ReadID Me
What is ReadID Me?
Reads the NFC chip in a passport or identity card using an iPhone and checks the document's authenticity.
ReadID Me is a free Business app that reads the NFC chip in passports and identity cards using the iPhone's NFC capability, requiring iPhone 7 or later. It is based on ReadID, a mobile identity document verification technology. The app first scans the Machine Readable Zone of the document to obtain the access password for the chip.
Pricing. ReadID Me is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Reading the NFC chip in a passport on an iPhone 7 or later
- Verifying the authenticity of a chipped identity card
- Checking that personal data stays on the phone during document reading
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Why this app is in S tier
S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
ReadID Me scores 91 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 79, App Store search rank 91, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
With the ReadID NFC app you can read the NFC chip that is in your passport or identity card, using the NFC capability of your iPhone (iPhone 7 or later).
This app is based on ReadID, a mobile identity document verification technology. It can read and verify the authenticity of identity documents that have a chip, which includes most passports and many identity cards. Before being able to read the chip, the app first needs to scan the so-called Machine Readable Zone of the identity document since this contains the password needed to get access to the chip.
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This app works client-only, meaning that the personal data from your identity document does not leave your phone.
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Questions about ReadID Me
What devices are required?
The app requires an iPhone 7 or later, using its NFC capability.
Which documents can it read?
It can read identity documents with a chip, which includes most passports and many identity cards.
Does the app send my personal data elsewhere?
The app works client-only, meaning personal data from the identity document does not leave the phone.
Is ReadID Me free?
Yes. ReadID Me is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReadID Me right for me?
ReadID Me is built for reading the NFC chip in a passport on an iPhone 7 or later, verifying the authenticity of a chipped identity card, checking that personal data stays on the phone during document reading. It sits in the id scanning list on AppTierList.
Is ReadID Me worth it?
ReadID Me is S tier, ranked #1 of 7 id scanning apps with a score of 91 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 7,187 ratings. That is the top of its list.
How does ReadID Me compare to ID Scanner Professional?
ReadID Me is S tier at 91; ID Scanner Professional is A tier at 88. ReadID Me ranks higher. ReadID Me is free, with no in-app purchases, ID Scanner Professional is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is ReadID Me updated?
ReadID Me was updated 8 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- List
- Id Scanning (S tier, #1)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 91 / 100
- Rank in list
- #1 of 7
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 7,187
App
- Price
- Free download
- App Store category
- Business
- Current version
- (8 days ago)
- Size
- 13 MB
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 3
- Runs on
- iPhone
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
- App Store data read
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