Phunware Locate vs secureIDscan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phunware Locate
This app enables users to set up and preview indoor navigation systems. It allows for the creation of paths, management of beacons, and fingerprinting of locations to enhance blue dot wayfinding accuracy for other mobile applications.
- Map setup for blue dot navigation
- Path creation
- Beacon management
- Location fingerprinting
- Blue dot experience preview
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The Phunware Locate app allows users to walk through the end to end experience of setting up their map for highly accurate blue dot navigation wayfinding. Within the app users can, at a floor level, create paths, manage beacons, walk to fingerprint, and preview the blue dot experience. The fingerprinted data is then used to present navigation and blue dot wayfinding for end users of mobile apps powered by Phunware Location Services. This app can only be used by users authorized by Phunware.
secureIDscan
This app allows users to securely scan both sides of US driver's licenses. The scanned data can then be safely uploaded to the dealermail CRM system. It is designed for users of the dealermail CRM platform.
- Scan US driver's licenses
- Scan front and back of licenses
- Securely upload data
- Integrates with dealermail CRM
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For dealermail CRM users. Scan US licenses, front and back, safely upload data to dealermail CRM.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: secureIDscan at none against Phunware Locate's shown. secureIDscan also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Phunware Locate's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). 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.
Phunware Locate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively.
Phunware Locate ships an update every 4 months, secureIDscan every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Phunware Locate | secureIDscan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phunware, Inc | RDS TECH, INC. |
Customer experience
Phunware Locate
secureIDscan
In-app purchases
Phunware Locate
No in-app purchases
secureIDscan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phunware Locate free?
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