COVID vs Vaccine Certificate Verifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COVID
Access real-time COVID-19 statistics for the UAE and book appointments for PCR tests and vaccinations. Receive an official digital vaccine card and request home vaccination services for senior citizens.
- Real-time COVID-19 stats UAE
- Book COVID-19 vaccine appointments
- Book PCR test appointments
- Official digital vaccine card
- Home vaccine requests for seniors
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Covid-19 EHS is Emirates Health Services EHS's Official Mobile App on Coronavirus management. The App provides you with real-time Coronavirus stats in UAE in coordination with National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority UAE. The App also enables UAE residents and citizens book Covid-19 vaccine appointments as well as PCR Appointments at their own convenience, and subsequently getting an official digital vaccine card. Senior citizens and residents can request for home vaccine requests.
Vaccine Certificate Verifier
This application verifies COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued by Malaysia and other recognized countries. It can scan QR codes from digital or printed certificates, checking for validity and displaying vaccination information if confirmed. The app prioritizes user privacy by not retaining certificate data.
- Verify COVID-19 vaccination certificates
- Scan QR codes from digital or printed certificates
- Supports certificates from Malaysia and recognized countries
- Verifies COVID test outcomes and recovery certificates
- Online and offline verification options
- Displays identity and vaccination information upon validation
- Privacy-focused design, does not retain data
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The Vaccination Certificate Verification (VCV) Application is a Malaysian Government application to verify the COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued by the Malaysian government; and also by other countries, as recognized by the Malaysian government. This app will also verify certificates for COVID test outcomes and recovery by some countries. VCV users can verify these certificate by scanning a QR code displayed on:- (1) the MySejahtera application, or its equivalent as used in another country, (2) an electronic version of the certifcate ie on PDF form, or (3) a printed paper version of the certifcate. VCV verifies two categories of certificate QR codes containing:- (1) URL of a trusted server that points to identity and vaccination information. This verification requires internet connectivity. (2) Identity and vaccination information with a digital signature issued by a trusted entity. For this verification, internet connectivity is not required because the list of trusted public keys is stored in VCV. VCV will be updated periodically to maintain the list of trusted servers and trusted public keys. VCV will display the result of vaccination certificate verification. Identity and vaccination information is displayed only if the vaccination certificate is valid. VCV is designed to not retain certificate information, as a privacy protective measure. The present version of this application is able to verify certificates from the following countries:- - Malaysia - All countries that have been accepted into the European Union (EU) Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) consortium. This consortium includes 27 EU countries, and 40 non-EU countries and jurisdictions, at this publication of this version of the VCV. - Brunei - India - Indonesia - Philippines - Syria - Australia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: COVID at 3.3 against Vaccine Certificate Verifier's 1.8. COVID also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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.
COVID holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of COVID's written reviews are positive against 11% of Vaccine Certificate Verifier's.
COVID ships an update monthly, Vaccine Certificate Verifier every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COVID | Vaccine Certificate Verifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (83 ratings) — better | 1.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.1% of reviews — better | 10.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMIRATES HEALTH SERVICES ESTABLISHMENT | JABATAN DIGITAL NEGARA (JDN) |
Customer experience
COVID
Vaccine Certificate Verifier
In-app purchases
COVID
No in-app purchases
Vaccine Certificate Verifier
No in-app purchases
Questions
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