Driver Check vs Old HKC SecureComm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Driver Check
Verify taxi and hackney drivers and vehicles in Ireland before hiring. Search by registration, license number, or QR code to ensure your driver is properly licensed and the vehicle is registered. Report any discrepancies for enhanced safety.
- Verify driver and vehicle registration
- Search by car registration number
- Search by taxi licence number
- Search by driver licence number
- Scan QR codes for verification
- Submit reports for incorrect information
- Email trip details to friends
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Ireland’s taxi driver check app is a new service from the National Transport Authority that allows taxi users to verify that the vehicle they are about to hire has been registered correctly and that the driver has the appropriate licence to operate the vehicle. Users can search by the car registration number, the vehicle taxi licence number, the driver licence number or by scanning appropriate QR codes. The current driver and vehicle information can be displayed to help ensure user’s safety. If information is incorrect, it’s possible to submit a report. There is also the facility to email a friend with trip details. Please be advised that personal user data may be compromised through the use of this application on a jail broken device. Coverage: Ireland’s licenced taxis, hackneys, limos and PSVs are covered by this app including rural locations as well as cities such as Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford. Please note, some drivers have yet to register with the checker so they will not appear until such time as they have.
Old HKC SecureComm
Remotely manage your HKC alarm system. Arm and disarm your security, receive push notifications with audible alerts, and access a full keypad for control. Log interrogation and output switching are also available depending on your system.
- Remote set and unset commands
- Push notifications with audible annunciation
- Fully functional keypad
- Log interrogation
- Output switching (system dependent)
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New app available, please search for "HKC Securecomm2" in the App Store. https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/hkc-securecomm/id876325411. The HKC App, will allow end users to remotely control their security system. The App offers easy set & unset commands, push notification (with audible annunciation), fully functional keypad, log interrogation and, depending on your system control panel, output switching. Note: In order to use this App you must have a HKC alarm system that is setup with an account with the HKC SecureComm cloud service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Old HKC SecureComm at 4.0 against Driver Check's 1.7. Old HKC SecureComm also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Old HKC SecureComm holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Driver Check's written reviews are positive against 36% of Old HKC SecureComm's.
Driver Check ships an update every 5 months, Old HKC SecureComm every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Driver Check | Old HKC SecureComm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Transport Authority | HKC Limited |
Customer experience
Driver Check
Old HKC SecureComm
In-app purchases
Driver Check
No in-app purchases
Old HKC SecureComm
No in-app purchases
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