Google Authenticator Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience57.5% of reviews
Neutral4.5% of reviews
Negative experience37.9% of reviews

~ Based on 2,306 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Google Authenticator

Is Google Authenticator Safe?

Google Authenticator appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Google Authenticator is 97/100.

This assessment is based on 1,210,704 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

96.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
2.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,198,816 App Store ratings for Google Authenticator.

Is Google Authenticator Legit?

Google Authenticator appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Google Authenticator is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Can’t read QR codes

What kind of Authenticator app can’t clearly visible QR codes? The ones that are trash. You’d expect better from google. I’m switching to a new Authenticator app asap. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

G A

The best

Won’t work for me

See above

Excelente

Muy bueno y seguro

Pain to install

Gave very few options for me to authenticate and in the end gave up as this fell into the too hard category and just deleted the app. Will use a different authentication route

Cho

Easy to use

Amazing

5 star

Absolute trash app.

I downloaded to use with instagram. Copied the key code from instagram and logged into my google accounts. Then it randomly generates a 6 digit code on a quick time limit to be entered on instagram. 6 digit code with a space in between. I’ve copied the code directly and pasted as quickly as a could. Even typed the code manually. Doesn’t work. Tried dozens of times. Every time it says “this code isn’t right. Please try again” I’m entering the exact code with plenty of time before expiring. Also, cannot enter the code as shown with a space because not enough spaces available to enter on instagram.
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Great

App

Complete junk

I recently got a new phone and transferred my data. All Authenticator data seemed to go across. I opened it to use it, sure enough all my data was there. All of a sudden, a prompt pops up, “Continue without an account?” Which was odd because I could see I was logged in. So, I chose “Cancel” because hitting ok would delete all my data. And then it deleted all my data anyway. Don’t try and get help because Gemini is utterly worthless in providing any assistance. Deleted this POS and will never use it again.
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Easy

Easy and useful.

Authy

Slockly

More detailed release notes please

How did this app go for years without updates to needing one every month? Please add helpful release notes so we know what’s being updated.

thanks

done

Recovery

Where are my phone the other night making it unusable whatsoever. I have an old ZTE Axon 7 I keep alive authenticator app on just as a backup, locked away. It was super easy transfer over to my new phone

Complicated

Confusing and complicated

Terrible

Worst thing about life is authenticators

Brilliant service

User friendly 👍

Protection Guaranteed

I am very grateful for Google Authenticator and I trust it fully.

Tlaby2005

Had a hard time figuring out how to do it. There aren’t clear instructions for beginners. It’s difficult.