ID TECH iMag Reader Pro vs Wedget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro
This app demonstrates the capabilities of ID TECH's mobile card readers, enabling devices to read various cards like credit, gift, and ID badges. It offers superior reading performance and encryption for secure transactions.
- Demonstrates iMag and iMag Pro reader functionality
- Reads credit, gift, and loyalty cards
- Supports driver's licenses and ID badges
- Superior reading performance
- DUKPT encryption scheme
- Bi-directional and 2 to 3 tracks reading
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This application is provided by ID TECH for showing functionality of the ID TECH iMag family of mobile mag stripe card readers, whose members include iMag and iMag Pro. iMag readers provide superior reading performance, DUKPT encryption scheme, bi-directional and 2 to 3 tracks reading capability. iMag allows iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad to read credit cards, signature debit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, driver's licenses, ID badges and more. For more information, please visit www.idtechproducts.com
Wedget
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Wedget™ is a developer tool/keyboard extension to simplify card data acquisition for mobile browsers and native applications for MagneSafe® secure card reader authenticators (SCRAs). The extension eliminates the need for complicated programming with SDKs, making it simple to read and process sensitive payment and ID card data securely. For Contact EMV, Contactless EMV/NFC payments, Wedget and the configured MagneSafe device utilize MagTek’s QwickDip technology. QwickDip was developed to support Quick Chip, M/Chip Fast, AMEX Quick Chip and Discover Quick Chip. It leverages a simplified transaction process, making it twice as fast as standard chip card transactions, but still delivers all the security. Features: • Support for iOS (15.0 or newer) • Reads Magnetic stripe data • Reads Contact EMV data • Reads Contactless EMV/NFC data • Secures manually entered card/PAN data (DynaPro PED devices only)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ID TECH iMag Reader Pro at 8.0 against Wedget's 11.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro ships an update every 20 months, Wedget every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ID TECH iMag Reader Pro | Wedget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 16 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ID TECH | MagTek, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro
No in-app purchases
Wedget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ID TECH iMag Reader Pro free?
Is Wedget free?
Do ID TECH iMag Reader Pro or Wedget have ads?
Which is updated more often, ID TECH iMag Reader Pro or Wedget?
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