ReadID Me vs Regula IDV
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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadID Me | Regula IDV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 1 |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inverid B.V. | Regula Forensics Inc. |
Customer experience
ReadID Me
Regula IDV
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
ReadID Me
No in-app purchases
Regula IDV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ReadID Me free?
Is Regula IDV free?
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