Smart Digital ID vs Badge Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Digital ID
Manage your school ID and important information securely. Access your class schedule, grades, and events. Create digital passes for school facilities like the library and gym.
- Digital school ID management
- Access class schedules
- View grades and events
- Create digital facility passes
- Secure information storage
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Digital ID is the convenient and secure way to manage your school ID and passes. With Digital ID, you can: Easily access your school ID and other important information. Your school ID is always at your fingertips, so you can quickly access it whenever you need it. You can also view other important information, such as your class schedule, grades, and upcoming events. Create and manage digital passes for your school library, gym, and other facilities. Digital passes make it easy to use your school facilities without having to carry around physical cards or key fobs.
Badge Mobile
Access your student ID securely from your phone. This app integrates with school systems for campus services like transportation, meals, and library access. It offers secure sign-in options and works alongside physical ID cards.
- Digital student ID on phone
- Secure sign-in with Clever/Microsoft
- Optional Face ID authentication
- Access campus services (transport, lunch, library)
- Works with existing school ID programs
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Your student ID, right from your phone. Badge gives students quick, secure access to their ID directly from their phone. Designed to work alongside existing school ID programs, Badge makes it easy to use digital IDs across supported campus services like transportation, campus access, lunch, library checkout, and more. Sign in securely using supported providers like Clever and Microsoft, with optional Face ID. Badge is managed by your school or district and works alongside physical ID cards where needed. Features and availability may vary by school or district.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Badge Mobile at 5.0 against Smart Digital ID's 2.0. Smart Digital ID's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Badge Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Digital ID has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smart Digital ID ships an update every 5 weeks, Badge Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Digital ID | Badge Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Covantia, Inc. | Badge Enterprises |
Customer experience
Smart Digital ID
Badge Mobile
In-app purchases
Smart Digital ID
No in-app purchases
Badge Mobile
No in-app purchases
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