Mobile Credential vs HID Reader Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Credential
Transform your iPhone into a digital key for accessing secured areas. This app works with specific access control systems, allowing you to unlock doors using your device instead of a physical card.
- Digital key for door access
- Replaces prox cards and key fobs
- Works with infinias – Intelli-M Access
- Credential issued by administrator
- iPhone, iPad, and iPod compatible
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Mobile credential for access control systems. The mobile credential application lets you use your iPhone as a credential to unlock doors instead of a prox card or key fob (works only on infinias – Intelli-M Access installations, a credential must be issued by the system administrator to the iPhone holder)
HID Reader Manager
This app simplifies the management of compatible HID readers. It allows administrators to configure settings, update firmware, and export reader status. Users can also upgrade readers to support Bluetooth and OSDP.
- Configure reader settings
- Upgrade reader firmware
- Inspect and export reader status
- Enable Bluetooth support
- Enable OSDP support
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HID Reader Manager streamlines management of compatible HID Signo, iCLASS SE® and multiCLASS SE readers in the field. Administrators can easily adjust configuration settings, upgrade firmware, inspect and export current reader status, and upgrade compatible readers to support Bluetooth and/or OSDP. -Bluetooth is used to communicate with the reader hardware. If Bluetooth is not enabled communication to readers will not function. -Calendar is used to log the error/information. If Calendar is not enabled logging will not function. -Location is used to obtain the location of the Reader for administration purpose and improving user experience. If Location is not enabled communication to readers will not function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobile Credential at 3.1 against HID Reader Manager's 2.6. Mobile Credential also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 13%) and device support (4 vs 2). HID Reader Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 7). 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.
Mobile Credential holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Mobile Credential's written reviews are positive against 13% of HID Reader Manager's.
Mobile Credential ships an update every 7 months, HID Reader Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Credential | HID Reader Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | 2.6 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3xLOGIC Systems Inc. | HID Global |
Customer experience
Mobile Credential
HID Reader Manager
In-app purchases
Mobile Credential
No in-app purchases
HID Reader Manager
No in-app purchases
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