Comparison

Check ID Scanner vs Fake ID Scanner App

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

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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

Fake ID Scanner App

Features
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One kid with a good fake can cost you your liquor license. Checking IDs by eye works right up until the night it doesn't. ID Scanner: Age Check is a second set of eyes that never gets tired. Point your phone at the barcode on the back of any US or Canada ID and get a clear answer in about a second. GREEN, YELLOW, OR RED. THAT'S IT. PASS: they're of age, the ID is current, let them in. REVIEW: something's off. Look at the ID yourself. DENY: underage, expired, or on your ban list. Big word, big color. Easy to read at a dark door with a line building up. WHAT IT CHECKS • Age, against your limit. 21 for the US, 18 or 19 for Canada, you pick • Expired IDs • The pass-back trick, when one ID gets handed down the line • Barcodes that don't add up, a classic fake giveaway • People you've banned IT NEVER BLUFFS Some scanner apps say "valid" even when they couldn't read a thing. Ours doesn't. If the barcode won't read, it says so and tells you to check by hand. You always know exactly what was checked. No app can promise to catch every fake, and anyone who says otherwise is selling you a story. We flag the warning signs and give you an honest read, every single scan. YOUR PROOF YOU CHECKED Every scan lands in a log with the time and the result. Inspector shows up asking questions? Show them the log. Export it whenever you want. That paper trail is worth a lot on a bad day. RUN YOUR DOOR LIKE A REGULAR • Ban list: flag them once, get warned every time they come back • VIP list: know your regulars are in • Notes on visitors, so the whole crew knows what you know • Nightly numbers: see how many came through and when WORKS AT A REAL DOOR • No wifi, no signal, no problem. Everything works offline • No hardware to buy or rent. Just the phone in your pocket • Dark screen built for night work, not a bright white app blinding your doorman PRIVATE, FOR REAL Scans stay on your phone. No account to make, no cloud, nothing uploaded anywhere, ever. Your customers' info is nobody's business, and we built it so it stays that way. GOOD TO KNOW Works with US and Canadian driver's licenses and ID cards, using the barcode on the back. It's a tool to back up your judgment, so the final call at the door is always yours. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED ID Scanner: Age Check is a subscription app. Scanning, history, export, stats, and the ban and VIP lists all require an active subscription. There is no free scanning tier. Choose the plan that fits your door: • Weekly • Monthly • 6-Month (best value) Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/boraaltinok/privacy-policy/main/id-scanner-terms-conditions.md Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/boraaltinok/privacy-policy/main/id-scanner-privacy-policy.md Set your age limit, scan your first ID in under a minute, and sleep better on Saturday. Your license is worth more than a maybe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Check ID Scanner4 screens
Fake ID Scanner App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fake ID Scanner App at none against Check ID Scanner's 3. Fake ID Scanner App also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). 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. Fake ID Scanner App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Check ID Scanner versus Fake ID Scanner App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck ID ScannerFake ID Scanner App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApparent Logic, LLCNEXTLINE YAZILIM LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ

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

Fake ID Scanner App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Check ID Scanner free?
Check ID Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fake ID Scanner App free?
Fake ID Scanner App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Check ID Scanner or Fake ID Scanner App have ads?
Neither Check ID Scanner nor Fake ID Scanner App shows ads.

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