Comparison

PDF417 Barcode Scanner vs Check ID Scanner

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

Head to head
About

PDF417 Barcode Scanner

This app scans various types of barcodes and QR codes, extracting the data embedded within them. It's useful for reading information from boarding passes, payment slips, tickets, and even US driver's licenses.

Highlights
  • Scans multiple barcode types
  • Reads QR codes
  • Extracts data from boarding passes
  • Decodes payment slips
  • Scans retail tags and tickets
  • Reads SIM card data
  • Supports US driver's license barcodes
Read full description

Our simple and easy barcode scanner app, PDF 417, supports a variety of different barcodes. Scan boarding passes, payment slips & m-wallets, retail tags, concert tickets, SIM cards, and others to read the data behind their barcodes. List of barcodes and QR codes that you can scan with PDF417: Code 39 Code 128 EAN 8 EAN 13 ITF PDF417 QR code UPC A UPC E Barcode from US driver's license If you want to scan and extract data from barcodes found on identity documents we recommend our free demo app, BlinkID.

About

Check ID Scanner

Instantly verify driver's licenses and IDs for events and venues. This app offers fast barcode scanning, age verification, and guest list management. It works offline and prioritizes user privacy by keeping data on your device.

Highlights
  • Instant ID barcode scanning
  • Age verification
  • Mobile driver's license support
  • Offline functionality
  • Guest list creation and management
  • CSV guest import
  • On-device data privacy
Features
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Check ID is the fastest, most private, reliable way to scan and verify driver's licenses and IDs for events, venues, and guest management. It reads the barcode on a driver’s license or state ID, checks the birth date and expiry date against your rules, and gives your staff a clear answer. What it keeps is a record that the check happened, never the details of who was checked. WHAT A SCAN NEVER KEEPS No name. No date of birth. No address. No ID number. No picture of the ID. Not in a scan record, on any plan. Guest lists are the one place names live, and only the names your staff add on purpose. NO AD TRACKERS No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs, no advertising identifier, and no ads. The app links two open-source libraries, both for reading passport chips. Our own product analytics tell us which features get used and what broke. They include coarse scan statistics, such as the result, the state and an age range, and never a name, birth date, address, ID number or photo. A RECORD THAT THE CHECK HAPPENED With Check ID for Teams, every scan is timestamped and signed by our server when it’s saved. Export a scan log (CSV) or a summary report (PDF), or share a report link. Reports never name your employees or the people who were checked. CHECK ID FOR TEAMS By default, staff check in with a PIN on shared iPhones and iPads at the door, so each scan records who ran it. Pair a door device from your own phone. Owners and managers review scans in the app or at app.checkidapp.com. One venue per plan; running several locations? Get in touch. Repeat-entry alerts tell staff when the same ID is scanned again within your window, on any of your venue’s connected devices. It’s a prompt, not a block. They use a one-way code, re-keyed on our servers with a secret unique to your organization and deleted when the window closes. They start off by default for venues in New Hampshire, the EU and EEA, and countries we haven’t reviewed, and owners can change that per venue. Guest lists and name search work from a copy on each device, so the door keeps going when the Wi-Fi doesn’t. Scans queue on the device and upload when the signal comes back. WHAT IT READS - The barcode on US and Canadian driver’s licenses and ID cards (the AAMVA PDF417 standard) - The REAL ID indicator, when the barcode encodes one - Many ePassports and chip ID cards, by reading the chip over NFC and checking its data against the issuing country’s certificates on our list (iPhone) - Driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, through Apple’s own ID Verifier sheet (iPhone) HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT ISN’T Check ID is a tool that helps your staff check IDs. It isn’t legal advice, insurance, or a guarantee of compliance. It reads what a document encodes and checks it against your rules, but it can’t tell whether a card is genuine: a well-made fake can carry a valid barcode. Your staff make the final call. Running several locations, or want terms we don't sell in the App Store? Get in touch. Terms of Use: https://checkidapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

PDF417 Barcode Scanner3 screens
Check ID Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Check ID Scanner at 4.6 against PDF417 Barcode Scanner's 2.7. Check ID Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). PDF417 Barcode Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (51% vs 41%). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Check ID Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. PDF417 Barcode Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Check ID Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of PDF417 Barcode Scanner's written reviews are positive against 41% of Check ID Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF417 Barcode Scanner ships an update every 3 months, Check ID Scanner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PDF417 Barcode Scanner versus Check ID Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF417 Barcode ScannerCheck ID Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (47 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews — better41.4% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicroblinkApparent Logic, LLC

Customer experience

PDF417 Barcode Scanner

All ratings47 ratings
Positive44.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative53.2%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative48.7%

Check ID Scanner

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative48.3%

In-app purchases

None

PDF417 Barcode Scanner

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Check ID Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Check ID for Teams, Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Check ID for Teams, Yearly$449.001 Year
One-time1
  • Check ID Pro$19.99

Questions

Is PDF417 Barcode Scanner free?
PDF417 Barcode Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check ID Scanner free?
Check ID Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF417 Barcode Scanner or Check ID Scanner?
Check ID Scanner is rated higher. PDF417 Barcode Scanner averages 2.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Check ID Scanner averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do PDF417 Barcode Scanner or Check ID Scanner have ads?
Neither PDF417 Barcode Scanner nor Check ID Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF417 Barcode Scanner or Check ID Scanner?
PDF417 Barcode Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and Check ID Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, PDF417 Barcode Scanner was updated on October 7, 2026 and Check ID Scanner on October 14, 2026.

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