Now Available // Live Nationwide

ID scanning
from your
bouncer's phone.

Replace the $250/month rental scanner with software. AAMVA PDF417 barcode parsing, on-device age gating, full audit trail. Built for bars, clubs, and age-restricted venues. Available now. Get your venue live in minutes.

Or call us directly: (208) 992-5045
pulseid@door ~
$ pulseid scan --barcode
Parsing PDF417 (AAMVA)...
├── Age check        [21+]
├── Expiry check     [VALID]
├── Flag lookup      [CLEAR]
└── OCR cross-check  [MATCH]

▌ ENTRY — decision in 0.4s
Audit row uploaded. Next patron.

Tap, scan, decide, next.

// STEP 01 — SCAN

Scan

The bouncer points the iPhone camera at the back of an ID. The PDF417 barcode is parsed on-device against the AAMVA standard. Front-of-ID photo captured automatically.

// STEP 02 — DECIDE

Decide

Age, expiry, and flag checks run on-device. No internet required. Screen flashes green for ENTRY or red for DENY. Reasons shown inline. Manager override available with audit trail.

// STEP 03 — AUDIT

Audit

Every scan is uploaded to your venue's web admin: photo, parsed data, decision reasons, OCR comparison verdict, and operator. Retention auto-deletes after 30 days unless flagged.

Built for real door operations.

// DOOR OPS

Built for Real Door Operations

Your bouncer is in the loop on every decision. PulseID surfaces age, expiry, and flag context in under a second, so they can act, not interpret. The scan loop is instant: tap, scan, decide, next.

// AAMVA

PDF417 Parsing

Reads driver's licenses & state IDs from 70+ jurisdictions: all US states, DC, territories, and Canada.

// AGE GATE

Configurable Limits

Set the minimum entry age (e.g. 18) and minimum age for full privileges (e.g. 21 for wristband). Per venue.

// FLAGS

Patron Flags

Mark patrons WARNING, BANNED, or TRESPASSED. Future scans surface the flag instantly to the bouncer.

// OCR

Photo vs. Barcode

Server runs OCR on the front of the ID and cross-checks the printed name and DOB against the parsed barcode. Catches doctored barcodes.

// OVERRIDE

Manager Override

Managers can override a DENY with a recorded reason. The override is logged forever. No quiet exceptions.

// OFFLINE

Offline Capable

The age-gate decision runs on the phone. Works without internet. Scan images and audit upload retries when reconnected.

// ADMIN

Web Admin

Browse every scan, search patrons, manage flags, add staff, configure retention. No app to install for managers.

// AUDIT

Complete Audit Trail

Every scan, decision, override, and flag change is logged with operator, timestamp, and reason. The trail is yours to keep. Exportable, and defensible if you're ever asked.

// HARDWARE

Use Any iPhone

No proprietary scanner to break, replace, or rent. If a phone dies, sign in on another and you're back.

The math is simple.

Rental Scanner Unit

~$250/month
  • 3-year contract lock-in
  • Proprietary hardware to break or lose
  • Replacement fees if damaged
  • Vendor owns your audit data
  • Single physical scan station

PulseID

From $79/month
  • Month-to-month, no contract
  • Runs on any iPhone you already own
  • Hardware swap = sign in on another phone
  • Your data stays yours, exportable
  • Multiple scan stations, one venue

Month-to-month. No contract. No setup fee.

Starter

$79/mo

or $790/yr — save ~17%

Everything you need at the door. Single-location bars and restaurants.

  • Unlimited ID scans (AAMVA PDF417)
  • On-device age gating, works offline
  • Flags board (warning / banned / trespassed)
  • Synced door photos + full audit trail
  • Web admin + email support
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  • Everything in Standard
  • Demand & door forecasting
  • Staffing AI
  • Anomaly alerts
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Multi-Venue

Let's talk

Operators with 3+ locations & chains

One dashboard for every door you run.

  • Centralized multi-venue dashboard
  • Volume pricing
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Custom retention policy + SLA
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All plans: month-to-month, no contract, no setup fee, billed per venue. Prefer to pay annually? Save ~17%. Questions? Call (208) 992-5045.

Privacy by design.

PulseID is built to comply with the growing patchwork of US state consumer-privacy and ID-scanning laws. Retention adapts automatically to the law of the state each venue operates in, including zero-retention and capped-retention states. Patron data is minimized, retention is scheduled, and a right-to-delete queue is built in.

// WHAT WE COLLECT

What We Collect

  • AAMVA barcode data (name, DOB, license #, issuer)
  • Front-of-ID photo from the scan
  • Decision, reasons, OCR verdict
  • Operator, timestamp, venue
  • Flags entered by venue staff
// WHAT WE NEVER COLLECT

What We Never Collect

  • Facial recognition or biometric templates
  • Cross-venue patron data sharing
  • Anything sold to a third party
  • Data outside your venue's tenant boundary
  • Marketing cookies, ad tracking

Full policy at id.mypulsetech.com/privacy · Default retention: 30 days for scans, 365 days for flags. Configurable per venue, and automatically tightened where your state's law requires it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The age-gate decision is computed on the phone, so it works without internet. The scan image and audit row upload automatically when the connection is back.
Pick up any other iPhone, sign in, and you're back. There's no proprietary hardware to swap, and no setup beyond signing in.
Yes. 70+ jurisdictions, including all US states, DC, territories, and Canada. The AAMVA PDF417 standard is universal across these issuers.
Not today. Cross-venue data sharing carries real privacy and liability risk under a number of state privacy laws, so each venue's flag list is hard-isolated to that venue. We may revisit this as a separate opt-in feature later.
Your data is in PostgreSQL on a server we'd hand to you. The mobile app is a thin client over our API. You'd keep operating with whoever takes over the server.
Create your venue at id.mypulsetech.com/signup and you can be scanning in minutes. Or call us and we'll set it up with you. Most venues are live on their existing iPhones within 24 hours. No setup fee.

Ready to replace the scanner?

Get started today and run the live demo on your own door staff. No setup fee, no contract, no hardware to ship.

$ pulseid signup --venue your-bar --go-live today