Comparison

MiDNI vs TarecAPP

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

Head to head
About

MiDNI

This official app allows you to use your Spanish National Identity Card digitally for in-person identification. It includes a verifier to check the authenticity of other users' digital credentials. Registration is required by linking your mobile number to your identity.

Highlights
  • Digital identification for in-person use
  • Authenticity verifier for credentials
  • Official and legally supported
  • Requires registration and mobile line linking
  • Camera access for QR code verification
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Policía Nacional makes a free mobile application available to you; this app supplements your Spanish National Identity Card. You can be identified with this in person and can be used as a physical document. This is the only official and legally supported app The app includes a verifier to check the authenticity of the MiDNI credentials of citizens. You must complete the Registration process before using this app, by linking your mobile phone line to your identity. You can do so using the certificates of your electronic DNI through the website https://www.midni.gob.es, at the document updating points located in police stations and other premises or when renewing your DNI at the Policía Nacional Document Units. This app cannot be used to prove your identity without a data connection, to produce it as a travel document at border crossings, or to prove identity in other countries. It will also be unavailable for carrying out online authentication transactions or electronic signature procedures. This app requests identity data whenever it is used as these are not store on the device. Neither verification nor geolocation on data is recorded. The mobile application requires access permission to the device's camera to read the QR code, in order to verify the credentials of other users.

About

TarecAPP

Features
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Aplicación oficial de Tareca para el pago rápido y seguro en las máquinas expendedoras. Con TarecAPP podrás pagar cómodamente en las máquinas de bebidas calientes, bebidas frías y alimentación que tengan la etiqueta de TARECA. Las encontrarás en hospitales, universidades, empresas, y en general, en lugares públicos y privados. Tan solo tienes que instalar la aplicación y comenzar a gestionar tu saldo, podrás recargarlo desde la máquina automática o desde la propia APP con tu tarjeta de crédito. Vincula cualquier dispositivo NFC con la aplicación y podrás utilizarlo para comprar tu snack o bebida favorita con el simple gesto de acercarlo al lector contactless. También podrás enviar el crédito a la máquina vía internet desde la APP en tu teléfono móvil. Disfruta de todas las ventajas que ofrece la aplicación y paga en tus máquinas automáticas favoritas sin utilizar efectivo.

Screenshots

MiDNI4 screens
TarecAPP4 screens

Verdict

The call

MiDNI and TarecAPP are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MiDNI versus TarecAPP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMiDNITarecAPP
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDirección General de la PolicíaPAYMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

In-app purchases

None

MiDNI

No in-app purchases

None

TarecAPP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MiDNI free?
MiDNI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TarecAPP free?
TarecAPP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MiDNI or TarecAPP have ads?
Neither MiDNI nor TarecAPP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MiDNI or TarecAPP?
MiDNI ships an update every 3 months, and TarecAPP every 3 months. Most recently, MiDNI was updated on October 16, 2026 and TarecAPP on September 30, 2026.

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