Comparison

DLish vs ID

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

Head to head
About

DLish

Scan US driver's licenses to verify age, view personal information, and manage contacts. Supports various license formats and offers customizable settings for efficient data processing.

Highlights
  • Scan driver's licenses
  • Age verification
  • Personal information lookup
  • Contact creation
  • Address mapping
  • Expired card notifications
  • Flashlight integration
Currently charting
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DLish can scan US issued drivers licenses to carry out a variety of functions. [AGE VERIFICATION] - Use bouncer mode for the following: - Quick approvals & rejections - Optional automatic dismissal of approved cardholders - Optional vibration for underage cardholders - Notification for expired cards for all cardholders - Without bouncer mode: - Quickly determine age status with large icons - View name, age, height, gender and eyecolor data based on your settings - Notification for expired cards for all cardholders - Create a contact with name, address and birthday - View the address on a map [PERSONAL LOOKUP] - View name, age, height, gender, eyecolor, address and license data - Export original barcode information - Create a contact with name, address and birthday - View the address on a map [SETTINGS] - On supported devices, you can enable the flashlight when scanning licenses - Choose how you wish to process age checks While DLish is designed to be fully compliant with the 2016 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard, it can also handle a variety of older formats as well. Finally, what is NOT included: - No tracking - No ads - No shenanigans

About

ID

Verify age and identity by scanning digital IDs from Apple Wallet. Ideal for venues needing to check guest age at the door. An optional purchase allows scanning U.S. Passport NFC chips.

Highlights
  • Scan digital IDs from Apple Wallet
  • Verify age for venues
  • Prompt guest for verification
  • Scan U.S. Passport NFC chips (optional purchase)
  • Supports multiple U.S. states
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ID-Reader allows for requesting official State digital ID and Driver's license information that is held within the Apple Wallet. Great for Night Clubs and other venues that need to check for age at the door. Simply start the app and wave your phone over the guest's phone and if they have a Digital ID in their Apple wallet, they will be prompted to allow verification of age. Currently California, Hawaii, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Maryland support digital IDs in the Apple Wallet, 21 other states in active development. An optional in-app purchase gives the ability to scan U.S. Passport NFC chips for verification. Terms of use can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DLish4 screens
ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

DLish and ID both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DLish's written reviews are positive against 50% of ID's. DLish also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). ID's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On rating and ads 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

ID is free to download; DLish costs $0.99 up front. ID sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DLish asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DLish against 4.5 for ID. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DLish has 72 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of DLish's written reviews are positive against 50% of ID's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DLish ships an update every 3 months, ID every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
DLish versus ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDLishID
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (72 ratings) — better4.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean McNeilFerdinand Rios

Customer experience

DLish

All ratings72 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ID

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DLish

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ID

Subscriptions2
  • ID-Reader Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • ID-Reader Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DLish free?
DLish costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ID free?
ID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DLish or ID?
DLish is rated higher. DLish averages 4.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while ID averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do DLish or ID have ads?
Neither DLish nor ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DLish or ID?
DLish ships an update every 3 months, and ID every 13 months. Most recently, DLish was updated on September 21, 2026 and ID on July 8, 2026.

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