Comparison

Regula Document Reader vs ReadID Me

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

ReadID Me

This app reads the NFC chip in your passport or identity card using your iPhone's NFC capability. It verifies the authenticity of chipped identity documents by scanning the Machine Readable Zone for access to the chip. Personal data remains on your device.

Highlights
  • Read NFC chip in passports/ID cards
  • Verify document authenticity
  • Scan Machine Readable Zone
  • Client-only processing
  • Data stays on device
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With the ReadID NFC app you can read the NFC chip that is in your passport or identity card, using the NFC capability of your iPhone (iPhone 7 or later). This app is based on ReadID, a mobile identity document verification technology. It can read and verify the authenticity of identity documents that have a chip, which includes most passports and many identity cards. Before being able to read the chip, the app first needs to scan the so-called Machine Readable Zone of the identity document since this contains the password needed to get access to the chip. This app works client-only, meaning that the personal data from your identity document does not leave your phone.

Screenshots

Regula Document Reader4 screens
ReadID Me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ReadID Me at 4.9K against Regula Document Reader's 1.4K. Regula Document Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 4.7 for ReadID Me. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 4.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Regula Document Reader's written reviews are positive against 65% of ReadID Me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, ReadID Me monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Regula Document Reader versus ReadID Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegula Document ReaderReadID Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (4.9K ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews — better64.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K4.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRegula Forensics Inc.Inverid B.V.

Customer experience

Regula Document Reader

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

ReadID Me

All ratings4,918 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative31.8%

Bugs and requests

Regula Document Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ReadID Me

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fails to read NFC chip
  • Camera issues on certain devices
  • Resets after scanning
  • Authenticity validation not working for some passports

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more ID types
  • Ability to save/export scanned data
  • Improve scanning reliability
  • Add more language options

In-app purchases

None

Regula Document Reader

No in-app purchases

None

ReadID Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regula Document Reader free?
Regula Document Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadID Me free?
ReadID Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Regula Document Reader or ReadID Me?
Regula Document Reader and ReadID Me are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.4K and 4.9K ratings respectively.
Do Regula Document Reader or ReadID Me have ads?
Neither Regula Document Reader nor ReadID Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Regula Document Reader or ReadID Me?
Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, and ReadID Me monthly. Most recently, Regula Document Reader was updated on September 19, 2026 and ReadID Me on September 23, 2026.

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