AGOV access vs W Identity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AGOV access
This app provides secure access to e-government services for Swiss authorities. It functions as a login procedure and identity provider, enabling worldwide interaction with federal, cantonal, and communal administrations.
- Access e-government services
- Swiss federal, cantonal, and communal administration
- Login procedure
- Identity provider
- Worldwide access
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The app AGOV access is your access key to e-government services of the Swiss authorities (cantons and their communes as well as federal administration). The AGOV system (see https://agov.ch) is a login procedure, identity provider and identity network and is available worldwide for interaction with Swiss authorities.
W Identity
Securely authenticate yourself and make electronic signatures using your phone or tablet. This digital ID solution offers a convenient way to manage your identity for various online interactions.
- Digital ID for phones and tablets
- Secure authentication
- Electronic signatures
- e-identification
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W Identity works as a e-identification for phones and tablets. With a digital ID you can securely authenticate yourself and make electronic signatures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: W Identity at 2.5 against AGOV access's 1.7. W Identity also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
W Identity holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of AGOV access's written reviews are positive against 11% of W Identity's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AGOV access ships an update every 2 months, W Identity every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AGOV access | W Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (6 ratings) | 2.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 483 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schweizerische Bundeskanzlei | W Social AB |
Customer experience
AGOV access
W Identity
In-app purchases
AGOV access
No in-app purchases
W Identity
No in-app purchases
