ReadID Me vs Idea Tracker
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.
Idea Tracker
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Turn scattered thoughts into clear opportunities with IdeaRadar. IdeaRadar helps you capture, evaluate, research, and review ideas in one focused workspace. Record an idea in seconds, describe the problem and proposed solution, evaluate its potential, and support your decisions with research notes and sources. KEY FEATURES • Capture and edit ideas quickly • Describe the problem, solution, target users, and potential customers • Evaluate ideas using clear criteria and an explainable score • Add research notes and supporting sources • Search, filter, and sort your ideas • Schedule the next review date • Archive and restore ideas • Keep your work private with offline storage IdeaRadar requires no account and does not collect personal data. Your ideas remain stored locally on your device. From idea to opportunity.
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Verdict
ReadID Me and Idea Tracker 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, Idea Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReadID Me | Idea Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| 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 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inverid B.V. | Vitalie Bancu |
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
Idea Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReadID Me
No in-app purchases
Idea Tracker
No in-app purchases






