Document Upload vs Notarize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Document Upload
This app assists existing Cisive customers in submitting documents and verifying applicant identities through the Cisive portal. Users can securely photograph documents and IDs, take a selfie for verification, and upload them for review.
- Document photo capture
- ID verification with selfie
- Secure upload to Cisive portal
- Applicant identity verification
- Document submission assistance
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Free tool for assisting existing Cisive customers with submitting documents and verifying applicants’ identity using the Cisive portal. You can easily snap photos of documents to be uploaded for review. 100% secure and safe. How it works - Go to the Cisive Applicant portal to complete your applicant tasks. You can use this app to complete your IDVerity task (Verify your identity) and your Document Upload task. - Launch Document Upload app and scan the onscreen QR code to start - Take pictures of the documents you need to upload or your ID (depending on which task you are working on) - Take a selfie to verify your ID - Select which documents you’d like to upload - Return to the Cisive Applicant portal and view the status of your uploaded document Upload something by mistake? We give you some time to change your mind.
Notarize
Legally and securely notarize any document online in minutes from your mobile device. Connect with a licensed notary via audio/video call for instant verification and signing, available 24/7 worldwide. Supports documents with multiple signers.
- Online document notarization
- 24/7 availability
- Audio/video notary calls
- Identity verification
- Multi-signer document support
- Downloadable notarized documents
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Legally and securely notarize any document in minutes from your iPhone or iPad. Notarize serves every American worldwide. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week—even during holidays. Average wait time is less than one minute. Traveling abroad and need a document notarized? Can’t find a notary near you? Have a time-sensitive request after business hours? Say hello to Notarize. How it works: Upload or scan your documents. Next, take a picture of your license or passport and answer a few security questions - this is how we verify your identity. Then connect with a licensed electronic notary via an audio/video call to sign and notarize your document. Once your document is notarized, you can download, email, and access the file in the app at any time. Notarize also accepts documents that require more than one signer. Notarize agents are held to the highest standards and have completed training, undergone background checks, and independently hold insurance in accordance with notary industry best practices. Simply download the app to legally notarize any document, anytime, anywhere. Notarize is the leader in online notarization, which is simpler, smarter and safer than notarizing documents on paper. Powered by Proof, the identity verification platform trusted for the most important transactions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notarize at 4.9 against Document Upload's 2.7. Notarize also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 33%) and ratings volume (119K vs 9). Document Upload's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Notarize holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notarize has 119K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Document Upload's written reviews are positive against 72% of Notarize's.
Document Upload ships an update every 3 months, Notarize every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Document Upload | Notarize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (119K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 71.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 119K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eVerifile.com, Inc. | Notarize, Inc. |
Customer experience
Document Upload
Notarize
Bugs and requests
Document Upload
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Notarize
Reported bugs
3 issues- Document upload and signing issues
- Connectivity problems during video calls
- Inability to delete or edit previously entered information
Requested features
4 requests- Allow multiple signers on a document
- Improve document quality and editing capabilities
- Provide better customer support and troubleshooting
- Expand availability to more locations and countries
In-app purchases
Document Upload
No in-app purchases
Notarize
No in-app purchases








