Comparison

Age ID vs Microblink Identity

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

Head to head
About

Age ID

Instantly scan and verify identification documents using your smartphone's camera. This app helps merchants avoid fines by quickly identifying underage individuals and expired IDs. It securely logs scan history for compliance.

Highlights
  • Scan driver licenses and IDs
  • Verify ID authenticity
  • Detect underage and expired IDs
  • Log scan history
  • Reduce merchant fines
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Aim your smartphone at the barcode on a Driver License to instantly read, verify, parse and display the results: Underage, Expired ID, Alerts, etc. Age ID comes with Intellicheck's patented ID Check software to verify the authenticity of an ID by reading and verifying the format of the information encoded in the bar codes on state and provincial driver licenses, identification cards, military and government IDs. It can be used to reduce the chance of receiving fines & penalties to merchants who unknowingly sell age-restricted products to underage purchasers. It keeps track of who was scanned and when. Age ID works with devices that have an 8MP camera or higher (iPhone 6S or better). It also works with the 5th generation iPad and iPad Mini.

About

Microblink Identity

This app uses AI to quickly scan identity documents and credit cards for mobile and online applications. It offers faster scanning than competitors and can be integrated into existing platforms.

Highlights
  • AI-powered document scanning
  • Scan IDs, passports, visas
  • Scan credit and bank cards
  • Fast scanning technology
  • Mobile SDK integration
  • Web API integration
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Instantly scan and verify your essential documents directly in the app. Typing document details from a physical card is slow and easy to get wrong. Point your camera at a document, and the details are captured and ready in seconds. One pass with the camera reads passports, visas, driver’s licenses, ID cards, and payment cards, and extracts all data directly on the screen. Documents from more than 190 countries and territories are recognized. The technology works on the first try. Blur and glare get sorted out while the camera is still pointed at the document, so one capture is usually all it takes.

Screenshots

Age ID4 screens
Microblink Identity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Age ID at 67% against Microblink Identity's 0%. Age ID also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Microblink Identity's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 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

Microblink Identity holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Age ID has 91 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Age ID's written reviews are positive against 0% of Microblink Identity's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Age ID ships an update every 2 months, Microblink Identity monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Age ID versus Microblink Identity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAge IDMicroblink Identity
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (91 ratings)3.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings91 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntellicheck, Inc.Microblink

Customer experience

Age ID

All ratings91 ratings
Positive35.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative58.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Microblink Identity

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Age ID

No in-app purchases

None

Microblink Identity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Age ID free?
Age ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microblink Identity free?
Microblink Identity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Age ID or Microblink Identity?
Microblink Identity is rated higher. Age ID averages 2.5 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Microblink Identity averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Age ID or Microblink Identity have ads?
Neither Age ID nor Microblink Identity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Age ID or Microblink Identity?
Age ID ships an update every 2 months, and Microblink Identity monthly. Most recently, Age ID was updated on October 2, 2026 and Microblink Identity on October 19, 2026.

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