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title: "GOV.UK ID Check - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store"
description: "Use GOV.UK ID Check to prove your identity when you: • access some HMRC services with Government Gateway  • need to change how you get security codes to sign in to your GOV.UK One Login  It works by m"
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# GOV.UK ID Check — United Kingdom

![GOV.UK ID Check App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/41/25/0e/41250e9e-ed8b-9b42-6fe6-459e6aff01f2/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Government Digital Service](https://apptail.io/developer/government-digital-service-jZqc) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 4.7/5 (197,028 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** uk.gov.digital-identity
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United Kingdom
**Version:** 1.52.0 (released 2026-04-09)
**Original Release:** 2022-08-01
**Languages:** English, Welsh

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id1629050566)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/govuk-id-check-UVC/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/govuk-id-check-UVC/united-kingdom)

## GOV.UK ID Check Description
Use GOV.UK ID Check to prove your identity when you:
• access some HMRC services with Government Gateway 
• need to change how you get security codes to sign in to your GOV.UK One Login

It works by matching your face to your photo ID.

Before you start

You can use any of the following types of photo ID:
 • UK photocard driving licence 
 • UK passport 
 • non-UK passport with a biometric chip
 • UK biometric residence permit (BRP)
 • UK biometric residence card (BRC)
 • UK Frontier Worker permit (FWP)

You can use an expired BRP, BRC or FWP up to 18 months after its expiry date.

You will also need:
 • a well-lit area where you can take a good quality photograph 
 • an iPhone 8 or newer
 • iOS 16.7 or higher

How it works

If your photo ID is a driving licence you will:
 • take a photo of your driving licence
 • scan your face using your phone

If your photo ID is a passport, BRP, BRC or FWP you will:
 • take a photo of your photo ID
 • scan the biometric chip in your photo ID using your phone
 • scan your face using your phone

What happens next
The app only helps confirm your identity. You will return to the website of the government service you were accessing to view the results of your identity check.

Privacy and security
Your personal information will not be stored in the app, or on the phone when you finish using it. We collect your data securely and delete it when it is no longer needed.

## GOV.UK ID Check Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/34/59/4e/34594e2e-0512-c5f5-fce2-7c0da229763c/App_store_asset_1_1292.png/1290x2796.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/77/29/cc/7729ccfc-bbcd-4a35-88ec-13dce1aebf60/App_store_asset_2_1290.png/1290x2796.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/a9/53/f7/a953f737-bb98-2d59-dbd5-d3523a8826c9/App_store_asset_3_1290.png/1290x2796.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/46/30/81/46308194-cec6-38f6-47ab-9b5773a9ec4b/App_store_asset_4_1290.png/1290x2796.png)

## GOV.UK ID Check Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom
- 5 stars: 167,325 (85%)
- 4 stars: 12,952 (7%)
- 3 stars: 5,081 (3%)
- 2 stars: 2,246 (1%)
- 1 stars: 9,424 (5%)

## GOV.UK ID Check Reviews in United Kingdom

### ***** "ID check"
Very efficient.
-- didagoode, 2025-01-04

### ***** "Mr"
Easy to use and intuitive
-- Pre-pensioner, 2025-01-03

### *---- "A bloody nightmare"
Spent ages completing the online report for Parkinson’s. Then towards the completion was asked do you have any other problems that we need to know about. Yes thanks for the reminder I had completely forgotten that I have glaucoma. Which you already are aware because I notified you when I first got it, a few years back, and I did a driving/ eye exam which you must have on record. But the on line form for the Parkinson’s has now stopped me from going any further and instructed me to down load both forms to complete. I am not a happy bunny. Merry Christmas and a happy new year
-- Gingash, 2025-01-01

### *---- "Blind user"
Pretty well impossible for a blind user to use, but why should a government department have to pay any heed to the disability act anyway?
-- CathMcCath, 2024-12-31

### ***** "Mishaps?"
I’m struggling a bit, 81 years old duffers need some encouragement in completing details on a iPhone screen
-- Ex wag, 2024-12-31

### **--- "Scans difficult"
Scanning difficult to align
-- JackieWise1, 2024-12-28

### ***** "All good"
Thumbs up
-- yak147, 2024-12-27

### ***** "Very good instructions!"
Thanks
-- Caro 8888, 2024-12-23

### **--- "Fiddly face scan"
The face scan is too fiddly and sensitive - especially for someone who normally wears spectacles.
-- The Fergie, 2024-12-21

### ***** "Incredible"
Extremely secure & convenient.
-- Ricky C 85, 2024-12-21

### ***** "Easy to follow"
Take your time and there will be no swearing involved.
-- cal9ada, 2024-12-20

### *---- "Useless"
More useless user hostile government software
-- JG EU Citizen, 2024-12-20

### *---- "Cannot using qr code"
Horrible app.
-- childofgodmbmbmbm, 2024-12-19

### ***** "Confirm ID"
Easy and efficient way to get ID check
-- TWINSB&S, 2024-12-19

### ***-- "Interesting but not refined"
Getting the app to scan my passport gave me a conniption!
-- Peeved Pensioner, 2024-12-18

### *---- "Not good"
What an issue . Having to remove glasses and passport picture .big issues
-- potybythis, 2024-12-18

### *---- "Poorly designed"
Yesterday i was able to scan the QR code. Today i cannot scan it anymore.
NFC scan is not working on both Google pixel and iphone 11
-- GVinay01, 2024-12-17

### *---- "Humiliating experience"
Counter-intuitive, buggy, just absolutely the worst experience. Terrified every time I’m forced to use it and prepared to waste several hours of my life to finish simplest tasks.
-- StanNemo, 2024-12-16

### *---- "Rubbish app"
Simply rubbish
-- NortonRadstock, 2024-12-15

### ***** "Great"
Very good thanks for making it safe
-- sher kaz, 2024-12-15

[View all GOV.UK ID Check reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)


## GOV.UK ID Check Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Utilities | #4 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Overall | #31 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Utilities | #59 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Utilities | #214 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Utilities | #273 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Utilities | #280 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Utilities | #305 |
| Top Free | Norway | Utilities | #315 |
| Top Free | Austria | Utilities | #336 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Utilities | #358 |
| Top Free | Finland | Utilities | #361 |
| Top Free | Australia | Utilities | #372 |
| Top Free | Romania | Utilities | #372 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Utilities | #417 |
| Top Free | Poland | Utilities | #421 |
| Top Free | France | Utilities | #436 |
| Top Free | Greece | Utilities | #461 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Utilities | #475 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Utilities | #482 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Utilities | #488 |

## GOV.UK ID Check Discovered Keywords
- eu exit
- hmrc tax credits
- hmrc tax
- hm revenue and customs
- gov tax
- home office
- id document check
- uk immigration
- id check app
- id check

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