Comparison

Regula Document Reader vs Scanbot SDK

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

Scanbot SDK

This app enables smartphones to extract data from documents like IDs and passports, replacing manual entry. It offers secure, offline data capture using advanced machine learning and computer vision, supporting various document types and text scanning functionalities.

Highlights
  • Offline data extraction
  • Secure data handling
  • AI-powered data capture
  • ID and passport scanning
  • Single-line text scanning
  • Pattern matching text scanner
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Enable any smartphone or wearable device to extract data as key-value pairs from structured documents (e.g., ID card, passport & many more). Prevent the error-prone manual data entry and start transferring data automatically - with your smartphone. The "Scanbot SDK: Data Capture" app provides an error-free and reliable data extraction solution that works entirely offline. Since the software solely works on your device and is never connected to any third-party servers, it ensures absolute data security when extracting sensitive data from documents and data fields. Our cutting-edge machine learning- and computer vision-based Data Capture technology enables you to automatically extract data from various documents in a matter of seconds. With the app's functionalities, we can solve almost every Data Capture use case for you: SELF-EXPLAINING USER GUIDANCE It is important to us that everyone can easily operate our data extraction modules. Hence, we developed a self-explaining user guidance that allows even non-tech-savvy users to easily extract data from documents and data fields with their smartphones. VARIOUS EXTRACTABLE DOCUMENTS & DATA FIELDS With our app, we want to be the one provider for all data extraction-related use cases. That is why we offer scanning solutions for a wide variety of documents and data fields: - Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) - ID Card (DE) - Passport (DE) - Residence Permit (DE) - Driver's License (DE) - Driver's License (US) - European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - Medical Certificate - Check - IBAN - VIN SINGLE-LINE TEXT SCANNING With our Single-Line Text Scanner, you can capture any text consisting of alphanumeric characters within seconds. Complicated combinations of numbers and letters can thus easily be transferred error-free. SCAN TEXT WITH PATTERN MATCHING The Pattern Matching Scanner enables you to screen text for a specific data string. It avoids time-consuming manual searches and allows you to extract only the required information – within seconds. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://scanbot.io/.

Screenshots

Regula Document Reader4 screens
Scanbot SDK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanbot SDK at 100% against Regula Document Reader's 67%. Scanbot SDK also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Regula Document Reader's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Scanbot SDK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Regula Document Reader has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Regula Document Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanbot SDK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, Scanbot SDK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Regula Document Reader versus Scanbot SDK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegula Document ReaderScanbot SDK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRegula Forensics Inc.Scanbot SDK, Inc

Customer experience

Regula Document Reader

All ratings1,405 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative18.2%

Scanbot SDK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Regula Document Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Scanbot SDK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regula Document Reader free?
Regula Document Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanbot SDK free?
Scanbot SDK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Regula Document Reader or Scanbot SDK?
Scanbot SDK is rated higher. Regula Document Reader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Scanbot SDK averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Regula Document Reader or Scanbot SDK have ads?
Neither Regula Document Reader nor Scanbot SDK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Regula Document Reader or Scanbot SDK?
Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, and Scanbot SDK every 3 months. Most recently, Regula Document Reader was updated on October 21, 2026 and Scanbot SDK on October 9, 2026.

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