ReadID Me vs Shufti Identity Verification
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReadID Me
This app reads the NFC chip in your passport or identity card using your iPhone's NFC capability. It verifies the authenticity of chipped identity documents by scanning the Machine Readable Zone for access to the chip. Personal data remains on your device.
- Read NFC chip in passports/ID cards
- Verify document authenticity
- Scan Machine Readable Zone
- Client-only processing
- Data stays on device
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With the ReadID NFC app you can read the NFC chip that is in your passport or identity card, using the NFC capability of your iPhone (iPhone 7 or later). This app is based on ReadID, a mobile identity document verification technology. It can read and verify the authenticity of identity documents that have a chip, which includes most passports and many identity cards. Before being able to read the chip, the app first needs to scan the so-called Machine Readable Zone of the identity document since this contains the password needed to get access to the chip. This app works client-only, meaning that the personal data from your identity document does not leave your phone.
Shufti Identity Verification
This identity verification software helps businesses understand their prospects better. It offers end-to-end services to securely verify user identities in under a minute, deterring fraud and online theft. Utilize your mobile device's camera for real-time selfie and document capture, with OCR technology extracting and comparing data for swift results.
- KYC Identity Verification
- AML Screening
- KYB Services
- Facial Verification
- Document Verification
- Real-time capture
- OCR data extraction
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Know a prospect better with Shufti. Shufti is a user-friendly identity verification software that fills the gaps between clients and their consumers. It offers end-to-end identity verification services to businesses by providing them a safe and hassle-free platform to verify identities of their consumers or users in less than a minute, all aimed to deter and prevent, among other use-cases, fraudulent activities, online theft, and identity scams, and ultimately providing a reliable market place. Shufti allows you to simply use the camera of your mobile device in real-time to capture and upload your selfie or a picture of your supported identity document to begin the process. With the OCR technology, data is extracted from the captured image and compared with the data provided to our systems. The two data sets are assessed meticulously, processed, correlated, and analyzed to generate results; all this is done in fraction of a minute. Services Offered: 1. KYC (Know Your Customer) Identity Verification: - Facial Verification; - Document Verification; - Name Verification; - DoB Verification; - Address Verification; - Document Number, and Issuance or Expiry Date; - 2-Factor Authentication; - Consent verification. 2. AML Screening: - AML Checks; - On-Going AML; - Business AML. 3. KYB (Know Your Business) Services. What Sets Us Apart: - Competitive pricing; - No Plugin Required; - 15-Days Free Trial; - Quick Verification; - 230+ countries supported; - 150+ languages supported and verified; - 3000+ Documents Supported1; - AML data banks updated more than thrice every hour; - Video Evidence; - Hosted option available if you do not have requisite technical expertise. For any questions, please contact us on support@shuftipro.com 1To see complete list of supported documents, visit https://shuftipro.com/supported-documents/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReadID Me at 65% against Shufti Identity Verification's 0%. ReadID Me also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (5K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ReadID Me holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadID Me has 5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of ReadID Me's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shufti Identity Verification's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadID Me | Shufti Identity Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inverid B.V. | Shufti Pro Limited |
Customer experience
ReadID Me
Shufti Identity Verification
Bugs and requests
ReadID Me
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to read NFC chip
- Camera issues on certain devices
- Resets after scanning
- Authenticity validation not working for some passports
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more ID types
- Ability to save/export scanned data
- Improve scanning reliability
- Add more language options
Shufti Identity Verification
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReadID Me
No in-app purchases
Shufti Identity Verification
No in-app purchases
Questions
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