able to use my driving license. After one failed attempt on the passport, why not suggest the driving license which appears to be much easier? All in all this is a very clunky app for old people.
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Poor

Poor

Harry

Utter rubbish sending me in circles

Wast of time

My pics are clear it’s clearly me on the photo id all details correct but can’t identify me. Can’t log in without it

Frustrated

How the hell can you scan the qr code!!! Arrrrghhh

Useless

Total waste of time, doesn’t work on an Apple ipad A16 tablet. So what’s the point? First the camera wouldn’t come on the when it did it won’t go beyond the taking the photo on the passport. i.e getting the biometric. So if it won’t work on a tablet you shouldn’t be able to download the App. It’s like wading through treacle. No wonder people give up. And if you’re on one device how can you take a picture of a QR code?
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Joe Duggan

This system is the most terrible ever. I can’t be bothered to write a full review but if you have used this system you will know what I have gone through. Absolutely infuriating

Amazing streamline loved the selfie with flashing colours

The whole thing was very smooth. Everything was as easy as buying a packet of crisps in the shop.

Asking me if I’m enjoying the app after blinding me with that face scan

🤣

Scanning the face

Took ages and was not at all intuitive

Unbelievably cumbersome

It took 2 hours!!!!!