Check ID Scanner vs ID Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
ID Scanner
Scan driver's licenses using your phone's camera to verify validity and expiration dates. Optionally save scan history for event attendance tracking and collect business insights. Manage VIP and banned lists for enhanced customer control.
- Scan driver's licenses with phone camera
- Verify ID validity and expiration
- Save scan history
- Create VIP and Banned lists
- Collect aggregated business stats
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ID Scanner allows you to scan a drivers license with your phone's camera. No expensive hardware required! You can check to see if an ID is valid, expired, and much more. ID Scanner will let you optionally save a list of previous scans to allow you to go back and see who attended your venue or event in a given time frame. You can collect aggregated stats across the night, week or even month to drive marketing and promoting for your business. You can even create a VIP list or a Banned list to keep your best customers coming back and keep track of those that need to stay out of your location. ID Scanner is great for bars, clubs, dispensaries, sporting events, town fairs and much more. Become smarter with your customers using ID Scanner! We never save any information or photos from the app. All driver's license information is stored on your device and is deleted when you delete the app from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Check ID Scanner at 41% against ID Scanner's 13%. Check ID Scanner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). ID Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (819 vs 15) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Check ID Scanner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and ID Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Check ID Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ID Scanner has 819 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Check ID Scanner's written reviews are positive against 13% of ID Scanner's.
Check ID Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, ID Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Check ID Scanner | ID Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 4.3 (819 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 819 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apparent Logic, LLC | App Sub 1 LLC |
Customer experience
Check ID Scanner
ID Scanner
Bugs and requests
Check ID Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ID Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't scan California ID cards on iPad
- Doesn't scan any IDs at all
- Upgrade charges more than advertised
Requested features
2 requests- Allow a few free scans to justify subscription
- Improve scanning accuracy and reliability
In-app purchases
Check ID Scanner
- Check ID for Teams, Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Check ID for Teams, Yearly14 Days trial$449.001 Year
- Check ID Pro$24.99
ID Scanner
- Scanner+$19.991 Year
- Annual$29.991 Year
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