Appen Mobile vs Scan + Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Appen Mobile
Engage in paid work, from full-time to flexible tasks, contributing to the development of advanced AI models. Activities include capturing images, videos, and audio. While the app facilitates mobile work, some initial setup may require a computer.
- AI model data collection
- Image, video, and audio tasks
- Flexible and full-time jobs
- Global contractor network
- Remote work opportunities
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Participate in paid, full-time or flex-time-jobs powering new and popular Artificial Intelligence models. Choose tasks like taking pictures of objects, taking videos or recording audio. FOR BEST EXPERIENCE: It’s recommended you use a computer when prompted for some of the registration and project selection steps before beginning work in the app. Appen collects and labels images, text, speech, audio, video, and other data used to build and continuously improve the world’s most innovative artificial intelligence systems. We have been recognized by FlexJobs as a Top 100 Company to Watch for Remote Jobs. We have a global crowd of over 1 million skilled contractors who speak over 180 languages and dialects, in over 70,000 locations and 130 countries. Visit https://appen.com/ to learn more about Appen.
Scan + Match
This app scans special biometric barcodes containing personal data from documents like driver's licenses and passports. It matches encoded faces, provides a match level, and verifies digital signatures to ensure data integrity.
- Scan UR Codes
- Match encoded face data
- Provide Face Match Level
- Validate Digital Signatures
- Verify personal info immutability
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Scanner for UR Codes (Special biometric barcodes) that can contain data from Driver Licenses, Passports, Credit Cards, and many other documents. This App allows you to Match the encoded face data in the UR Code to another face and provides a Face Match Level and validates the Digital Signature that proves the immutability of the personal info stored in the barcode. For more information on UR Codes, their capabilities and for the ability to encode them visit: http://URCodes.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scan + Match at 5.0 against Appen Mobile's 1.9. Scan + Match also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.3). Appen Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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.
Scan + Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appen Mobile has 125 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Appen Mobile ships an update fortnightly, Scan + Match every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Appen Mobile | Scan + Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (125 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appen Pty. Ltd. | FaceTec, Inc. |
Customer experience
Appen Mobile
Scan + Match
Bugs and requests
Appen Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Inability to upload videos
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Unreliable task availability
Requested features
4 requests- Improved customer support
- More language options
- Ability to track earnings and progress
- Offline mode for tasks
Scan + Match
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Appen Mobile
No in-app purchases
Scan + Match
No in-app purchases
Questions
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