Comparison

POSTIDENT vs IPROTECT Access

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

IPROTECT Access

Features
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Cosmos Access by TKH Security: access control via mobile devices. Your phone will open doors for you! Application Features: - Organizations can maintain and control all access in buildings and doors connected to the App - Personalized keys and possible access limitation for users - Phone based profiles and phone data safety - Custom setting options and multiple access possibilities [:mav: 1.3.0]

Screenshots

POSTIDENT4 screens
IPROTECT Access3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: POSTIDENT at monthly against IPROTECT Access's every 2 months. IPROTECT Access's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POSTIDENT ships an update monthly, IPROTECT Access every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POSTIDENT versus IPROTECT Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOSTIDENTIPROTECT Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeutsche Post AGTKH Security B.V.

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

IPROTECT Access

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

POSTIDENT

No in-app purchases

None

IPROTECT Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POSTIDENT free?
POSTIDENT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPROTECT Access free?
IPROTECT Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POSTIDENT or IPROTECT Access have ads?
Neither POSTIDENT nor IPROTECT Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POSTIDENT or IPROTECT Access?
POSTIDENT ships an update monthly, and IPROTECT Access every 2 months. Most recently, POSTIDENT was updated on October 13, 2026 and IPROTECT Access on October 10, 2026.

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