Comparison

Regula Document Reader vs IDSafe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Regula Document Reader

Automatically read and verify various identity documents using your device's camera or gallery. It supports OCR, MRZ, RFID chips, and barcodes for rapid, secure, and offline data extraction and validation.

Highlights
  • Automatic document type recognition
  • OCR for visual zone and 70+ languages
  • MRZ reading and parsing (ICAO 9303, ISO 18013)
  • RFID chip data reading (ePassports, eIDs)
  • 1D and 2D barcode reading and parsing
  • Face matching and liveness check
  • Offline data processing
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Recognize document type, perform OCR, read MRZ, RFID chip and barcode data and verify all kinds of identity documents automatically on your device. Take images using the device camera or select images from the gallery. Rapid, reliable, secure. Offline processing. No data leaves your device. Whether it is an ICAO 9303 travel document with the MRZ, like a passport, ID card, visa, or a non-ICAO non-machine readable document, like a driver's license, vehicle registration certificate or work permit - you can read and verify its data in an instant. Position a document in front of the camera and make sure it fully fits in the frame. Lighting conditions do matter - try to get more light but avoid glare and shadow. The document will be detected, cropped and recognized. Graphic and text fields will be extracted, parsed and verified automatically. Features and Benefits: Documents supported and OCR: - Automatic document type recognition - no need to select a country, document type and series manually - 10K+ documents from more than 248 countries/territories supported - OCR of the visual zone based on document templates included in the database - OCR supports 70+ languages, including Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Greek and other alphabets - Automatic splitting of text into separate fields (e.g., dividing an address into a postal code, country, state, etc.) MRZ: - ICAO 9303: TD1, TD2, TD3 machine-readable documents and visas supported - ISO 18013: driver's licenses supported - Parsing MRZ lines into separate fields - Custom / non-standard MRZ formats supported - Any MRZ position supported: horizontal, vertical, inclined, upside down, etc. - Decoding ISO codes into country and nationality names - Transliterating names into national characters RFID (using NFC, if present): - Read data from ePassport, eID and eDL electronic contactless chip - BAC, PACE, EAC, SAC support - Automatic Chip Authentication v1 and v2, Terminal Authentication v1 and v2, Active Authentication, Passive Authentication - Full compliance with ICAO 9303, ISO 18013, BSI TR-03105 Part 5.1, 5.2 Barcodes: - 1D and 2D barcode reading and automatic parsing barcode data into text fields using document template specifications (PDF417, QR, Aztec) - AAMWA data format support in PDF417 codes (for US and Canadian driver's licenses and IDs) - IATA bar-coded boarding passes supported Images: - Cropping a document from an image and correcting any distortions - Cropping graphic fields (photo, signature) based on templates Verification: - Verification of check digits, ISO codes - Validation of dates, document number format, barcode data format - Age check - Cross-comparison of visual zone text fields vs MRZ vs barcode data - Multi-page document support Face matching: - Matching document portrait vs live image Face capture with quality assessment: - Automatically capturing a user's facial image Liveness check: - Verifying that a face presented to a mobile device is a live human being Other important features: - On-device computations only, no need for a network connection - Security & Privacy: all your personal data remains on your device - High performance with high accuracy - Fully automatic processing - Working with a live video stream or saved images - Different scenarios for required functionality - Portrait and landscape modes support for better camera experience SDK: - SDK with all the functionality available for developers; it is easy to integrate into any application - SDK is configurable to include only the required functionality for optimal application size SDK is available for purchase separately Please contact us if you have any questions, issues or suggestions E-mail: support@regulaforensics.com Web: regulaforensics.com

About

IDSafe

Securely store and manage all your important documents, from IDs and passports to loyalty cards. This app uses AI to scan and extract information, allowing you to fill out forms instantly and share documents as PDFs or images. Receive expiry notifications to stay organized.

Highlights
  • Scan and store all types of cards
  • Digital wallet for documents
  • Share documents as PDF, image, or text
  • AI-powered information extraction
  • Expiry notifications
  • Ad-free experience
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Keep all your documents in one place. Fill out forms without reaching for your wallet with IDSafe. Scan and extract your personal information from virtually any identity document in the world; ID cards, passports, driver's licenses, visas or work permits. IDSafe keeps all your cards in one place, including membership, loyalty, library and any other card. Why is saving documents on your phone a good idea? As we know, time is the most precious resource. By keeping personal documents on your phone, you will have more time to do what you really enjoy instead of typing in your information over and over again. Let the AI-powered features do all the work for you. What’s great about IDSafe — an ID document scanner? • Scanning and saving all kinds of paper and plastic cards • Wallet that helps you keep all your documents in one place • Sharing your documents as PDF, image or text via email or any other app on your phone • Getting notified before your document expires • Last but not least, it's completely free from ads and any kinds of in-app purchases. Explore all IDSafe features without any distractions. Microblink is an AI company developing proprietary mobile vision technology that solves real-life problems for more than 100 million end-users.

Screenshots

Regula Document Reader4 screens
IDSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Regula Document Reader at none against IDSafe's shown. Regula Document Reader also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 52%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Regula Document Reader against 4.6 for IDSafe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Regula Document Reader has 1.4K ratings behind it against 248, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Regula Document Reader's written reviews are positive against 52% of IDSafe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, IDSafe every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Regula Document Reader versus IDSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegula Document ReaderIDSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better4.6 (248 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better52.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better248
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRegula Forensics Inc.Microblink

Customer experience

Regula Document Reader

All ratings1,396 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative18.2%

IDSafe

All ratings245 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and requests

Regula Document Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

IDSafe

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Automatic scan trigger too fast, making alignment difficult
  • Scanned IDs cannot be zoomed, making them unreadable
  • App does not open the camera
  • Trouble scanning the back of IDs and passports
  • Scanned documents are distorted
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  • App reads fake IDs as real
  • Scanning the back of US driver's licenses does not work
  • App does not accept United States as an option for scanning

Requested features

13 requests
  • Italian language option
  • Ability to zoom scanned IDs
  • Face ID/Touch ID/PIN for security
  • More options and features
  • Better text export function (date format)
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  • Option to switch cameras on iPhone Pro
  • Scan driver's licenses
  • PIN lock
  • Face ID integration
  • Ability to use with Apple Watch
  • Option to choose which info gets transferred to text
  • Favorites option for countries
  • Organize scanned info by date

In-app purchases

None

Regula Document Reader

No in-app purchases

None

IDSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regula Document Reader free?
Regula Document Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IDSafe free?
IDSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Regula Document Reader or IDSafe?
Regula Document Reader is rated higher. Regula Document Reader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while IDSafe averages 4.6 from 248 ratings.
Do Regula Document Reader or IDSafe have ads?
IDSafe shows ads; Regula Document Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Regula Document Reader or IDSafe?
Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, and IDSafe every 5 weeks. Most recently, Regula Document Reader was updated on September 19, 2026 and IDSafe on September 21, 2026.

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