uIDentify vs Acorn Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uIDentify
This app facilitates remote identity verification for UK and Irish passport holders. It guides users through capturing a selfie, performing a liveness check, and scanning their passport for secure submission to a cloud server.
- Digital ID verification
- Remote checking for employers
- Selfie capture
- Liveness check
- Passport scanning
- Secure cloud submission
- Data control and deletion
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Digital ID a part of the last Home Office guidance changes to facilitate remote checking by employers for UK and Irish passport holders using IDSP/IDVT companies. Whilst using uIDentify the App will: 1. Take your Selfie 2. Perform a liveness check 3. Scan your Passport 4. Submit the results to our UK hosted secure cloud server uIDentify cloud will notify your prospective employer who invited you to obtain your Digital ID the results. Don't forget you have control of your data and can simple click the unsubscribe link on your invitation email and it will delete any records you submitted.
Acorn Connect
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A Digital Talent Experience for the modern worker. Acorn connects allows you to schedule shifts that work for you. You can decline, accept, or schedule shifts from within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: uIDentify at every 2 weeks against Acorn Connect's every 4 months. uIDentify also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
uIDentify ships an update every 2 weeks, Acorn Connect every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uIDentify | Acorn Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | uComply Ltd | Acorn Recruitment |
In-app purchases
uIDentify
No in-app purchases
Acorn Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do uIDentify or Acorn Connect have ads?
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