Sigur Access vs eResidency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sigur Access
Transform your iPhone into a contactless access card. This app allows for quick entry by simply holding your device near a reader, with an optional hands-free mode for up to 10 meters. Access is granted even when your device screen is locked.
- Contactless card functionality
- Hands-free access mode
- Long-range reading (up to 10 meters)
- Access with locked screen
- iPhone and iPod compatibility
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With this application, you can use your iPhone as a contactless card - just hold it close to the reader to get access. In addition, you can configure the system to work in "hands-free" mode: in this case, reading can occur at a distance of up to 10 meters. Identification will work even if the screen of your device is locked. You can read more about the functions of the reader and the application on the official website of Sigur at the link: https://sigur.com/en/products/readers/mr100/
eResidency
This app provides foreigners with a digital status to access banking, investments, business, and digital services in Kazakhstan. It allows for remote account opening, eSIM acquisition, and online business management. The process is entirely online and designed to be hassle-free.
- Digital status for foreigners
- Remote bank account opening
- International payment cards
- eSIM with Kazakh number
- Online business management
- Access to digital services
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eResidency is an official state program of Kazakhstan for foreigners. Get your digital status and access banking, investments, business, and modern digital services. Everything is online and hassle-free. With eResidency you can: • Open bank accounts remotely and use international payment cards with Google Pay and SEPA transfers • Get an eSIM with a Kazakh phone number • Pass verification on financial platforms and crypto exchanges quickly • Invest in global companies and a wide range of assets • Start and manage a business online • Access a growing ecosystem of digital services eResidency is simple: • Download the app, complete online verification, and receive your Digital Identity Card • Then use it to access banks, exchanges, and other services in just one click • Everything online and hassle-free This is an official and secure program that connects you with Kazakhstan’s opportunities from anywhere in the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eResidency at every 3 weeks against Sigur Access's every 4 months. eResidency also leads on rating (2.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). Sigur Access's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
eResidency holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Sigur Access's written reviews are positive against 27% of eResidency's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sigur Access ships an update every 4 months, eResidency every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sigur Access | eResidency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 2.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better | 27.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PA LABS d.o.o. | VERUM PAYMENTS LIMITED, CHK |
Customer experience
Sigur Access
eResidency
In-app purchases
Sigur Access
No in-app purchases
eResidency
No in-app purchases
