Comparison

LANSA Mobile vs idMax SDK

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

Head to head
About

LANSA Mobile

Access your LANSA Repository data on mobile devices. This client component connects to a LANSA server back-end, enabling the use of your LANSA forms with device features like cameras and barcode scanners.

Highlights
  • LANSA Repository access
  • Mobile form utilization
  • Camera integration
  • Barcode scanner support
  • IBM i and Windows server compatibility
Features
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LANSA Mobile brings the power of the LANSA Repository to your mobile devices. LANSA Mobile is a client component and requires the LANSA server back-end that runs on IBM i or Windows. It brings your LANSA forms to your mobile devices allowing you to take advantage of your device's features such as the camera and barcode scanners.

About

idMax SDK

Features
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idMax SDK app is a showcase for a secure, on-premise SDK for scanning ID cards, credit cards, and other documents with high speed and precision. The software not only scans text data, but also extracts barcodes, face photos, signatures, and other graphical zones. The app demonstrates how to improve user experience in identity verification, ID photo and selfie comparison, and many other use cases. idMax SDK supports about 3000 document types issued by 210+ territories in more than 100 languages. The SDK scans ID cards and residence permits, international passports, driver's licenses, visas, and other travel- and residence-related documents issued by countries of the European Union, South, Central, and North America, Australia, Oceania, and New Zealand, the Middle East and Far East, other Asian countries, and Africa. idMax SDK app does NOT transfer, save, or store the extracted data — the recognition process runs entirely in the local RAM of the device. The app does NOT require internet access.

Screenshots

LANSA Mobile4 screens
idMax SDK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LANSA Mobile at 9.0 against idMax SDK's 17.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LANSA Mobile ships an update every 5 months, idMax SDK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
LANSA Mobile versus idMax SDK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLANSA MobileidMax SDK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANSA Pty LtdOCR Solutions, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

LANSA Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

idMax SDK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LANSA Mobile free?
LANSA Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is idMax SDK free?
idMax SDK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LANSA Mobile or idMax SDK have ads?
Neither LANSA Mobile nor idMax SDK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LANSA Mobile or idMax SDK?
LANSA Mobile ships an update every 5 months, and idMax SDK every 3 months. Most recently, LANSA Mobile was updated on July 7, 2026 and idMax SDK on August 23, 2026.

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