Microchip SmartConnect vs Biometric Passport Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microchip SmartConnect
This application serves as a container for various Bluetooth Low Energy profile applications. It is designed for demonstrating functionalities with specific development kits and software. It supports a range of health and device information profiles.
- Bluetooth Low Energy profiles
- Alert Notification
- Heart Rate monitoring
- Health Thermometer
- Custom Serial Chat
- Device Information
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Microchip SmartConnect is a Bluetooth Smart mobile application developed by Microchip Technology Inc. It is a container app comprising of a number of Bluetooth Low Energy profile applications that can be used for demonstration with Microchip BLE development kits running Microchip BluSDK software. Features: Microchip SmartConnect supports the following BLE profiles/services: 1. Alert Notification 2. Battery 3. Blood Pressure 4. Custom Serial Chat (custom profile) 5. Device Information 6. Find Me 7. Heart Rate 8. Health Thermometer 9. Phone Alert 10. Proximity 11. Scan Parameters 12. Time Info
Biometric Passport Reader
Scan and verify the embedded chip in passports and ID cards using your device's camera and NFC. This app provides offline functionality for secure identity verification, remote onboarding, and compliance with KYC/AML regulations.
- Reads biometric chips
- Scans machine-readable zone
- Offline functionality
- Identity verification
- Remote onboarding
- KYC/AML compliance
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This app can read and verify the embedded chip in passports and ID cards. To read a passport or ID: 1) Use the camera to scan the machine readable zone on the data page of your passport or the back of your ID 2) Hold the passport or ID against your device to read the biometric chip 3) The chip information is displayed in the app The app does not require network connection and can be used offline. What is the app used for? For businesses this app is useful for remote onboarding of users and customers, identity verification, and to meet KYC and AML requirements. For compliance and security, nothing beats reading the biometric chip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Biometric Passport Reader at 4.6 against Microchip SmartConnect's 1.0. Biometric Passport Reader also leads on ratings volume (228 vs 3). Microchip SmartConnect's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Biometric Passport Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Biometric Passport Reader has 228 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Microchip SmartConnect | Biometric Passport Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (228 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 228 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microchip Technology Inc. | Iris Development AB |
Customer experience
Microchip SmartConnect
Biometric Passport Reader
In-app purchases
Microchip SmartConnect
No in-app purchases
Biometric Passport Reader
No in-app purchases
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