Comparison

SmartBon vs POSTIDENT

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

Head to head
About

SmartBon

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You are a shop regular? "Smartbon" now rewards you! Collect loyalty points with your mobile phone on every purchase. After ten purchases you will be rewarded. No more painful plastic and stamping cards: The mobile phone is the loyalty card and you carry it with you all the time: simply scan codes, collect loyalty points and redeem your vouchers. As simple as that. You regularely visit your preferred shop and they value you as a loyal customer? Now there’s something in for you too: using "Smartbon" you collect loyalty points on every purchase and will be rewarded on your 10th visit.

About

POSTIDENT

Verify your identity easily and securely using your smartphone. Choose from video chat, eID verification with your national ID, or automated image-based checks. Your data is processed by Deutsche Post AG employees for a compliant and quick process.

Highlights
  • Identity verification via smartphone
  • Video chat verification
  • eID verification with national ID
  • Automated ID document image verification
  • Digital POSTIDENT coupon retrieval
  • Secure data processing by Deutsche Post AG
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With the POSTIDENT app, you can verify your identity conveniently and simply by means of your smartphone. Depending on which of our partner companies you carry out this identification process, you can verify your identity either via POSTIDENT by videochat, POSTIDENT by eID (with your national identity card or the electronic residence title), or fully automatically by creating images of your ID document and profile. With the eID function or the automated verification of your ID document you can verify your identity quickly and securely at any time. Your data will be checked by call center employees of Deutsche Post AG in all further identification procedures. Our employees are available to you from Mondays to Sundays in the hours from 8 AM to 10 PM. In addition, you can retrieve the POSTIDENT coupon for identification in your post office directly via the POSTIDENT app and therefore do not need to print it out anymore. The identification procedures are compliant with the law, secure and completed in just a few steps. Simply enter the transaction number that you have received from either our partner company or us. The POSTIDENT app will then execute the procedure. At POSTIDENT by videochat, a Deutsche Post employee will explain additionally in detail how the procedure works. The POSTIDENT app is optimized for iPads and iPhones with iOS 17 or higher.

Screenshots

SmartBon1 screens
POSTIDENT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SmartBon at 12.0 against POSTIDENT's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

SmartBon ships an update monthly, POSTIDENT every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SmartBon versus POSTIDENT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartBonPOSTIDENT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—4.7K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernea new reality KGDeutsche Post AG

Bugs and requests

SmartBon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

POSTIDENT

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • QR code scanning not working
  • Identification process repeatedly failing
  • App freezing and crashing during use

Requested features

3 requests
  • Automatic data extraction from ID documents
  • More language options beyond German and English
  • Clearer instructions on ID document requirements

In-app purchases

None

SmartBon

No in-app purchases

None

POSTIDENT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartBon free?
SmartBon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POSTIDENT free?
POSTIDENT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, SmartBon or POSTIDENT?
SmartBon ships an update monthly, and POSTIDENT every 6 weeks. Most recently, SmartBon was updated on May 16, 2026 and POSTIDENT on September 25, 2026.

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