# OTP Auth — user reviews > 204 indexed App Store user reviews of OTP Auth by Roland Moers, rated 4.60/5 from 463 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/otp-auth/id659877384/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/otp-auth/id659877384.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 399 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of OTP Auth? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Simple and effective - 🔒 Secure with backup/restore - 👍 Great Apple Watch support - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly - 👍 Customizable icons and folders - 🚀 Seamless iCloud sync **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional sync and widget issues - 🐛 Apple Watch app needs improvements - 🐛 Unreliable backup/restore for some users - 🐛 Crashes and bugs reported by a few **Commonly reported bugs** - Sync issues causing data loss - Widget not displaying codes correctly - Crashes on certain iOS versions **Most requested features** - Larger text/font size options - Alphabetical sorting of accounts - Automatic account refresh/update - Ability to edit account details ## Newest reviews (14 of 204) ### 4/5 — Wonderful app, but possibly abandoned? *2026-01-06, version 2.18.0* This has been a fantastic app for many years. However, with the lack of updates, I am reluctant to use it. Is this app abandoned? I truly hope not, but understand if so. Thanks either way for making a great app! ### 3/5 — Worse since iOS 18 *2025-09-26, version 2.18.0* Been using this for years. Whilst I'd appreciate a bit of maintenance to shave off some rough edges, this is probably still the best OTP/2FA app. Example: since iOS 18 copying codes from the widget doesn't work reliably. ### 3/5 — Decent *2025-08-19, version 2.18.0* This app is only free for iPhone and iPad; Mac costs money. Has a limited amount of favicons available without paying. Other than those two big caveats, this app is great. But it’s 2025, and all functionality should be free. See Apple’s Passwords app, or Proton Authenticator. ### 3/5 — Widgets are broken *2024-11-24, version 2.18.0* Generally quite a good app, unfortunately the widget refresh and copy to clipboard feature is broken in iOS 18 ### 3/5 — Okay except for annoying bug *2024-07-12, version 2.18.0* It won’t sync across iCloud when you create an Auth code on your iPad. Deleting the app and signing back in doesn’t work either. ### 4/5 — Easy to use, not easy to change password *2024-05-28, version 2.18.0* The app is great, and easy to use but the process for changing the password needs improvement. Any security conscious user will likely be using a password manager with long, unique passwords. In order to change passwords in that case, it is necessary to switch apps briefly to after you paste the old password, in order to copy the new password. However, the moment you switch apps and return back to OTP, the UI resets to the main screen and the password change process is lost. This requires users to painstakingly type the entire new password manually from some other source (laptop or written) in order to complete the process. This is a design that discourages users from rotating passwords (I had to after a security breach of my password manager) ### 5/5 — Nearly 2024 Review *2023-11-11* I’ve used this app for years, it is the best 2FA/Authenticator app I have ever used. Recently on another device I used Microsoft’s Authenticator and had to uninstall it to reset my device, when I logged back in my backup even though enabled prior did not restore my 2FA codes, I read on Microsoft forums when this happens it’s a just oops response from their support and use the recovery methods to restore accounts manually; how is this an acceptable approach to an app that has millions of five star reviews? It’s not. OTP was my next choice even though it’s on my main device, I used it for that and I’ll never look back. This is overall the best 2FA/authenticator app and even Microsoft can’t do it better. ### 5/5 — Basique et sûr *2023-10-23, version 2.18.0* Fait le travail. Il n'y a plus rien à dire. ### 5/5 — Another gem found! *2023-10-22, version 2.18.0* Clean, intuitive with Apple Watch support and widgets. Completely free but has one time purchase if you want to support the development. Amazing app! Thank you! ### 5/5 — This is the one you want. *2023-10-10, version 2.18.0* Easy to set up, supports multiple authentication types, syncs and backs up, and is more convenient than going into Settings when iCloud Keychain autofill isn’t available. Just scan the QR code once with this app, once with Keychain and you’re good to go. More importantly, you can export your data without any ugly hacks like you need to do with, say, Authy. And there’s a Mac app for all of us who still have Intel Macs! Would be worth three times the Pro upgrade price, easy. ### 4/5 — Great but new update broke things *2023-10-10, version 2.18.0* Used this for years with zero complaints. Most recent update added ability to copy from widget directly… but it doesn’t work. Additionally copying codes from a Shortcut no longer works either. Still can copy code from opening app, so that’s okay. Will update to 5 stars when bugs are fixed. ### 5/5 — Ios 17 problems *2023-10-01, version 2.18.0* In new version for ios 17 Code not copy in wedget to clipboard ### 5/5 — The Authenticator app I’ve been looking for *2023-09-14, version 2.17.6* Simple, iOS UI, no bloat, and supports my spare phone that’s on iOS 12. ### 4/5 — Just short of five stars *2023-09-11, version 2.17.6* Great OTP app. The only improvement there could be is if the author would update the Watch app to display the entries in alphabetical order like they do on the Phone app. That is what’s unfortunately driving me into finding an alternative. Once you have several entries it become really frustrating scrolling through the list on Apple Watch without knowing where the entry your looking for is going to be. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No App Support *2025-12-01, version 2.18.0* No response to multiple requests to support re password reset for the app. If you use this app you’re on your own. ### 1/5 — Stay Away *2025-10-19, version 2.18.0* Watch complications are broken and the Mac app can’t pull your cloud sync effectively making it broken. If you’re only going to use this on your iPhone, you’ll be ok but you’re much better off finding another app. This dev is MIA ### 1/5 — Passwords doesn’t work even though I put correct passwords. *2025-10-19, version 2.18.0* Good job, now I couldn’t unlock it even after I change the passwords again and again AND again. Please fix and know better. ### 1/5 — Lure you in with a free mobile app *2025-04-27, version 2.18.0* As per the title they lure you in with a free mobile app but the desktop app is £5.99. I have used the "Show Secret" function to export my accounts to the new Apple Passwords app which is free on mobile and desktop, with the added benefit it auto fills the 2FA on most sites. ### 1/5 — Fix your widgets *2024-09-19, version 2.18.0* It tells you that the 2FA code is copied once you click the widget but nothing is copied and there’s nothing in the clipboard to paste. So unbelievably ridiculous for an app that is paid. Latest update 11 months ago? What a thief. ### 1/5 — horrible *2024-03-15, version 2.18.0* the worst authenticator app yet, hacked my rblx account but then i got it back with everything on it. terrible ### 1/5 — Developer never responded *2023-07-26, version 2.17.6* This app was abandoned by the developer. I wrote him an email and on twitter and he never responded. Don’t waste your money here. ### 1/5 — iCloud synchronisation not working *2023-05-14, version 2.17.6* All of a sudden it would appear when I tried to delete entries from my phone for some strange reason, the two entries I deleted are put straight back in again. I have two devices an iPad and an iPhone no matter what I do with the iPhone it is automatically replaced by what is in the iPad. I have even deleted the iCloud database saved the iPhone locally, then synced it to the iCloud. But the iPad database overwrites the new one. No matter what I do I cannot get rid of the iCloud database although the app says it has over written it. I have also deleted everything on the iPad yet. It still finds this rogue database in iCloud and restores from it. ### 1/5 — DO NOT USE THIS FOR 2-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION *2022-04-26, version 2.17.5* The backup feature DOES NOT WORK. I got a new phone and lost my authentication logins for over 5 accounts. Pretty much completely screwed on accessing those now. ### 1/5 — I forgot my password *2022-01-28, version 2.17.5* Now I cant access anything. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This is the only otp auth for ios *2026-05-01, version 2.18.0* Simple, has every feature you would need. Easy to use, can backup. Its perfect. This is the one to use, not some other limiting application from the usual suspects. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-08-09, version 2.18.0* Been using this for years. Whilst I'd appreciate a bit of maintenance to shave off some rough edges, this is still the best OTP/2FA app. ### 5/5 — 1 Top Rated Best Authenticator App!! *2025-07-13, version 2.18.0* I have had no issues with this authenticator 💯👍!!! The app seems very secure with the 2FA features it includes and also seems to not collect any data when downloaded so it has built in privacy when I download it. It's design seems great for what is free on iPhone and Mac app you get what you pay for to have it like the same iPhone concept, I been using this as my preffered authenticator instead of Google or Microsoft authenticators and others etc. I enjoy using this app and have been for about 3 years or so. A legit actual wonderful app on the app store!!! ### 5/5 — If Steve Gibson likes it *2025-02-22, version 2.18.0* … so do I. Clean and functional. Sync across devices is great. I also like Face ID every time I open the app. ### 5/5 — It’s simply works. Export is my fav feature *2024-12-10, version 2.18.0* What I look for in these security apps is how easy I can transfer my data out if things go wrong. I love that this saves the QR code from the MFA Suggestion: 1. Can you change name of the app it’s too generic? search engines can’t point me to FAQs or git pages. Barely found it on the App Store. 2. Can you add a button to manually refresh the widget faster? Mine takes a while to refresh. Thanks ### 5/5 — Suggestion *2024-09-21, version 2.18.0* Love this app, been using it for years. Please add OTP autofill feature so we don’t have to hop back and forth between apps when logging in. iOS can see this app to set it as the default OTP app but I still have to copy the codes manually ### 5/5 — LOVE it! *2024-07-13, version 2.18.0* Outstanding app!! Especially love that it supports the watch — no digging out the phone. And (on the watch), if you tap the entry you’re interested in, it’s magnified — great for old eyes! ### 5/5 — Simple and effective *2024-05-30, version 2.18.0* Very simple and effective OTP app that just works without worry about vendor lock or data leakage. ### 5/5 — Simple and effective *2024-04-18, version 2.18.0* Why can’t other devs make their apps simple to use and very effective like this dev did? This app does what it says it will do and does it well. And the dev isn’t trying to nickel and dime you with IAP. I truly like it. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2024-02-06, version 2.18.0* I am thankful for the developer who thoughtfully built this app. I will be migrating everything off Authy and Google Auth. This survived an iPhone upgrade/migration to new phone with iCloud backup. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-22.*