Comparison

ID TECH iMag Reader Pro vs MTUSDK Omni

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

MTUSDK Omni

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MTUSDK Omni is a sample application designed and developed to work with MagTek iOS MTUSDK and delivers the ability to communicate with MagTek's newest card readers. The application works with MagTek MMS Dyna Devices (e.g. DynaFlex II PED WLAN, DynaFlex II Go, DynaProx) to provide a powerful user experience that simulates a transaction process. MTUSDK Omni is an example app for developers to integrate into their own products and services. Main features: 1. Support different connection interfaces, such as USB-C/iAP2, Bluetooth LE, and WebSocket via WLAN 2. See transaction process simulation: `Trans` tab, for MSR, Contact (ICC), Contactless (PICC) 3. Send commands to the device: scan a barcode, update firmware, etc. (See the 'Device' tab) 4. Input and check the TLV data objects (See the `Parser` tab) 5. Send a local or remote Excel configure file to the device under (See the `SendExcelFile` tab)

Screenshots

ID TECH iMag Reader Pro3 screens
MTUSDK Omni4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MTUSDK Omni at every 3 months against ID TECH iMag Reader Pro's every 20 months. ID TECH iMag Reader Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ID TECH iMag Reader Pro ships an update every 20 months, MTUSDK Omni every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro versus MTUSDK Omni: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterID TECH iMag Reader ProMTUSDK Omni
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperID TECHMagTek

In-app purchases

None

ID TECH iMag Reader Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MTUSDK Omni

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ID TECH iMag Reader Pro free?
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MTUSDK Omni free?
MTUSDK Omni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ID TECH iMag Reader Pro or MTUSDK Omni have ads?
Neither ID TECH iMag Reader Pro nor MTUSDK Omni shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ID TECH iMag Reader Pro or MTUSDK Omni?
ID TECH iMag Reader Pro ships an update every 20 months, and MTUSDK Omni every 3 months. Most recently, ID TECH iMag Reader Pro was updated on September 13, 2026 and MTUSDK Omni on July 8, 2026.

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