Comparison

POSTIDENT vs iSERV by ITHENA

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

iSERV by ITHENA

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All in one service management application provides various roles of - your customer including - service techs, managers, and other team members - with digital and real-time visibility to the equipment information. Operators or Tech can log cases and collaborate with the OEM's service team - all from an integrated, easy to use - mobile app and a web portal. ​ It provides the OEM teams the ability to connect, visualize, and act on customer issues within the defined Service Level Agreements. Key Features: - Ticket management - Self guidance for troubleshooting - Remote collaboration through AR/VR - Performance monitoring iSERV is a registered trademark owned by ITHENA whose intellectual property is iSERV.

Screenshots

POSTIDENT4 screens
iSERV by ITHENA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iSERV by ITHENA at 12.4 against POSTIDENT's 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

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 every 6 weeks, iSERV by ITHENA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
POSTIDENT versus iSERV by ITHENA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOSTIDENTiSERV by ITHENA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDeutsche Post AGITHENA, LLC

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

iSERV by ITHENA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

POSTIDENT

No in-app purchases

None

iSERV by ITHENA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POSTIDENT free?
POSTIDENT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSERV by ITHENA free?
iSERV by ITHENA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POSTIDENT or iSERV by ITHENA have ads?
Neither POSTIDENT nor iSERV by ITHENA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POSTIDENT or iSERV by ITHENA?
POSTIDENT ships an update every 6 weeks, and iSERV by ITHENA every 5 weeks. Most recently, POSTIDENT was updated on September 22, 2026 and iSERV by ITHENA on September 18, 2026.

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