CBORD Mobile ID vs Hoverlay Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBORD Mobile ID
Transform your smartphone into a digital ID card. Access buildings, purchase items, and track attendance using your device. This app integrates with a specific campus card system for various institutional uses.
- Digital ID card on phone
- Door access control
- Vending machine payments
- Event and class attendance tracking
- Integration with CS Gold system
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CBORD Mobile ID is an app designed to be a mobile phone version of your ID Card. From within this app, you can open doors, use a vending machine, mark attendance at an event or class, and many more uses with the flexibility of CBORD’s CS Gold campus card system. This application only operates in conjunction with CBORD’s CS Gold product and at campus locations where its use is permitted. Please confirm that access to the CBORD Mobile ID service is available from your institution’s card office before purchasing the app.
Hoverlay Browser
Experience augmented reality by overlaying digital content onto your physical space. View art, e-commerce items, and holograms in real size, or place links and media at specific locations to augment events and businesses.
- Camera-based augmented reality
- Overlay digital content in your room
- Place links and media at locations
- Augment events and businesses
- View 3D models and holograms
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Hoverlay’s camera-based Augmented Reality browser extends your browser, social feed, or email to make content appear directly in your room. From art, to e-commerce to holograms, Hoverlay brings digital twins into your space, in real size. Use Hoverlay to also place links, social or professional profiles, contact info, videos, 3d models, audio or images at any location. Augment your next event, popup store, concert or store with content that others can unveil using the Hoverlay camera. To learn about latest Hoverlay news and updates follow @hoverlayAR on Twitter or Instagram, like us on Facebook or check the hoverlay.com webpage. Questions or feedback: feedback@hoverlay.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hoverlay Browser at 73% against CBORD Mobile ID's 8%. Hoverlay Browser also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.3) and monetization model (free vs paid). CBORD Mobile ID's advantage is ratings volume (789 vs 42) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hoverlay Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CBORD Mobile ID has 789 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of CBORD Mobile ID's written reviews are positive against 73% of Hoverlay Browser's.
CBORD Mobile ID ships an update every 3 months, Hoverlay Browser every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBORD Mobile ID | Hoverlay Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (789 ratings) | 4.4 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 789 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 410 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | The CBORD Group, Inc | Hoverlay, Inc. |
Customer experience
CBORD Mobile ID
Hoverlay Browser
Bugs and requests
CBORD Mobile ID
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes
- Login and authentication failures
- Inconsistent functionality
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Improve login and authentication process
- Integrate with Apple Wallet
Hoverlay Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CBORD Mobile ID
No in-app purchases
Hoverlay Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CBORD Mobile ID free?
Is Hoverlay Browser free?
Which has better reviews, CBORD Mobile ID or Hoverlay Browser?
Do CBORD Mobile ID or Hoverlay Browser have ads?
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