Comparison

AutomatID™ App vs ID Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AutomatID™ App

Features
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The AutomatID™ App allows you to read the NFC chip of your passport and electronic identity card directly from your smartphone to perform a secure identification. This app leverages AutomatID™, the SaaS solution that combines banking-level security standards with full-digital processes to provide you with the easiest, fastest and most secure Smart Identification service ever seen. Main features: Compatibility with any NFC passport compliant with the ICAO9303 standard and all electronic identity cards in European format; Secure verification of document data signed by national authorities using their private keys; Secure transmission of the read document data using dedicated keys for end-to-end encryption; Liveness check via phone camera and automatic face comparison with the picture of the document. Should you need any further information, please contact us at info@opentech.com, we will be pleased to best support you!

About

ID Reader

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This app lets you read data from passports and compatible ID cards using your iPhone. It works by scanning the machine-readable zone (MRZ) with the camera and, if available, reading the document’s NFC chip to access additional information such as the embedded photo. The app does not perform identity verification or authentication. It simply reads and displays document data for the user. All scanning is initiated by the user. Document data is processed on the device and is not stored or shared by the app. Supported documents include ICAO-compliant passports and ID cards that contain an NFC chip.

Screenshots

AutomatID™ App4 screens
ID Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

AutomatID™ App and ID Reader are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AutomatID™ App versus ID Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutomatID™ AppID Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeropentech.comArsen Shkrumelyak

In-app purchases

None

AutomatID™ App

No in-app purchases

None

ID Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AutomatID™ App free?
AutomatID™ App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ID Reader free?
ID Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AutomatID™ App or ID Reader have ads?
Neither AutomatID™ App nor ID Reader shows ads.

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