Balsio vs eID Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Balsio
This professional chat application helps you keep work conversations separate from personal life. It allows communication with colleagues and external contacts using only work emails, fostering focused productivity and cross-organizational collaboration.
- Separate work and personal conversations
- Chat using work email only
- Connect across companies
- Collaborate with clients and partners
- Interoperability with WhatsApp (select regions)
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Balsio – A chat app for work conversations Work messages often end up in the apps we use with friends and family. Balsio gives work conversations a separate place. With Balsio, you can: - Message anyone using their work email. No phone numbers needed. - Keep work and personal messages in separate apps. - Talk with people outside your company: clients, partners, and suppliers. - Message your WhatsApp contacts without leaving Balsio (available in the European Economic Area, where contacts have enabled third-party chats). - Organize chats into lists by project or client, reply in threads, and snooze chats or mark them as done. Tools like Slack and Teams are for conversations inside your company. Balsio is for conversations with the people outside it: clients, partners, and suppliers. If you have used a personal chat app before, Balsio will feel familiar.
eID Scan
This app enables convenient e-identity verification and electronic document signing using your smartphone and an eID card. It eliminates the need for a computer or separate card reader, offering a secure and mobile solution for accessing e-services.
- Read eID card chip via NFC
- Verify e-identity
- Sign documents electronically
- No computer required
- Mobile access to e-services
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eID Scan – ērta e-Identitātes apliecināšana un elektroniskais paraksts Mobilā lietotne eID Scan ļauj nolasīt Latvijas Republikas elektroniskās identifikācijas kartes (eID kartes) čipu ar NFC tehnoloģiju, sniedzot drošu un vienkāršu veidu, kā apliecināt savu e-Identitāti un parakstīt dokumentus elektroniski. Lietotne darbojas kā mobilais eID karšu lasītājs, vairs nav nepieciešams sagatavot datoru darbam ar eID karti un iegādāties kartes lasītāju. Lietotni eID Scan vari izmantot ne tikai eParaksts mobile līguma parakstīšanai, bet arī e-Identitātes apliecināšanai un dokumentu parakstīšanai portālā eParaksts.lv un programmā eParakstītājs 3.0. Kāpēc izvēlēties eID Scan? - Nav nepieciešams dators: apliecini savu e-Identitāti portālā eParaksts.lv un paraksti eParaksts mobile līgumu vai citus dokumentus portālā eParaksts.lv un programmā eParakstītājs 3.0 no sava viedtālruņa. - Mobilitāte: Pilnībā mobils risinājums, kas nodrošina piekļuvi e-videi un e-pakalpojumiem. Izmēģini eID Scan un padari savu digitālo dzīvi vieglāku! eID Scan – Convenient e-Identity Verification and Electronic Signature The mobile app eID Scan allows you to read the chip of the Republic of Latvia's electronic identification card (eID card) using NFC technology, providing a secure and simple way to verify your e-Identity and sign documents electronically. The app functions as a mobile card reader, eliminating the need to prepare a computer to work with the eID card or purchase a card reader. You can use eID Scan app not only to sign the eParaksts mobile contract but also to verify your e-Identity and sign documents on the eParaksts.lv portal and in the eParakstītājs 3.0 application. Why Choose eID Scan? - No computer needed: verify your e-Identity on the eParaksts.lv portal and sign the eParaksts mobile contract or other documents on the eParaksts.lv portal and in the eParakstītājs 3.0 application directly from your smartphone. - Mobility: A fully mobile solution that provides access to the e-environment and e-services. Try eID Scan and simplify your digital life!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Balsio at 100% against eID Scan's 10%. Balsio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). eID Scan's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Balsio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Balsio's written reviews are positive against 10% of eID Scan's.
Balsio ships an update weekly, eID Scan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balsio | eID Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fyello Productivity SIA | Latvijas Valsts radio un televizijas centrs, AS |
Customer experience
Balsio
eID Scan
In-app purchases
Balsio
No in-app purchases
eID Scan
No in-app purchases









