IDentity Developer vs ImageWare Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDentity Developer
This application assists SDK developers in testing various configuration options and features. It supports ID image capture, live face detection, and biometric capture and enrollment.
- ID image capture testing
- Live face detection
- Biometric capture
- Biometric enrollment
- SDK configuration testing
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The IDmission IDentity Developer Application is used to support SDK developers in testing various configuration options and features such as ID image capture, live face detection, biometric capture and enrollment.
ImageWare Authenticator
This app offers multi-factor authentication using cloud-based, biometric verification for enhanced network security. It integrates with enterprise systems to protect access points like VPNs, utilizing various biometric factors for authentication.
- Cloud-based biometric authentication
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Integration with Microsoft Active Directory
- Support for OIDC and SAML protocols
- Configurable authentication factors
- Fingerprint, face, palm, and voice biometrics
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ImageWare Authenticate™ is a highly scalable authenticator that provides MFA with cloud-based, biometric authentication as an additional layer of access security. Easily configurable to meet your security needs, ImageWare Authenticate's™ multimodal biometrics enables security professionals to deploy Defense Grade biometrics to secure their network. With seamless integration with Microsoft Active Directory, ImageWare Authenticate™ enables you to add biometric MFA to your network within hours, protecting your VPN access and other attack vectors. While we have a growing number of native integrations to enterprise applications, ImageWare Authenticate™ offers seamless integration through OIDC and SAML protocols. With the ImageWare Authenticate™ Portal, you can easily configure the authentication factors for your users, leveraging secure push, PIN, fingerprint, face scan, palm scan, and/or voice biometric authentication. You can choose which factors are needed for successful authentication, including several combined biometrics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ImageWare Authenticator at 13.0 against IDentity Developer's 15.5. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IDentity Developer against 5.0 for ImageWare Authenticator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
IDentity Developer ships an update every 5 weeks, ImageWare Authenticator monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDentity Developer | ImageWare Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Idmission LLC | Tech 5 SA |
Customer experience
IDentity Developer
ImageWare Authenticator
In-app purchases
IDentity Developer
No in-app purchases
ImageWare Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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