PAK IDENTITY vs Pollo Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAK IDENTITY
This service allows Pakistani citizens to apply for and manage their identity cards online. It offers a comprehensive solution for new applications, modifications, renewals, and replacements of CNICs and NICOPs. The app facilitates account creation, biometric verification, and document submission directly from your mobile device.
- Apply for CNIC and NICOP
- Modify, renew, or reprint identity cards
- Biometric account creation and login
- Mobile camera for photo and fingerprint capture
- Digital signature capture
- Document upload
- Attester verification via OTP
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Pak identity is NADRA’s Online identity issuance service for Pakistani citizens that provides an end-to-end solution for applying for identity card. NADRA has launched this app to facilitate Pakistani citizens to apply for following identity documents • Modification of CNIC • Renewal of CNIC • Reprint / Lost of CNIC • New NICOP • Modification of NICOP • Renewal of NICOP • Reprint / Lost of NICOP Functionalities: • Account creation with email, mobile number and biometric verification. • User login through biometrics (Fingerprints / Facial) • User-based inbox with a list of all applications • Interactive data acquisition • ICAO-based photograph capture through the mobile camera. • Fingerprints acquisition through mobile camera • Digital signature capture through the mobile touchscreen • Document upload through both mobile cameras and by uploading files • Attester verification through OTP
Pollo Connect
Monitor your security devices remotely. Watch live video feeds, review recordings, and receive instant alerts for motion detection. This app allows for two-way audio communication and doorbell answering from anywhere.
- Real-time surveillance monitoring
- PTZ camera control
- Video playback
- Two-way audio intercom
- Instant alarm notifications
- Doorbell answering
- Device sharing with permissions
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A P2P Mobile App designed to work with DVRs, NVRs, Cameras, Video Intercom devices, and Security Control Panels. With this app, you can watch real-time surveillance videos and play them back from your home, office, workshop, or anywhere else, at any time. You can get instant push notifications from the app when motion detection alarms are triggered. Key Features: 1. Real-Time Monitoring with PTZ Control 2. Video Playback 3. Two Way Audio Intercom 4. Instant Alarm Notifications 5. Doorbell Answering 6. Security Control Panel Access 7. Device Sharing with Limited Permissions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PAK IDENTITY at 4.5 against Pollo Connect's 2.5. PAK IDENTITY also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 0%). Pollo Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). 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.
PAK IDENTITY holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PAK IDENTITY has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of PAK IDENTITY's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pollo Connect's.
PAK IDENTITY ships an update weekly, Pollo Connect every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAK IDENTITY | Pollo Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 572 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) | Yasir Aziz |
Customer experience
PAK IDENTITY
Pollo Connect
Bugs and requests
PAK IDENTITY
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screen after login
- Fingerprint scanning not working
- Repeated timeouts and connection issues
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
Requested features
4 requests- Option to upload photos instead of live capture
- Ability to renew NICOP/POC without biometric verification
- Improved fingerprint scanning reliability
- More intuitive user interface
Pollo Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PAK IDENTITY
No in-app purchases
Pollo Connect
No in-app purchases
