Comparison

Regula Document Reader vs deepidv

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

deepidv

This app uses your iPhone's NFC capabilities to securely read the cryptographic chip in your passport for instant identity verification. It bypasses traditional methods like selfies or driver's licenses, offering a faster and more secure solution for businesses.

Highlights
  • Reads passport's cryptographic chip via NFC
  • Instant identity verification
  • Securely verifies digital signatures
  • Detects tamper signals and cloning attempts
  • Encrypted data transfer
  • No app download or account creation required
Features
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Identity verification, finally faster than the fraud. Selfies can be faked. Driver's licenses can be Photoshopped. AI can generate a photorealistic passport in under a minute on a cheap laptop. But the cryptographic chip embedded inside your real passport? That cannot be cloned. Cannot be forged. Cannot be generated by any AI model on Earth. deepidv reads that chip. In seconds. Right from your iPhone. With nothing to install, no account to create, and no friction in the way. This is what identity verification was always supposed to feel like. TAP. VERIFY. DONE. You hit the verification step in an application. You tap the App Clip card on your iPhone, hold your passport flat against the top of your phone, and watch the chip read in seconds. The App Clip disappears. You're verified. You continue exactly where you left off. No app to download. No account to create. No 17-step KYC dance. No grainy webcam selfie. No "please remove your glasses and center your face in the oval." Just one tap. THE GOLD STANDARD, IN YOUR POCKET This uses the same NFC chip protocol border agencies trust at every international airport. The same cryptographic standards published by ICAO, the global body that governs e-passports. The same level of trust your government places in the document itself. For the first time, that level of trust is available to any business, anywhere, in seconds, without an app. WHY THIS MATTERS NOW AI-generated identity fraud crossed the line from rare to routine. Synthetic IDs sell on dark web marketplaces for the price of a dinner. Deepfake selfies pass legacy liveness checks. Photoshopped driver's licenses fool the majority of legacy verification vendors. The only identity document AI cannot beat is the one with cryptography baked into the silicon. That is your passport chip. That is what deepidv reads. BUILT FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT CANNOT BE WRONG deepidv powers verification for the moments where being wrong is not an option. Banks and fintechs onboarding new accounts. Crypto exchanges holding VASP and MSB licenses. Real estate platforms moving millions per closing. Gaming and iGaming operators meeting FINTRAC, FCA, AUSTRAC, and FinCEN obligations. Hiring platforms running right-to-work checks. If the difference between a real customer and a fraud event comes down to one verification step, this is the step that ends the argument. WHAT WE READ WHEN YOU TAP - The cryptographic data groups stored on your passport chip - Your high-resolution chip photo, used for face match - The country-issued digital signature, validated on-device against the ICAO Country Signing CA master list - Tamper signals, cloning attempts, and synthetic-document fingerprints, surfaced in real time All of it. On your device. In seconds. Encrypted with AES-256-GCM before a single byte leaves your phone. PRIVACY IS NOT A SETTING. IT IS THE ARCHITECTURE. Your passport data never lives on your iPhone. It is read in memory, encrypted in transit, sent only to the business that asked for the verification, and then the App Clip dismisses itself. deepidv does not sell data. We do not run ads. We are paid by the businesses using deepidv to verify their customers, full stop. ONE PLATFORM. EVERY VERIFICATION. deepidv is the verification engine and agentic compliance suite for the AI era. Identity, documents, address, age, background, AML, sanctions, PEP, deepfake detection, behavioral monitoring. All on one platform, deployed across 211 countries. The passport NFC App Clip is one step in a much bigger verification system. For the customer holding the phone, it is everything. Tap. Verify. Done. Learn more at deepidv.com.

Screenshots

Regula Document Reader4 screens
deepidv3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Regula Document Reader at 1.4K against deepidv's 1. Regula Document Reader also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). deepidv's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads 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

deepidv 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Regula Document Reader versus deepidv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRegula Document Readerdeepidv
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRegula Forensics Inc.Deep Identity 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%

deepidv

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Regula Document Reader

No in-app purchases

None

deepidv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Regula Document Reader free?
Regula Document Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is deepidv free?
deepidv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Regula Document Reader or deepidv?
deepidv is rated higher. Regula Document Reader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while deepidv averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Regula Document Reader or deepidv have ads?
Neither Regula Document Reader nor deepidv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Regula Document Reader or deepidv?
Regula Document Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, and deepidv every 6 weeks. Most recently, Regula Document Reader was updated on October 26, 2026 and deepidv on October 17, 2026.

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