DutchID 2 vs ScienCrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
DutchID 2
This app helps users verify the security features of travel documents like passports and ID cards. It guides you on how to check for features visible under normal light, against the light, and under ultraviolet light to prevent fraud.
- Check security features of travel documents
- View features under normal light
- Inspect features against the light
- Examine document reaction to UV light
- Information on Dutch passports and ID cards
- Covers residence and foreign national documents
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To confirm a person's identity, you must always check the security features of their travel document. The DutchID app is a useful tool in this process. By holding your smartphone at an angle, holding it up against the light or even touching the screen, you can discover how to check the security features that appear on the document. Using this app, you can also see how a document reacts when exposed to ultraviolet light. The app provides information about the security features for: - the Dutch passport - the Dutch identity card - residence documents - foreign nationals identity document The security features on travel documents help prevent misuse, fraud and document forgery. This app is published by the National Office for Identity Data of the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
ScienCrew
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Assemble your scientific collaboration by using ScienCrew to communicate within and between research communities, read about research programs and results, connect with fellow researchers to share experience, knowledge, and together achieve great scientific developments. The purpose of ScienCrew is to optimize communication in a consortium and by that to build the community. It helps to organize access to information, documents, and templates. But also, to inform each other on status and progress or about special events, great achievements and to share research results, and many more features. A granted scientific project will end one day, but the research will continue, and the will community persevere. ScienCrew will also facilitate communication to external stakeholders which are crucial for the implementation and further funding of scientific research.
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Verdict
DutchID 2 and ScienCrew are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DutchID 2 ships an update every 8 months, ScienCrew every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DutchID 2 | ScienCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months โ better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 447 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rijksoverheid | ORTEC |
In-app purchases
DutchID 2
No in-app purchases
ScienCrew
No in-app purchases







