Comparison

Instant Background Check vs CaseStamp

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

Head to head
About

Instant Background Check

Quickly and affordably search national criminal records without a subscription. Enter a name and date of birth to get a report in seconds, with optional SSN for enhanced accuracy. Designed for personal safety and peace of mind.

Highlights
  • National criminal records search
  • SSN validation
  • Address history lookup
  • Pay-per-search model
  • Instant report generation
  • Permissible use certification
Features
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Instant Background Check is a fast, affordable way to search national criminal records — with no subscription and no monthly fee. Enter a name and date of birth to search. A Social Security Number is optional but recommended — get a report back in seconds. WHO USES INSTANT BACKGROUND CHECK People turn to Instant Background Check for personal safety and peace of mind — before meeting someone from a dating app, welcoming a new roommate, letting a contractor into their home, or reconnecting with someone from their past. It is a personal-use tool, not a hiring or tenant-screening service. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EVERY SEARCH • Criminal Records Search — national criminal database covering all 50 states • SSN Validation — verify Social Security Number authenticity (when an SSN is provided) • Address History — confirm previous addresses where the person lived (when an SSN is provided) YOUR SSN IS NEVER STORED If you provide a Social Security Number, it is used only to run your search and is permanently deleted from our database once your report is generated — win or lose, we don't keep it. SSNs are always encrypted while in use and are never shown in full. PAY PER SEARCH, NOT PER MONTH There is no subscription. Each background check is a single in-app purchase, so you pay only for the individual searches you actually run. You are charged only after a report has been successfully generated — if a search cannot be completed, you are not charged. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter the person's name and date of birth (SSN optional) 2. We search national criminal databases 3. Your report is delivered in seconds BUILT FOR RESPONSIBLE USE Every search requires you to certify permissible use before it runs. Searching without an SSN matches on name and date of birth only, which carries a higher chance of a false match — this is disclosed clearly before you search. IMPORTANT — NOT A CONSUMER REPORT Instant Background Check is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and reports provided through this app are not consumer reports. Reports may NOT be used to evaluate a person for employment, housing or tenant screening, credit, insurance, education, or professional licensing, or for any other purpose covered by the FCRA. This information may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, or harm any individual. Misuse may violate federal and state law and may subject you to civil and criminal penalties. Information is compiled from public record sources and may not be complete or accurate. Verify all information independently before relying on it. Privacy Policy: https://fbc-backgroundcheck-api.azurewebsites.net/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://fbc-backgroundcheck-api.azurewebsites.net/terms.html Support: https://fbc-backgroundcheck-api.azurewebsites.net/support.html

About

CaseStamp

Features
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Some things you only get one chance to prove. CaseStamp makes sure you can. Free to download and free to document — everything you capture stays on your device at no cost. When you're ready to share or export your record, one $9.99 unlock covers it, permanently. No subscription, no per-report fees, no renewals. CaseStamp is your personal proof machine. Whatever you need to capture, remember, or be able to show later — do it the instant it happens. CaseStamp stamps every entry with the exact time you saved it. That's the point. FREE TO DOCUMENT - Unlimited cases and unlimited entries - Locked timestamps — every photo, video, note, and logged conversation is stamped the moment you save it, and sealed against tampering afterward - Photos and video with GPS — tagged with the time and your location. Video includes audio — know your local recording consent laws - Tamper-evident by design — every photo and video gets a SHA-256 fingerprint the instant it's saved. If even one byte of that file changes later, it's detectable - Know where each photo came from — entries show whether a photo or video was captured in CaseStamp or added from your library - Communication log — who you talked to, when, how you reached them, their contact info, any reference number, and what was said - Notes where you need them — a running narrative for the whole record, plus a short note on any individual photo or video - One-touch dates — tap any date field for a quick calendar picker, no typing required - Status tracking — mark each case Open, In Progress, No Action, or Resolved, with a days-open counter - Organize by situation — housing and landlord issues, workplace, insurance claims, vehicle incidents, purchases and warranties, service providers, medical billing, neighbor and HOA disputes, public infrastructure, government agencies, property, incidents, or other UNLOCK SHARING & EXPORT — $9.99 ONCE One purchase covers every way to get your record out of the app, forever: export and print the formal PDF report, share an individual photo or video, and copy your report as text. No subscription, no renewals, no charge per document. Your exported report is clean and formal — every entry numbered in order with its timestamp, GPS coordinates and accuracy radius where available, and file fingerprint, your photos embedded, and your logged conversations underneath. Share it with your photos and video attached, save it as a PDF, or print it. Ready for whoever needs to see it. Anyone who receives your report can verify it themselves. The SHA-256 fingerprint printed beside each entry can be checked with a command already built into any computer — no app, no account, and no CaseStamp required. Your report keeps working whether or not we do. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything lives on your phone. No account. No sign-up. No cloud. No servers. No analytics. No tracking. Nothing you log ever leaves your device unless you choose to send it. Works completely offline — in the parking garage, on the back road, in the basement with no bars. Document anything. CaseStamp remembers exactly when. CaseStamp is a record-keeping tool. It does not provide legal advice and does not guarantee any record will be accepted as evidence in any proceeding. You're responsible for gathering information lawfully. See our privacy policy and terms at www.casestamp.com

Screenshots

Instant Background Check3 screens
CaseStamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaseStamp at none against Instant Background Check's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. Instant Background Check sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CaseStamp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instant Background Check ships an update every 8 days, CaseStamp every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Instant Background Check versus CaseStamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant Background CheckCaseStamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFreeborn CorpJesus Cardenas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Instant Background Check

One-time1
  • Background Check$7.99
None

CaseStamp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instant Background Check free?
Instant Background Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaseStamp free?
CaseStamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Instant Background Check or CaseStamp have ads?
Neither Instant Background Check nor CaseStamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instant Background Check or CaseStamp?
Instant Background Check ships an update every 8 days, and CaseStamp every 9 days. Most recently, Instant Background Check was updated on October 31, 2026 and CaseStamp on October 28, 2026.

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