Comparison

Check ID Scanner vs PDF417 AAMVA

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

Head to head
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/

About

PDF417 AAMVA

This application encodes user data into AAMVA standard PDF417 barcodes for driver's licenses and IDs. It verifies data format and ensures protection by processing information locally. Generate valid PDF417 barcodes quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Encodes AAMVA standard PDF417 barcodes
  • Verifies data format
  • Processes data locally for protection
  • Supports driver's license and ID barcodes
  • Includes AAMVA elements and validation rules
Features
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PDF417 AAMVA encodes user data into an AAMVA standard barcode. With PDF417 AAMVA application you can easily enter various useful information for PDF417 driver's license barcodes and ID barcodes. Use PDF417 AAMVA application to speed up and improve the processes of generating a valid and authentic PDF417 barcode with data format verification according to AAMVA standards. The application uses an integrated encoding algorithm and processes all data locally to ensure data protection. Driver's licenses are widely used as proof of identity in the United States and Canada. The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) has standardized the design of PDF417 barcodes and the information they must contain. This data is encoded in a PDF417 barcode on the back that can be read by the DL PDF417 barcode scanner. The app allows you to enter, verify and encode AAMVA ID / DL user data into the PDF417 driver's license barcode and the ID barcode. The application includes all the standard AAMVA elements and validation rules. Just enter the user specific data and get the valid PDF417 ID barcode. The PDF417 two-dimensional barcode symbology is the mandatory minimum machine-readable technology that must be present on compliant DL / ID documents. The PDF417 symbology (see ISO /IEC 15438 Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - International Two-dimensional Symbology Specification - PDF417) must be used for driver's license applications. The symbology characteristics must meet the requirements of ISO /IEC 15438. The barcode area must be located in Zone V of the DL / ID document. The maximum width of the pdf417 symbol is 75.565 mm (2.975"). The maximum height of the pdf417 symbol is 38.1 mm (1.50"). All conforming 2D symbols must include a file header that allows interested parties to interpret the encoded data. Subfiles are used to convey the specific information. A conformant 2D symbol consists of a combination of a header and one or more subfile identifiers. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Check ID Scanner4 screens
PDF417 AAMVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Check ID Scanner at 4.7 against PDF417 AAMVA's 4.0. Check ID Scanner also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 and PDF417 AAMVA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Check ID Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Check ID Scanner's written reviews are positive against 33% of PDF417 AAMVA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check ID Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, PDF417 AAMVA monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Check ID Scanner versus PDF417 AAMVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck ID ScannerPDF417 AAMVA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better4.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApparent Logic, LLCBinariver LTD

Customer experience

Check ID Scanner

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

PDF417 AAMVA

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

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
1 purchases

PDF417 AAMVA

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Subscription$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Check ID Scanner free?
Check ID Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF417 AAMVA free?
PDF417 AAMVA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Check ID Scanner or PDF417 AAMVA?
Check ID Scanner is rated higher. Check ID Scanner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PDF417 AAMVA averages 4.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Check ID Scanner or PDF417 AAMVA have ads?
Neither Check ID Scanner nor PDF417 AAMVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check ID Scanner or PDF417 AAMVA?
Check ID Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, and PDF417 AAMVA monthly. Most recently, Check ID Scanner was updated on October 23, 2026 and PDF417 AAMVA on October 24, 2026.

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