Scanbot SDK vs Regula IDV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scanbot SDK
This app enables smartphones to extract data from documents like IDs and passports, replacing manual entry. It offers secure, offline data capture using advanced machine learning and computer vision, supporting various document types and text scanning functionalities.
- Offline data extraction
- Secure data handling
- AI-powered data capture
- ID and passport scanning
- Single-line text scanning
- Pattern matching text scanner
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Enable any smartphone or wearable device to extract data as key-value pairs from structured documents (e.g., ID card, passport & many more). Prevent the error-prone manual data entry and start transferring data automatically - with your smartphone. The "Scanbot SDK: Data Capture" app provides an error-free and reliable data extraction solution that works entirely offline. Since the software solely works on your device and is never connected to any third-party servers, it ensures absolute data security when extracting sensitive data from documents and data fields. Our cutting-edge machine learning- and computer vision-based Data Capture technology enables you to automatically extract data from various documents in a matter of seconds. With the app's functionalities, we can solve almost every Data Capture use case for you: SELF-EXPLAINING USER GUIDANCE It is important to us that everyone can easily operate our data extraction modules. Hence, we developed a self-explaining user guidance that allows even non-tech-savvy users to easily extract data from documents and data fields with their smartphones. VARIOUS EXTRACTABLE DOCUMENTS & DATA FIELDS With our app, we want to be the one provider for all data extraction-related use cases. That is why we offer scanning solutions for a wide variety of documents and data fields: - Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) - ID Card (DE) - Passport (DE) - Residence Permit (DE) - Driver's License (DE) - Driver's License (US) - European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - Medical Certificate - Check - IBAN - VIN SINGLE-LINE TEXT SCANNING With our Single-Line Text Scanner, you can capture any text consisting of alphanumeric characters within seconds. Complicated combinations of numbers and letters can thus easily be transferred error-free. SCAN TEXT WITH PATTERN MATCHING The Pattern Matching Scanner enables you to screen text for a specific data string. It avoids time-consuming manual searches and allows you to extract only the required information – within seconds. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://scanbot.io/.
Regula IDV
This platform streamlines identity verification and management for businesses. It automates onboarding, ensures compliance, and provides flexible workflow orchestration for the entire identity lifecycle.
- Automated onboarding
- Identity lifecycle management
- Workflow orchestration
- Regulatory compliance
- Document and biometric verification
- Single-vendor solution
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Verify. Manage. Orchestrate. Comply. - All in One Platform. Regula Identity Verification (IDV) Platform is a comprehensive orchestration solution for the entire identity lifecycle management within customer authentication workflows. Onboarding: Complete document and biometric verification in seconds for a seamless user experience. Identity management: Maintain full control over every identity while protecting customer data. Orchestration: Create and automate tailored workflows across every stage of the user journey with maximum/ultimate flexibility. Compliance: Effortlessly adhere to regulations across multiple jurisdictions with robust, built-in compliance capabilities. Single-vendor solution: Reduce complexity with one provider covering all your verification needs - software and hardware for trusted identity verification. It combines identity document validation, biometric checks, and user verification into a unified, automated solution. The platform is tailored to support any document type and any device, ensuring a smooth and scalable identity verification in various scenarios.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Regula IDV at monthly against Scanbot SDK's every 3 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Scanbot SDK against 5.0 for Regula IDV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Scanbot SDK ships an update every 3 months, Regula IDV monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scanbot SDK | Regula IDV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scanbot SDK, Inc | Regula Forensics Inc. |
Customer experience
Scanbot SDK
Regula IDV
In-app purchases
Scanbot SDK
No in-app purchases
Regula IDV
No in-app purchases








