Leave a Review Secrets 4 | Password Manager
Nice UI, password rules too limited
This has a nice UI that feels very Appley. However it is not serviceable as my password manager without more control over password generation. You cannot create memorable or typable passwords (i.e. using word lists). There are lots of cases where autofill does not apply: not all password use is in a browser or an iOS app. For example for login to the machine itself, or entry into a terminal, so I need to be able to create passwords that I can actually type.
There's also no control over punctuation characters except on/off. This makes it impossible to create passwords that fulfill specific site requirements (of course those requirements are usually stupid, but I can't change them.)Show lessJammerwoch
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback. I'll count your +1 for furhter password generation options.Moved from Bitwarden to Secrets!
I moved my ~1,000 passwords over to Secrets and it imported them like a champ, without a hitch! Leaving Bitwarden for Secrets as my daily driver is saying a lot, because Bitwarden is arguably the best free password manager. With a purchase of Secrets, the integration with iOS + browsers on my PC, speed of autofill, and the fact that your data is stored on-device or in iCloud, I was convinced to make the switch! If you need support, the developer is also very responsive. I highly recommend Secrets as your one tool to manage all of your passwords!Show lessBrowserer
V4 is a hot mess
upgraded computer a while ago. Upgraded iPhone after it quite syncing. Now I cannot add the iPhone to the devices. I get to the step of authorizing with another device, the iphone says it is connected to the computer (mac mini) but it just waits and spins forever. The devices are together and on the same network. So, I have a version of Secrets on the iPhone that will not sync to update the changes made by Secrets on the computer.
I bought secrets for my wife, because it was clean and simple. I even bought Secrets and used it myself as a test, before I put it on my wife's devices. I use 1P. Now I regret that decision.
Furthermore, my wife is vision impaired, and setting the font sizes in the system makes Secrets unreadable, due to overlapping text fields.Show lessbim-58
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback. Indeed, Secrets 4 doesn't yet support the larger accessibility sizes. I hope to address that soon and earn you and your wife back as a customer. Also note, Secrets's purchases available via Family Sharing, so there's only need to purchase once for you and your wife.Nice UI, password rules too limited
This has a nice UI that feels very Appley. However it is not serviceable as my password manager without more control over password generation. You cannot create memorable or typable passwords (i.e. using word lists) and you cannot control *which* punctuation characters are valid, only whether *any* are included. This makes it impossible to create passwords that fulfill specific site requirements (of course those requirements are often stupid, but I can't change them.)
More, there are many cases where autofill does not apply: not all password use is in a browser or an iOS app. For example for login to the machine itself, or entry into a terminal, so I need to be able to create passwords that I can actually type.Show lessDeveloper Response
Thanks for the feedback. I'll count your +1 for furhter password generation options.Updated review
Updated review:
It turns out my problem was an issue with the iCloud service. Once that issue was resolved, the Secrets app worked very well.
Original review:
After about 20 minutes of trying to get iCloud sync to work with this, I finally gave up. I understand that the developer wants peoples passwords to be a secure as possible. Unfortunately, his level of security is so secure that I could never get it to work. I will just store my passwords on my Mac mini, and forget about syncing the passwords with my iPhone.Show lessMatthew123454321
Developer Response
Hello Matthew, have you reached out to secrets@outercorner.com? I'd love to know what went wrong there. I'm sure I'll be able to help. - PauloICloud sync you never worked for me
After about 20 minutes of trying to get iCloud sync to work with this, I finally gave up. I understand that the developer wants peoples passwords to be a secure as possible. Unfortunately, his level of security is so secure that I could never get it to work. I will just store my passwords on my Mac mini, and forget about syncing the passwords with my iPhone.Show lessDeveloper Response
Hello Matthew, have you reached out to secrets@outercorner.com? I'd love to know what went wrong there. I'm sure I'll be able to help. - PauloGood enough for my needs.
I’ve grown accustomed to using a password manager but when I stopped using the one I was using for years, I struggled to find a replacement. I stumbled upon this app and I’ve been using it for sometime now without any problems.Lance E
Nice UI, password rules too limited
This has a nice UI that feels very Appley. However it is not serviceable as my password manager without more control over password generation. You cannot create memorable or typable passwords (i.e. using word lists) and you cannot control *which* punctuation characters are valid, only whether some are included.Show lessDeveloper Response
Thanks for the feedback. I'll count your +1 for furhter password generation options.Could Be Great
Id like to start off by saying I love the concept the developers have implemented of this password manager but it needs a lot of work. Adding a device is a hassle, with notifications turned on in any device there is a bug that takes multiple tries to request authorization. The notification takes forever to come through to the device authorizing it. iCloud doesn’t sync and respond to password changes quickly and it’s pretty annoying. There’s a limit of default icons and images for the passwords. I’m glad they let you upload your own but preferably if they could grab the sites favicon that would be great. A feature request to add a “sign in with” mode since there are a lot of accounts people sign in using other accounts like Google or Microsoft to validate the sign in. 1Password does this really well and it helps keeping track of accounts. I would love to be a paying customer but it needs improvements.Show lessbastiangeiser
Developer Response
Thank you for the feedback, it's greatly appreaciated and will be taken into consideration. - PauloLove that it stays inside my iCloud!
Great app, my third and last. Awesome personal support!LindaSelt
