vID vs Secure Volunteer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vID
This application helps organizations verify the identity of their members. It facilitates the approval process for employment, contracting, and volunteer opportunities.
- Member identification
- Employment approval
- Contracting approval
- Volunteer work approval
- Identity verification
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VID application allows organizations to identify their members and approve them for employment, contracting, and volunteer work.
Secure Volunteer
Easily access and display your volunteer ID cards digitally. Search for your card using provided details or a unique code. Avoid the need for printed cards at volunteer opportunities.
- Digital volunteer ID cards
- Search by details or code
- No printed cards needed
- Access for various organizations
- Secure background check integration
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Description: Easily access and display your volunteer cards issued by the Secure Volunteer platform, powered by BIB! This app helps volunteers download and display volunteer ID cards, all without the need to bring along anything printed to volunteer opportunities. Simply search for your card using the details previously provided to your volunteer organization or use a unique Do Good Code, emailed out once your background screen is completed. Thousands of volunteer organizations such as Non-Profits, Schools, Parks and Recreation, Ministries, Healthcare, and other organizations trust Secure Volunteer to provide a better and easier background check for their organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: vID at 85% against Secure Volunteer's 8%. vID also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (6.5K vs 30). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
vID holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vID has 6.5K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of vID's written reviews are positive against 8% of Secure Volunteer's.
vID ships an update every 2 weeks, Secure Volunteer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vID | Secure Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.5K ratings) — better | 2.0 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.5K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cerebrum, Inc. | Background Investigation Bureau, LLC |
Customer experience
vID
Secure Volunteer
Bugs and requests
vID
Reported bugs
5 issues- Keeps saying newer version is available
- Issues capturing image of ID back
- Doesn't allow fields to be updated
- Incorrect DOB displayed
- Scanning not working on various devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improve ID scanning capabilities
- Fix bugs and glitches
- Enhance reliability of ID recognition
Secure Volunteer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
vID
No in-app purchases
Secure Volunteer
No in-app purchases
