POSTIDENT vs Access Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POSTIDENT
Verify your identity easily and securely using your smartphone. Choose from video chat, eID verification with your national ID, or automated image-based checks. Your data is processed by Deutsche Post AG employees for a compliant and quick process.
- Identity verification via smartphone
- Video chat verification
- eID verification with national ID
- Automated ID document image verification
- Digital POSTIDENT coupon retrieval
- Secure data processing by Deutsche Post AG
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With the POSTIDENT app, you can verify your identity conveniently and simply by means of your smartphone. Depending on which of our partner companies you carry out this identification process, you can verify your identity either via POSTIDENT by videochat, POSTIDENT by eID (with your national identity card or the electronic residence title), or fully automatically by creating images of your ID document and profile. With the eID function or the automated verification of your ID document you can verify your identity quickly and securely at any time. Your data will be checked by call center employees of Deutsche Post AG in all further identification procedures. Our employees are available to you from Mondays to Sundays in the hours from 8 AM to 10 PM. In addition, you can retrieve the POSTIDENT coupon for identification in your post office directly via the POSTIDENT app and therefore do not need to print it out anymore. The identification procedures are compliant with the law, secure and completed in just a few steps. Simply enter the transaction number that you have received from either our partner company or us. The POSTIDENT app will then execute the procedure. At POSTIDENT by videochat, a Deutsche Post employee will explain additionally in detail how the procedure works. The POSTIDENT app is optimized for iPads and iPhones with iOS 17 or higher.
Access Scan
This app facilitates event access control for promoters by scanning e-tickets via smartphone or tablet. It identifies ticket validity, checks for prior admissions, and offers offline scanning capabilities. Requires specific credentials from CTS EVENTIM for professional event business use.
- Scan e-tickets for validity
- Identify checked-in/cancelled tickets
- Scan with smartphone camera
- Offline mode for ticket data
- Data synchronization via mobile/WiFi
- Info-Mode for easy clearing
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The EVENTIM.Access Scan-App for access control via Smartphone or Tablet for event promoters. We advise using the Scan-App for your event when there are eTickets (TicketDirect (print@home-Tickets) or MobileTickets) have been sold via CTS EVENTIM for your event. The Scan-App is intended for professional use in the event business and needs dedicated credentials from CTS EVENTIM. Features: - Check tickets (especially eTickets) upon validity for your events - Identify already checked-in/cancelled/not permitted tickets - Tickets can be scanned with the smartphone's camera (autofocus needed) - Info-Mode for easy clearing - Synchronize your data using mobile data or WiFi - Offline-Mode after download of all ticketdata Requirements: - Activation and credentials provided by CTS EVENTIM resp. contractual partners of CTS EVENTIM. - Access to EVENTIM.Access Advanced or EVENTIM.Light for administrative tasks for event promoters / contractual partners. - The EVENTIM.Access Scan-App is not intended for private usage. - iOS 13.0 and above In case you forgot your credentials, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your CTS EVENTIM representative by E-Mail vertrieb@eventim.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Access Scan at 67% against POSTIDENT's 43%. Access Scan also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
POSTIDENT ships an update monthly, Access Scan every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POSTIDENT | Access Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deutsche Post AG | CTS EVENTIM AG |
Customer experience
POSTIDENT
Access Scan
Bugs and requests
POSTIDENT
Reported bugs
3 issues- QR code scanning not working
- Identification process repeatedly failing
- App freezing and crashing during use
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic data extraction from ID documents
- More language options beyond German and English
- Clearer instructions on ID document requirements
Access Scan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POSTIDENT
No in-app purchases
Access Scan
No in-app purchases





