ReadID Me vs IDentity 2.0
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 identity documents with chips, ensuring your personal data remains on your device.
- Reads NFC chips in passports and ID cards
- Verifies document authenticity
- Scans Machine Readable Zone (MRZ)
- Client-only processing for data privacy
- Works on iPhone 7 and later
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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.
IDentity 2.0
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IDentity 2.0 by IDmission scans and verifies ID and compares the Face on the ID to the user via Selfie capture while verifying the realness and liveness of the user. IDentity 2.0 is used by businesses and relies on parties to check ID realness, and selfie liveness, and extract information from the ID’s Barcode or Machine Readable Zone (MRZ). Additionally, IDentity 2.0 can serve as a companion app for Businesses that integrate with IDmission’s IDentity API services by using the APP to enroll and/or Verify using a mobile device. How it works: 1. Download IDentity 2.0 2. Scan a QR code from IDmission 3. Begin scanning IDs and verifying realness and liveness.
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Verdict
ReadID Me and IDentity 2.0 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 ships an update monthly, IDentity 2.0 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | ReadID Me | IDentity 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inverid B.V. | Idmission LLC |
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
IDentity 2.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReadID Me
No in-app purchases
IDentity 2.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ReadID Me free?
Is IDentity 2.0 free?
Do ReadID Me or IDentity 2.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, ReadID Me or IDentity 2.0?
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