Comparison

Check ID Scanner vs Bouncr

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

Bouncr

This platform offers advanced fake ID detection for businesses, quickly verifying driver's licenses, state IDs, and passports. It helps prevent fraud and manage operations across multiple locations with real-time syncing and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Detect fake and suspicious IDs
  • Verify age, expiration, and document validity
  • Scan driver's licenses, state IDs, and passports
  • Manage multiple locations and staff
  • Track live headcount and detect duplicate entries
  • Real-time syncing and offline operation
  • Manage VIP, banned, and custom lists
Features
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Bouncr is the modern identity verification platform for anywhere an ID needs to be checked. Built on industry-leading fake ID detection, Bouncr helps businesses catch fraudulent IDs that traditional scanners and visual checks miss. Scan an ID in seconds and get a fast, clear result without slowing down your operation. Bouncr supports driver’s licenses, state-issued IDs, and passports, and is built for bars, nightclubs, security teams, retailers, events, hospitality, rentals, and any other business that needs to verify identity or age. With Bouncr, you can: * Detect fake and suspicious IDs * Verify age, expiration, and document validity * Scan driver’s licenses, state IDs, and passports * Manage multiple locations under a single organization * Assign staff and permissions by location * Track live headcount * Keep scans, headcount, lists, and activity synced across devices in real time * Continue operating offline * Automatically sync activity when connectivity returns * Manage VIP, banned, and custom lists * Detect pass-backs and duplicate entries * Add notes and security flags * Monitor activity across your entire organization Whether you’re checking IDs at a door, counter, check-in desk, event entrance, or anywhere else, Bouncr gives your team a faster, smarter way to verify identity. If an ID gets checked, Bouncr belongs there.

Screenshots

Check ID Scanner4 screens
Bouncr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bouncr at 100% against Check ID Scanner's 41%. Bouncr also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Check ID Scanner's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Bouncr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bouncr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Check ID Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bouncr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check ID Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, Bouncr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Check ID Scanner versus Bouncr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck ID ScannerBouncr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApparent Logic, LLCBouncr Labs, Inc

Customer experience

Check ID Scanner

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative48.3%

Bouncr

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Check ID Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Check ID for Teams, Monthly14 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Check ID for Teams, Yearly14 Days trial$449.001 Year
One-time1
  • Check ID Pro$24.99
None

Bouncr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Check ID Scanner free?
Check ID Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bouncr free?
Bouncr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Check ID Scanner or Bouncr?
Bouncr is rated higher. Check ID Scanner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Bouncr averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Check ID Scanner or Bouncr have ads?
Neither Check ID Scanner nor Bouncr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check ID Scanner or Bouncr?
Check ID Scanner ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bouncr every 5 days. Most recently, Check ID Scanner was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bouncr on October 24, 2026.

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