Comparison

Passport Scan vs PassportScan Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Passport Scan

This SDK rapidly extracts identity data from travel documents like passports and IDs using advanced OCR technology. It offers high accuracy and works offline, making it ideal for automatic identity verification within other applications.

Highlights
  • High-speed data capture
  • Advanced OCR technology
  • Extracts data from passports, visas, IDs
  • Works offline
  • High accuracy (over 98%)
  • Customizable for local documents
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Introduction: Sinosecu Passport Reader for mobile applications is a high-speed data capture SDK specially designed to read various kinds of travel documents, such as passports, visa, ID cards and driver licenses. With advanced OCR technology, it can automatically extract identity data within few seconds. It can be seamlessly integrated into any application and could work without internet connection. It provides perfect solutions for automatic identity verification. FEATURES: • Speed: Takes only 1s -2s to process one document; • Accuracy: Deliver more than 98% accuracy for character recognition; • Multipurpose: Read ICAO compliant & Non-ICAO travel documents; • Work offline: Able to extract data without internet connection. • Integration: Available for a variety of programming languages; • Customization: Support customized development for local documents; Contact: Email: product@sinosecu.com.cn; Phone:+86 13371621137; Website: www.sinosecu.com.cn/en

About

PassportScan Cloud

Features
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Scan ID documents And Sign privacy and Consents. Fully integrated with your PMS. SCAN AND SIGN PassportscanCloud recognizes over 13000 kinds of identity documents in a few seconds. Guests can sign the necessary privacy documents in the desired languages.

Screenshots

Passport Scan3 screens
PassportScan Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PassportScan Cloud at every 2 weeks against Passport Scan's every 5 months. Passport Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Passport Scan ships an update every 5 months, PassportScan Cloud every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Passport Scan versus PassportScan Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassport ScanPassportScan Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHINASAFE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Passportscan LTD

In-app purchases

None

Passport Scan

No in-app purchases

None

PassportScan Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Passport Scan free?
Passport Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassportScan Cloud free?
PassportScan Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Passport Scan or PassportScan Cloud have ads?
Neither Passport Scan nor PassportScan Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Passport Scan or PassportScan Cloud?
Passport Scan ships an update every 5 months, and PassportScan Cloud every 2 weeks. Most recently, Passport Scan was updated on October 13, 2026 and PassportScan Cloud on October 21, 2026.

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