Microblink Identity vs Scanbot SDK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microblink Identity
This app uses AI to quickly scan identity documents and credit cards for mobile and online applications. It offers faster scanning than competitors and can be integrated into existing platforms.
- AI-powered document scanning
- Scan IDs, passports, visas
- Scan credit and bank cards
- Fast scanning technology
- Mobile SDK integration
- Web API integration
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Instantly scan and verify your essential documents directly in the app. Typing document details from a physical card is slow and easy to get wrong. Point your camera at a document, and the details are captured and ready in seconds. One pass with the camera reads passports, visas, driver’s licenses, ID cards, and payment cards, and extracts all data directly on the screen. Documents from more than 190 countries and territories are recognized. The technology works on the first try. Blur and glare get sorted out while the camera is still pointed at the document, so one capture is usually all it takes.
Scanbot SDK
Transform your device into a high-quality document scanner in seconds. This app offers automatic capturing, cropping, and perspective correction for crisp images. It works offline for absolute data security and supports multiple export formats and image optimization filters.
- Automatic capturing and cropping
- Perspective correction
- Multiple export formats (PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF)
- Image optimization filters
- Single and multi-page scanning
- Offline functionality
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Turn any smartphone, tablet, or wearable device into an easy-to-use & reliable Document Scanner that creates high-quality images of documents in just 2 seconds with the Scanbot SDK: Document Scanning App. This App impresses with an easy-to-use and reliable scanning experience that enables users to create high-quality images of physical documents. Working completely offline on your device, the App is never connected to any third-party servers – providing you with absolute data security. Our cutting-edge machine learning- and computer vision-based Document Scanning technology offers all the features you need for a seamless scanning experience that allows anyone to easily capture sharp and crisp images of documents: SELF-EXPLAINING USER GUIDANCE We developed a self-explaining user guidance that enables even non-tech-savvy people to capture high-quality scans with their devices easily. AUTOMATIC CAPTURING & CROPPING With our automatic capturing and cropping functionalities, all you need to do is hold your device over a document to create the perfect scan. The Scanbot SDK: Document Scanning App does the rest - blurry and badly cropped images with disturbing backgrounds become a thing of the past. PERSPECTIVE CORRECTION We know that it can be difficult to position the camera perfectly above the document. This is why we developed an algorithm that automatically straightens every scan. It supports you with scans taken from a bad angle and facilitates further processing. MULTIPLE EXPORT FORMATS PDF, JPG, PNG, or TIFF – we offer all the export formats that you need. IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FILTERS We have learned that each user has unique image requirements. That's why we built Image Optimization Filters for various use cases (e.g., Binarization, Grayscale, Color Document, and more). SINGLE- AND MULTI-PAGE MODES With our App, you can scan single or multi-page documents without leaving the scan screen. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://scanbot.io/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanbot SDK at 67% against Microblink Identity's 0%. Scanbot SDK also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Microblink Identity's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Scanbot SDK holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Microblink Identity's written reviews are positive against 67% of Scanbot SDK's.
Microblink Identity ships an update every 3 weeks, Scanbot SDK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microblink Identity | Scanbot SDK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microblink | Scanbot SDK, Inc |
Customer experience
Microblink Identity
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In-app purchases
Microblink Identity
No in-app purchases
Scanbot SDK
No in-app purchases
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