IDSafe vs NFC ID Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDSafe
Securely store and manage all your important documents, from IDs and passports to loyalty cards. This app uses AI to scan and extract information, allowing you to fill out forms instantly and share documents as PDFs or images. Receive expiry notifications to stay organized.
- Scan and store all types of cards
- Digital wallet for documents
- Share documents as PDF, image, or text
- AI-powered information extraction
- Expiry notifications
- Ad-free experience
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Keep all your documents in one place. Fill out forms without reaching for your wallet with IDSafe. Scan and extract your personal information from virtually any identity document in the world; ID cards, passports, driver's licenses, visas or work permits. IDSafe keeps all your cards in one place, including membership, loyalty, library and any other card. Why is saving documents on your phone a good idea? As we know, time is the most precious resource. By keeping personal documents on your phone, you will have more time to do what you really enjoy instead of typing in your information over and over again. Let the AI-powered features do all the work for you. What’s great about IDSafe — an ID document scanner? • Scanning and saving all kinds of paper and plastic cards • Wallet that helps you keep all your documents in one place • Sharing your documents as PDF, image or text via email or any other app on your phone • Getting notified before your document expires • Last but not least, it's completely free from ads and any kinds of in-app purchases. Explore all IDSafe features without any distractions. Microblink is an AI company developing proprietary mobile vision technology that solves real-life problems for more than 100 million end-users.
NFC ID Reader
This app turns your iPhone into a tool for scanning NFC-enabled IDs. It extracts information using OCR, providing a secure solution for identity verification.
- Scan NFC-enabled IDs
- Extract information with OCR
- Secure identity verification
- Transform iPhone into a scanning tool
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Transform your iPhone into a powerful tool that can scan NFC-enabled IDs and extract information with OCR. NFC ID Reader is the ideal solution for identity verification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NFC ID Reader at none against IDSafe's shown. NFC ID Reader also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). IDSafe's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IDSafe ships an update every 5 weeks, NFC ID Reader every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | IDSafe | NFC ID Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (252 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microblink | Scsoft |
Customer experience
IDSafe
NFC ID Reader
Bugs and requests
IDSafe
Reported bugs
8 issues- Automatic scan trigger too fast, making alignment difficult
- Scanned IDs cannot be zoomed, making them unreadable
- App does not open the camera
- Trouble scanning the back of IDs and passports
- Scanned documents are distorted
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- App reads fake IDs as real
- Scanning the back of US driver's licenses does not work
- App does not accept United States as an option for scanning
Requested features
13 requests- Italian language option
- Ability to zoom scanned IDs
- Face ID/Touch ID/PIN for security
- More options and features
- Better text export function (date format)
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- Option to switch cameras on iPhone Pro
- Scan driver's licenses
- PIN lock
- Face ID integration
- Ability to use with Apple Watch
- Option to choose which info gets transferred to text
- Favorites option for countries
- Organize scanned info by date
NFC ID Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IDSafe
No in-app purchases
NFC ID Reader
No in-app purchases
