PAK IDENTITY vs Paracha Intl Exchange
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
Paracha Intl Exchange
Access real-time foreign currency exchange rates and find local branches. Facilitates inquiries and currency transactions directly through the app.
- View updated foreign currency rates
- Locate nearby branches
- Place inquiries
- Currency transactions via app
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The Paracha Intl Exchange App allows the user to view today's updated foreign currency rates, locate nearby branches, place an inquiry, There is no payment process and currency transactions are done through the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paracha Intl Exchange at 5.0 against PAK IDENTITY's 4.5. Paracha Intl Exchange also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). PAK IDENTITY's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 1). 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.
Paracha Intl Exchange holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PAK IDENTITY has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PAK IDENTITY ships an update weekly, Paracha Intl Exchange every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAK IDENTITY | Paracha Intl Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 556 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) | Adnan Yousaf |
Customer experience
PAK IDENTITY
Paracha Intl Exchange
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
Paracha Intl Exchange
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PAK IDENTITY
No in-app purchases
Paracha Intl Exchange
No in-app purchases
