Swiss Post vs Chip Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swiss Post
Manage all your postal needs with this app. Track parcels, handle mail digitally, and find nearby services. It offers convenient features like home parcel collection and digital postage, all accessible on your smartphone.
- Track consignments with push notifications
- Digital mail handling and invoice payment
- Live tracking of PostBus vehicles
- Find branches and service locations
- Home parcel collection service
- Digital postage and letter franking
- 24/7 parcel and registered letter terminals
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Your Swiss Post. Simple, fast and anywhere. With the Post-App, you’ll always have our most important services at hand. You can track, manage or frank letters and parcels in just a few clicks, use the pick@home or My Post 24 services with ease and keep an overview of your postal transactions at all times – whether at home, in the office or on the go. Functions in detail: • My consignments: Never miss a delivery. You receive information about upcoming consignments via push notifications and can manage deliveries conveniently. • Code scanner: Scan or manually enter barcodes and QR codes. • ePost: Handle your mail digitally: receive letters, pay invoices, sign and return contracts, file and retrieve documents. All in one workflow, anytime and anywhere. • Track Postbuses live: Track timetable data and live positions of all PostBus vehicles in real time • Location and opening hours: Find branches, letter boxes and other services, including collection times and opening hours. • pick@home: Have parcels collected conveniently from your home or an address of your choice. • DigitalStamp: Frank letters and parcels easily and conveniently with your smartphone, anytime and anywhere, and calculate letter size using artificial intelligence. • My Post 24: Send or collect parcels and registered letters 24/7 at terminals (without a display). • Collection note: Missed a delivery? Scan QR code, extend collection period or plan second attempted delivery. • Support chat: Our chatbot and our customer service specialists will support you with your query directly in the app. • Languages: The app is available in German, French, Italian and English. • Feedback: Share your opinion and help to develop the app.
Chip Reader
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Die Chip Reader App kommt während der Identifikation zum Einsatz. Die App dient zur Prüfung Ihres biometrisches Ausweisdokuments. Nachdem sie die App aufgerufen haben, werden sie aufgefordert, Ihr Ausweisdokument ans Telefon zu halten. So können wir die Echtheit des Dokuments überprüfen. Nach Abschluss der Prüfung leitet Sie die App direkt an die richtige Stelle weiter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chip Reader at none against Swiss Post's shown. Swiss Post's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Swiss Post ships an update every 3 weeks, Chip Reader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swiss Post | Chip Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 619 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Die Schweizerische Post | fidentity AG |
In-app purchases
Swiss Post
No in-app purchases
Chip Reader
No in-app purchases









