Comparison

ReadID Me vs Regula IDV

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Regula IDV

This platform streamlines identity verification and management for businesses. It automates onboarding, ensures compliance, and provides flexible workflow orchestration for the entire identity lifecycle.

Highlights
  • Automated onboarding
  • Identity lifecycle management
  • Workflow orchestration
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Document and biometric verification
  • Single-vendor solution
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Verify. Manage. Orchestrate. Comply. - All in One Platform. Regula Identity Verification (IDV) Platform is a comprehensive orchestration solution for the entire identity lifecycle management within customer authentication workflows. Onboarding: Complete document and biometric verification in seconds for a seamless user experience. Identity management: Maintain full control over every identity while protecting customer data. Orchestration: Create and automate tailored workflows across every stage of the user journey with maximum/ultimate flexibility. Compliance: Effortlessly adhere to regulations across multiple jurisdictions with robust, built-in compliance capabilities. Single-vendor solution: Reduce complexity with one provider covering all your verification needs - software and hardware for trusted identity verification. It combines identity document validation, biometric checks, and user verification into a unified, automated solution. The platform is tailored to support any document type and any device, ensuring a smooth and scalable identity verification in various scenarios.

Screenshots

ReadID Me4 screens
Regula IDV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ReadID Me at 5K against Regula IDV's 1. Regula IDV's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Regula IDV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReadID Me has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ReadID Me versus Regula IDV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadID MeRegula IDV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInverid B.V.Regula Forensics Inc.

Customer experience

ReadID Me

All ratings4,959 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative31.8%

Regula IDV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Regula IDV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ReadID Me

No in-app purchases

None

Regula IDV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadID Me free?
ReadID Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Regula IDV free?
Regula IDV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ReadID Me or Regula IDV?
Regula IDV is rated higher. ReadID Me averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Regula IDV averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ReadID Me or Regula IDV have ads?
Neither ReadID Me nor Regula IDV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadID Me or Regula IDV?
ReadID Me ships an update monthly, and Regula IDV monthly. Most recently, ReadID Me was updated on October 24, 2026 and Regula IDV on October 11, 2026.

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