Comparison

ReadID Me vs Idea Tracker

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

Idea Tracker

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ReadID Me4 screens
Idea Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReadID Me versus Idea Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadID MeIdea Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInverid 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

None

ReadID Me

No in-app purchases

None

Idea Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadID Me free?
ReadID Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idea Tracker free?
Idea Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadID Me or Idea Tracker have ads?
Neither ReadID Me nor Idea Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadID Me or Idea Tracker?
ReadID Me ships an update monthly, and Idea Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, ReadID Me was updated on October 17, 2026 and Idea Tracker on October 10, 2026.

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