Care Friends vs TrustID Chip Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Care Friends
Easily share job opportunities in social care and fostering with your network. Earn rewards as your referrals progress through the recruitment process, helping people find meaningful roles and children find loving homes.
- Share job opportunities easily
- Refer candidates for social care roles
- Encourage fostering applications
- Earn points for successful referrals
- Points convert to cash rewards
- Connect people with meaningful jobs
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Care Friends makes it easy, fun and rewarding to share opportunities with your friends, family and wider community. Whether it's recommending someone for a job in social care, or encouraging a friend to consider fostering a child, your referrals can change lives. Every share helps connect people with meaningful roles - and helps children find the loving homes they deserve. Here's how it works: - Share opportunities from your employer or organisation in just a few taps - Earn points as thank yous - points convert into cash - when your candidate reaches milestones in the recruitment process, like home visit, interview, panel or starting in their new roles - Make a difference by helping your organisation find caring people, and by giving children the chance of a safe, supportive family With Care Friends, supporting your organisation and community has never been easier - or more rewarding.
TrustID Chip Reader
Securely scan and verify the NFC chip embedded in your passport or ID card. This application provides a straightforward method for digital identity verification.
- Scan NFC chips
- Verify passport data
- Verify ID card data
- Secure scanning
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This TrustID app allows you to securely scan and verify the NFC chip in your passport or ID Card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Care Friends at 65% against TrustID Chip Reader's 13%. Care Friends also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Care Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Care Friends's written reviews are positive against 13% of TrustID Chip Reader's.
Care Friends ships an update monthly, TrustID Chip Reader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Care Friends | TrustID Chip Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews — better | 12.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Care Friends Limited | TrustID Ltd. |
Customer experience
Care Friends
TrustID Chip Reader
Bugs and requests
Care Friends
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TrustID Chip Reader
Reported bugs
13 issues- Passport chip scan fails repeatedly
- App not recognized even after download
- Camera not opening or showing a black screen
- Browser link does not redirect to the app
- App gets stuck on the welcome screen
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- Camera not working even with permissions
- App loops back to download prompt
- QR code expired error
- App freezes
- Cannot upload photos of passport
- Camera fails after passport photo scan
- Stuck at scanning chip stage
- AI fails to recognize app is downloaded
Requested features
7 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Fix browser redirection issues
- Provide clear instructions for users
- Ensure app works with default browsers
- Make the app compatible with all devices and browsers
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- Improve error message clarity
- Allow manual ID check as an alternative
In-app purchases
Care Friends
No in-app purchases
TrustID Chip Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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