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IDnow AutoIdent

IDnow GmbH · 24,751 ratings · ★ 3.4

3.4
★★★★★
24,751 ratings
5 ★
12,344 (50%)
4 ★
2,708 (11%)
3 ★
1,196 (5%)
2 ★
188 (1%)
1 ★
8,124 (33%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 58 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"doesn"
10 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★ "Doesn't work. Can't scan my state driver's license with office lighting." - Skyler Jackson (skylersspace)
2
"work"
10 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★ "Doesn't work. Can't scan my state driver's license with office lighting." - Skyler Jackson (skylersspace)
3
"doesn work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
4
"times"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★ "worst piece of ID validation software I have ever had the misfortune to use. tried over 10 times but it just kept going back after accepting the video input and asking me to do it again. a total bag of nails. tried on 2 separate phones." - Simon Harrison
5
"process"
8 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★ "its the worst app I have ever seen, never recommended this. literally I tried 100 times, an even a visa process won't be this much complicated. this app doesn't work for id scanning and just say bad photo. I don't have less than one star op…" - Mathusoothanan sivathanu
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"scan"
7 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★ "Doesn't work. Can't scan my state driver's license with office lighting." - Skyler Jackson (skylersspace)
7
"document"
6 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★ "This app needs an update, it's unable to scan my ID which requires updates.Kindly update app to accept document.This is urgent." - Kabir Shittu

📋 All 58 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ robert buckius 5/1/2026 v5.19.0
worst app ever.
★★★★ Joey Du 3/18/2026 v5.18.0
Worst app to verify id
★★★★ Matthias Haas 3/12/2026 v5.18.0
Mitarbeiter stehlen von Kunden Personenbezogende Daten um diese dann an Kriminelle weiterzuleiten.
★★★★ Patrick M. 2/16/2026 v5.17.1
Der einzige Grund sich diese App zu downloaden ist, weil man sie gezwungenermaßen braucht. Da stellen sich vielerlei Fragen über ihre Sicherheit. Der Anbieter wird natürlich sagen, dass die "Sicherheit und Privatsphäre der Kunden im Vordergrund steht", jedoch wurden in der Vergangenheit ähnliche Dienste gehackt wo dann herausgefunden wurde, dass die Daten, die "eigentlich" gelöscht werden sollten, nicht gelöscht wurden. Ich habe keinerlei Vertrauen zu diesen Menschen und ihren Algorithmen!
★★★★ Craig Martin 2/13/2026 v5.17.1
Intrusive phishing for private and confidential data to be shared and no way to request data deletion.
★★★★ Skyler Jackson (skylersspace) 2/10/2026 v5.17.0
Doesn't work. Can't scan my state driver's license with office lighting.
★★★★ Danica 2/5/2026 v5.17.1
Absolute garbage. Unstable, does not provide instructions on non-German (EU) id cards, I completed the identification with my eID and EU id card on the 6th try, it wrote that it was successful but I got an email that it wasn't. No way to save progress either. Also, why do you need a 3d scan of my face, bitte?
★★★★ Simon Harrison 2/4/2026 v5.17.1
worst piece of ID validation software I have ever had the misfortune to use. tried over 10 times but it just kept going back after accepting the video input and asking me to do it again. a total bag of nails. tried on 2 separate phones.
★★★★ Gear 1/28/2026 v5.17.0
App loves to unfocuse on the front of the id holy
★★★★ Samuel Weixler 1/20/2026 v5.17.0
doesn't work
★★★★ Mathusoothanan sivathanu 1/4/2026 v5.17.0
its the worst app I have ever seen, never recommended this. literally I tried 100 times, an even a visa process won't be this much complicated. this app doesn't work for id scanning and just say bad photo. I don't have less than one star option for this app. otherwise I will give minus rating.
★★★★ Richard Sharpe 12/10/2025
useless time wasting the worst app I have ever used
★★★★ Taylor Buck 12/2/2025 v5.16.0
Garbage
★★★★ Charles Heading 11/22/2025 v5.16.0
can't verify picture with this app tried a dozen times and just says try again, at which point nothing is saved so have to start the process again from start
★★★★ Degget-Love-Crypto Official 10/20/2025
same nonsense, different app ... you should all burn in hell for providing such a poor, u usable App and service
★★★★ Adam Matz 10/13/2025 v5.15.0
this is unnecessary
★★★★ Kai Scholes 10/13/2025 v5.15.0
Every picture I had to take was blurry. not a good app. very stressful to use
★★★★ Kabir Shittu 9/30/2025 v5.14.1
This app needs an update, it's unable to scan my ID which requires updates.Kindly update app to accept document.This is urgent.
★★★★ Steph Sylvester 9/21/2025 v5.14.1
Totally failed me
★★★★ Walter Smith 9/16/2025 v5.14.1
Why do I keep getting document type not accepted even though my passport is valid
★★★★ Germany 9/16/2025 v5.14.1
"Document type not accepted" won't accept my passport and gives this error 😡😡😡😡😡
★★★★ Vincent Zimmer (DaVincii) 8/18/2025 v5.14.1
Tried to scan my (valid) German travel passport. Result: "Document type not supported". Their website and the SCHUFA website say it is supported. Reproduced it on different devices and in the browser. Uff.
★★★★ stefan b 8/12/2025
Impressive how bad facial recognition tech is in 2025. do better
★★★★ Yannick Fischer 8/5/2025 v5.14.1
Impossible to clear the selfie part. Tried with multiple devices, takes blurry pictures no matter what. Useless!
★★★★ Jacqueline Berlinghof 7/5/2025 v5.14.0
failed first 2 times.
★★★★ Michael Davidson 7/4/2025 v5.13.4
The app is starting by asking me for my "IDENT ID." What the hell is that? This app is worthless.
★★★★ Barry Reed 7/3/2025 v5.13.4
photoscan is frustrating
★★★★ Anh Nguyen 6/26/2025 v5.13.4
Schlechteste Identifikation App, die ich genutzt habe. Man muss das Kamera ruhig halten und nach 5min geht das trotzdem nicht!
★★★★ Erik Denes 6/14/2025 v5.13.4
Hungarian identity card excepted
★★★★ mohammed irfan 5/23/2025 v5.13.4
very bad experience
★★★★ Rhys Hather 5/23/2025 v5.13.4
another unnecessary step no one asked for
★★★★ A BG 3/27/2025
The app doesn't scan the document correctly
★★★★ Martin Malecik 3/20/2025 v5.13.0
Annoying app. probably existing only due to partnership with big players (like swisscom), but you are most likely endup in doing things manually via callcenter anyway as this nonsense doesn't work. neither for me nor for anyone around or any other device...
★★★★ Jay Cassel 2/17/2025 v5.12.0
Horrible, face recognition software is terrible
★★★★ Jochen Winkler 2/16/2025 v5.12.0
Genauso kaputt wie die web-version. Was für eine frustrierende Verschwendung von Lebenszeit.
★★★★ Basil R Bhan 2/16/2025 v5.12.0
Completed registration. App circles back to beginning of registration process.
★★★★ Michael Calleja 2/14/2025 v5.12.0
Clunky and glitchy app.
★★★★ Chuck Lucy 2/14/2025 v5.12.0
It sucks and after confirming had me do it all over again.
★★★★ Lina Stein 2/4/2025 v5.12.0
Doesn't accept EU passport as identification.. only id cards. I've tried it 3 times and each time it submitted it successfully only for me to receive an email from the bank that there's a technical error
★★★★ Bradley Pedersen 12/30/2024 v5.12.0
I have used this app in the past with no issues. I have tried probably close to 20 times now to get this to process. Everytime it says info sent but no notification if it was successful or not. Because of this garbage app I can not do the same job that I have been doing for 17 years. I have already emailed the app help email but no response from them.
★★★★ Nick F 12/10/2024 v5.12.0
This app is trash, four times through the same process and it still doesn't work
★★★★ Facundo Rivadero 11/25/2024
The application doesn't work, and i can not start using my cellphone service.
★★★★ Udo Neßhöver 11/22/2024 v5.12.0
App erkennt das Gesicht erst nicht, und dann beim Video Selfie passiert nichts beim Startbutton
★★★★ Cata Catalin 10/26/2024 v5.12.0
The app doesn't work properly, I cannot finish the Video selfie.
★★★★ Максим Комаров 9/12/2024 v5.10.0
Inactive button, no redirect back. Absolutely useless
★★★★ Lady Bug 9/9/2024 v5.10.0
Unable to scan anything
★★★★ James Reece 9/7/2024 v5.10.0
This app is complete garbage, all I want to know is how does one "ME"/"I" get a job to design apps that don't work??????? Not sure what I did so wrong in life😕
★★★★ Josh M 8/21/2024 v5.9.0
I completed sections 1 and 2 of the process but I keep getting an error code (103) and can't move on to the 3rd section even though it says I've completed the prior section. Frustrating
★★★★ David Börner 8/18/2024 v5.9.0
Completely garbage app. Got a fold 3, not the newest but I'd say not a trash phone. App says "hold steady" even after I put the phone on a tripod.. yeah works like a charm. Not.
★★★★ L J (LJ_Dude) 8/9/2024 v5.9.0
why do I have to do all this to get dealership scan tool permissions, and why does it need an app instead of being able to use a web browser

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Sentiment summary

61%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
34%
Negative (1-2★)

⚠ Mostly positive but real complaints exist - opportunity if you fix the top 2-3 issues.