Comparison

BPI iMatch vs eID2FMP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BPI iMatch

Features
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Scan and verify ID documents, fingerprints, ID Contact chips and ID RFID chips. Please note that the BPI app can only be used in combination with the BPI iMatch ID reader (connected over Bluetooth).

About

eID2FMP

Features
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FileMaker Go cannot read an identity card by itself. eID 2 FMP can: it reads the Belgian eID through a Bluetooth card reader and hands the data to your FileMaker file in one move, on the same device or on your server. FOR WHOM For FileMaker developers building a counter application where people identify themselves: a rental business, a sports club, a reception desk, a building site. And for businesses that today retype names from an identity card, with the typos that come with it. WHAT THE APP DOES • Reads the contact chip of the Belgian eID through a Bluetooth reader (Zetes Sipiro M BT 4.0 / FEITIAN bR301BLE) • Fourteen fields: surname, given names, date and place of birth, sex, nationality, card number, expiry date, full address and the portrait • Sends the data straight to FileMaker Go: the file opens with a filled-in record • Or the other way round: a button in your file calls eID 2 FMP, has a card read and gets the answer back at the right record • Portrait as base64, ready for a container field • Self-test with nine checks and a trial with a made-up card, so you can test the chain without a reader • APDU traffic in view: every command to the card and every answer back • Dutch, French and English, selectable in the app NO NATIONAL REGISTER NUMBER That number is separately regulated in Belgium. eID 2 FMP skips it while reading; there is no setting to send it anyway. PRIVACY The data stays on your device and only goes to the FileMaker file you configure. No server of ours, no account, no advertising. WHAT YOU NEED An iPhone or iPad, a Bluetooth card reader and FileMaker Go 19 or later with the fmurlscript privilege enabled in your file. FREE TRIAL The app is free. The first twenty readings are free, then a single one-time purchase for unlimited use. No subscription. Developed in Belgium, for the Belgian identity card.

Screenshots

BPI iMatch4 screens
eID2FMP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BPI iMatch at 14.4 against eID2FMP's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
BPI iMatch versus eID2FMP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBPI iMatcheID2FMP
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBPI Services B.V.Filip Piens

In-app purchases

None

BPI iMatch

No in-app purchases

None

eID2FMP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BPI iMatch free?
BPI iMatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eID2FMP free?
eID2FMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BPI iMatch or eID2FMP have ads?
Neither BPI iMatch nor eID2FMP shows ads.

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