hightrust.id vs Pelican Smart Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hightrust.id
This app provides secure digital identification, authentication, and digital signatures using NFC technology. It ensures high assurance for mobile and web applications, complying with EU regulations for a private and free digital experience.
- Digital identification
- Authentication
- Digital signatures
- NFC technology support
- Mobile and web application support
- EU regulation compliance
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hightrust.id is the wallet for your digital privacy and freedom. It is the lifelong key to a new secure digital world based on your core identity in the real world. The application provides identification, authentication and digital signatures with mobile devices supporting NFC technology(ISO 14443). User authentication and signatures are supported for both mobile and web applications with high level of assurance and in compliance with EU regulation No 910/2014. Runs on iPhones with NFC and the iOS version required to download this app. The hightrust.id application is based on the following standards: - ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Doc 9303, Machine Readable Travel Documents, Seventh Edition 2015, Part 11: Security Mechanisms for MRTDs - ISO14443 - ISO/IEC 7816-4 - ISO/IEC 7816-8 - ISO/IEC 7816-15 - IASS ECC-cards technical specification - EU regulation No 910/2014 - OpenID Connect - ETSI EN 319 132 XML Advanced Electronic Signatures (XAdES) - ETSI TS 102 918 Associated Signature Containers
Pelican Smart Access
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The Pelican Smart Access app lets you easily enter our sites without having to type out a pin code on our keypads. Activate doors and elevators using a simple swipe on your smartphone. Share your access with others easily using just their phone number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Pelican Smart Access at 3 against hightrust.id's 1. Pelican Smart Access also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). 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.
hightrust.id ships an update every 5 weeks, Pelican Smart Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hightrust.id | Pelican Smart Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Megical Oy | C.A.T. Control Systems B.V. |
In-app purchases
hightrust.id
No in-app purchases
Pelican Smart Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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