Daon NFC vs Iris ID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daon NFC
Scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read its NFC chip. This tool provides diagnostic information for NFC reading capabilities.
- Scan passport MRZ
- Read NFC chip
- Diagnostic tool
- NFC reading information
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Daon NFC is an application that can scan the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) on a passport and read the NFC chip.
Iris ID
This app facilitates secure identity verification by scanning QR codes, passport data, and biometric chips. It uses your device's camera for document scanning and can perform face verification when required.
- QR code scanning for authentication
- Passport and ID card scanning
- Biometric chip reading
- Face verification
- Identity authentication
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Iris ID is an app for authentication and identity verification. Download and use it where Iris ID is an accepted authentication method. To use the app: 1) Scan an Iris QR code to begin an authentication session 2) Use the camera to scan the machine readable zone on the data page of your passport or the back of your ID 3) Hold the passport or ID against your device to read the biometric chip 4) Perform face verification if required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Daon NFC at 100% against Iris ID's 33%. Daon NFC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Iris ID's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
Daon NFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Iris ID has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Daon NFC's written reviews are positive against 33% of Iris ID's.
Daon NFC ships an update every 2 months, Iris ID every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daon NFC | Iris ID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daon Inc. | Iris Development AB |
Customer experience
Daon NFC
Iris ID
In-app purchases
Daon NFC
No in-app purchases
Iris ID
No in-app purchases
