DLish vs ID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan driver's licenses
- Age verification
- Personal information lookup
- Contact creation
- Address mapping
- Expired card notifications
- Flashlight integration
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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
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.
- 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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | DLish | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better | 4.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #144 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sean McNeil | Ferdinand Rios |
Customer experience
DLish
ID
In-app purchases
DLish
No in-app purchases
ID
- ID-Reader Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- ID-Reader Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year









