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GOV.UK ID Check

Government Digital Service
★ 4.7 (124,477 ratings)
⬇ 5,000,000+ downloads
Est. actual: 5,812,266
Free
Released: Oct 28, 2022
No in-app purchases
No ads
Rated: Everyone

Signals

4 this week · 1 positive · 1 warning All of this week's signals →
  • 📈Last 7 days +19K installs — 65% slower than the week before (+53K) · 3.2K/day since Sep 26
  • 🏆Among Tools apps top 1% by installs gained this week (758 peers growing)
  • ⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.70 since Sep 26
  • 🛠Updates quiet · updated 42 days ago
Estimates · last 30 days ⓘModelled figures, not reported by the store. Use them for scale and trends, not exact numbers.
Downloads ⓘTotal measured from the store install counter over the last 30 days. The split by country is estimated from chart positions in 20 markets with our own model — not figures reported by the store.
56Kmeasured · last 30 days
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom67%38K
  • Other markets33%
Installs since launch
0 2.9M 5.8M 5.8M Oct 28, 2022 today
+117,761 installs · +1,923 ratings since Sep 26
Update history
1.32.0 Sep 29, 2026 · seen Oct 3, 2026
We’ve made technical updates to the document sharing part of the journey.
1.31.1 Sep 29, 2026 · seen Sep 26, 2026
We've made improvements to the security of the app.
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GOV.UK ID Check is a tools app by Government Digital Service with 5,000,000+ downloads (about 5.8M estimated). +19K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.7 from 124K ratings. Released Oct 28, 2022. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “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…”