Concurrent vs GOV.UK ID Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Concurrent
Manage your tenancy digitally with all important documents, payment schedules, and communication tools in one place. Track rent payments, report maintenance issues with photos, and connect with your community through a news feed and event listings.
- Digital tenancy document hub
- Rent payment tracking and reminders
- Maintenance ticket reporting with photos
- Direct messaging with property manager
- Community news feed and event discovery
- Real-time maintenance ticket notifications
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The Concurrent app pulls everything you need to manage your tenancy with your property manager into one convenient app. Say goodbye to piles of crumpled documents and unnamed PDFs in your inbox and say hello to a digital vault for all your important tenancy documents. From the app, you can easily access everything from your contract, rent payment schedule, Energy Performance Certificates, how-to guides and other useful documents provided by your property manager. (It also reduces printing which is good for the planet). You can also see the payment status of all your rent instalments, with useful reminders sent to you before each instalment is due. If you need to discuss payment terms or any other issues with your property manager, just open up the app and live-chat with your property manager. You can even report maintenance issues with photos and check on the status of those tickets. Want to connect with your community? Using the News Feed and Events, you can meet new friends and find out about events in your community, so you don’t miss out on anything. Features: - Real-time maintenance ticket notifications - Direct messaging with your property manager - Tenancy document hub - Meet other students in your community - Discover popular events in your community - View all your upcoming and past payments in one place Concurrent is available for tenants who have rented their property through a Concurrent-enabled property manager. Please contact your property manager to find out if your tenancy supports the tenancy application, and if not, we recommend you suggesting they do so! ———————————— Help us make your rental experience even better, please send your ideas for improving the Concurrent app to app@concurrent.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!
GOV.UK ID Check
This app verifies your identity by matching your face to your photo ID. It's used for accessing certain government services and managing your GOV.UK One Login security codes. Supported IDs include UK driving licences, passports, and biometric permits.
- Facial recognition matching
- Photo ID scanning
- Biometric chip scanning (for passports/permits)
- Secure data handling
- Supports multiple UK photo IDs
- Identity confirmation for government services
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Use GOV.UK ID Check to prove your identity when you: • access some HMRC services with Government Gateway • need to change how you get security codes to sign in to your GOV.UK One Login It works by matching your face to your photo ID. Before you start You can use any of the following types of photo ID: • UK photocard driving licence • UK passport • non-UK passport with a biometric chip • UK biometric residence permit (BRP) • UK biometric residence card (BRC) • UK Frontier Worker permit (FWP) You can use an expired driving licence if it expired in the last 90 days and it was issued by DVLA. You can use an expired BRP, BRC or FWP up to 24 months after its expiry date. You will also need: • a well-lit area where you can take a good quality photograph • an iPhone 8 or newer • iOS 16.7 or higher How it works If your photo ID is a driving licence you will: • take a photo of your driving licence • scan your face using your phone If your photo ID is a passport, BRP, BRC or FWP you will: • take a photo of your photo ID • scan the biometric chip in your photo ID using your phone • scan your face using your phone What happens next The app only helps confirm your identity. You will return to the website of the government service you were accessing to view the results of your identity check. Privacy and security Your personal information will not be stored in the app, or on the phone when you finish using it. We collect your data securely and delete it when it is no longer needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GOV.UK ID Check at every 3 weeks against Concurrent's every 4 months. GOV.UK ID Check also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 20%). Concurrent's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Concurrent ships an update every 4 months, GOV.UK ID Check every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Concurrent | GOV.UK ID Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 38.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.7 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StuRents | Government Digital Service |
Customer experience
Concurrent
GOV.UK ID Check
Bugs and requests
Concurrent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GOV.UK ID Check
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent passport chip scanning
- Facial recognition failures
- App crashes and freezes
- Incorrect name/information parsing
Requested features
4 requests- Improved instructions for passport chip scanning
- Support for more ID types (e.g. driver's licenses)
- Accessibility features for users with disabilities
- Streamlined process for frequent users
In-app purchases
Concurrent
No in-app purchases
GOV.UK ID Check
No in-app purchases







