Comparison

ID Scan vs When to Post

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

Head to head
About

ID Scan

This app is a comprehensive toolkit for creating and scanning barcodes, including advanced features for decoding various identification documents. It offers on-device processing for enhanced privacy and supports batch operations for efficient data management. Ideal for businesses needing secure and compliant document verification.

Highlights
  • Universal ID decoder with AI parsing
  • AAMVA driver's license decoder
  • Boarding pass reader
  • Generate PDF417 barcodes
  • Scan and decode multiple barcode types
  • Batch processing for generation and scanning
  • Export in various formats (PNG, JPG, PDF, SVG, JSON)
Features
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Scan any ID. Know their age in one second. Point your camera at the barcode on the back of a driver's license or ID card. ID Scan shows the name, date of birth, age and expiry date right away, with a big green or red result for your 18+, 19+ or 21+ rule. The check runs on your phone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. NEW: EVENT PASSES AND DOOR CHECK-IN Running a party, a launch or a private night? Your guest list and your door, in one app. • Create an event and pick one of 6 pass designs, vertical or horizontal, with your color and logo • Add guests by hand, from Contacts, or from a CSV or Excel file • Send each guest their pass from your own Mail or Messages, or print them on Letter or A4 • See who confirmed, who declined and who hasn't replied • At the door, scan the pass or the guest's ID. ID Scan finds them on the list, applies the event's age rule, counts +1s and tells you if they're already inside • Each pass is signed for your event: an edited pass, an old one or one from another event is refused BUILT FOR PLACES THAT CHECK IDs • Bars, clubs and restaurants: fast 21+ checks with Door mode • Cannabis, liquor and tobacco stores: age checks at the counter • Hotels and rentals: guest check-in in seconds • Events and venues: guest lists, passes and the door • Security and HR: badges and access cards WHAT IT READS • US and Canadian driver's licenses and ID cards (AAMVA) • Airline boarding passes (IATA) • Any barcode or QR code: QR, PDF417, Data Matrix, Aztec, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, EAN, UPC, ITF, Codabar, GS1 DataBar and more • It knows what it scanned: products and books, SIM cards, IMEI numbers, UPS, FedEx, USPS and postal tracking, car VINs, and GS1 labels with lot and expiry date • QR codes turn into actions: call, email, text, map, add to calendar, save a contact, copy a Wi-Fi password PRIVATE BY DESIGN • ID checks run 100% on your phone • No sign-up, nothing sent to our servers • Names are shortened in the log, and the log clears itself after 30 days (you choose) • Lock the app with Face ID FOR DEVELOPERS AND POWER USERS • Generate PDF417, QR, Aztec and Code 128 codes with custom size and error correction • Inspect, validate, compare and re-generate barcodes • Batch generation, templates and saved profiles • Export to PNG, JPG, PDF, SVG or JSON, and print Available in 15 languages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

When to Post

Instantly discover the optimal times to post on social media, tailored to your audience's global location and timezone. Receive clear visual cues and notifications for peak posting windows across seven major platforms.

Highlights
  • Peak posting window identification
  • Audience timezone conversion
  • Support for 7 social media platforms
  • Weekly schedule per platform
  • Lock screen and app widgets
  • Real-time notifications
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Know the best time to post on social media, anywhere in the world. When to Post instantly tells you whether now is a peak posting window for your audience, even if they're in a different timezone. A single colored dot gives you the answer at a glance. Green means a peak posting window is happening right now. Orange means it isn't, and the app tells you exactly what's next: "Ends in 18m", "Today 9PM", or "Tomorrow 3AM". -- SEVEN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS See the best posting times for: • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • TikTok • X • YouTube • YouTube Shorts Each platform includes its own weekly schedule based on peak engagement times. Hide the platforms you don't use to keep the menu clean and focused. -- BUILT AROUND YOUR AUDIENCE, NOT YOUR CLOCK The best time to post depends on where your audience is, not where you are. Choose your audience's location once, and every posting window is automatically converted to your local time. Search by city, country, timezone, or GMT. Whether you're posting from Paris for New York, Sydney for London, or Tokyo for Los Angeles, the app does the timezone math for you. -- WIDGETS AND NOTIFICATIONS Keep the next posting window on your phone (directly on your lock and apps screens) with small and medium widgets. Prefer not to keep checking? Get notified the moment a peak window begins. -- RESEARCH-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS Posting windows are based on published engagement research across billions of social media posts. Studies identify the strongest hours and weekdays for each platform using the audience's local timezone. These are population averages, not guarantees. Every audience is different, so use the suggested windows as a starting point and refine them with your own analytics over time. -- PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign in. No tracking. Everything ships inside the app, works completely offline, and never sends your data anywhere.

Screenshots

ID Scan4 screens
When to Post4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: When to Post at 5.0 against ID Scan's 4.4. When to Post also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). ID Scan's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ID Scan sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. When to Post asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

When to Post holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ID Scan has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ID Scan versus When to Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterID ScanWhen to Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (30 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiCubemedia Inc.Rebels

Customer experience

ID Scan

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative55.1%

When to Post

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ID Scan

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full PDF417 Pro$199.99
None

When to Post

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ID Scan free?
ID Scan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is When to Post free?
When to Post is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ID Scan or When to Post?
When to Post is rated higher. ID Scan averages 4.4 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while When to Post averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ID Scan or When to Post have ads?
Neither ID Scan nor When to Post shows ads.

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