Secure by Frontier vs Tap2Open Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure by Frontier
This app provides comprehensive digital security for your family across multiple devices. It protects against online threats, safeguards personal data during online transactions, and includes a password manager for enhanced security and convenience. Parental controls and a VPN offer further protection and privacy.
- Multi-device protection
- Online banking and shopping security
- Parental controls
- VPN for privacy
- SMS scam protection
- Password Manager
- Password generation and reporting
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Today’s Internet is full of websites trying to steal your personal information, infect your devices or spread harmful content. With Secure by Frontier, you can ensure you and your loved ones are protected and safe in the digital world whether on your tablet or smartphone. Secure by Frontier can be downloaded to 10 devices and licenses can easily be shared with family members and friends. You can protect you and your loved ones from hackers and criminals while browsing on any mobile device whether at home or on-the-go. In addition to world class protection, Secure by Frontier now includes a Password Manager. Eliminate the hundreds of different login credentials you have to remember to make browsing, shopping and banking online easier and simpler than ever! With Secure by Frontier, you can securely store every password, username, and credit card number while you only have to remember ONE master password. With the addition of this functionality Secure by Frontier not only protects your family and loved ones from online threats but also helps keep you safe from online hacks by allowing you to generate unique, strong passwords for your online accounts. Why You’ll Love It: • Protect all of your mobile devices. • Keep your finances and personal data safe while banking or shopping online. • Safeguard your children while surfing the internet with parental controls. • VPN for privacy. • SMS Protection agains scam messages. • Easily access all your passwords, usernames, and credit card details with one master password. • Access your login credentials anytime, anywhere on any device. • Generate stronger, unique passwords with ease to help keep you safe from online hacks. • Review personalized password strength reports and simply update any weak passwords.
Tap2Open Access
Transform your smartphone into a digital key for shared entrances. Access gated communities, condo lobbies, and amenities with a simple tap. Requires a Tap2Open account and enabled entrances.
- Smartphone as a digital key
- Open shared entrances
- Access gated communities
- Control condo lobbies
- Manage amenity access
- Requires Tap2Open account
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Use your smartphone as a clicker with the Tap2Open Access app. This app allows you to open shared entrances at places like your gated community, condo and other shared entrances using your Tap2Open account and Tap2Open enabled entrances. Use the Access app once you're near and ready to enter areas like the entrance gate of your community, condo lobby, amenities and more! System Requirements: *Tap2Open enabled entrance *iPhone, iPod, or iPad *Tap2Open account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tap2Open Access at 50% against Secure by Frontier's 15%. Tap2Open Access also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Secure by Frontier's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (407 vs 17). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Secure by Frontier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tap2Open Access asks for nothing beyond the download.
Secure by Frontier holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure by Frontier has 407 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Secure by Frontier's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tap2Open Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Secure by Frontier ships an update every 5 months, Tap2Open Access every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure by Frontier | Tap2Open Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (407 ratings) — better | 3.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 407 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontier Communications | Tap2Open |
Customer experience
Secure by Frontier
Tap2Open Access
Bugs and requests
Secure by Frontier
Reported bugs
14 issues- Internet shut off, charged for extra month
- Security accounts not piggybacked without notice
- Login information not accepted
- Cannot access church website
- Cannot manage WiFi, see network users, or remove devices
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- Paid for Multi-Device Security, but app says it needs payment
- Help goes to a page that does not exist
- Security only protects if browsing through the app
- Cannot locate or alarm phone
- Cannot log in, app doesn't remember passwords
- Cannot send link to create new password
- iPhone battery drains rapidly
- iPad will not activate due to login credentials
- Keeps saying wrong password
Requested features
3 requests- Make app easier to work with, like MyFIOS
- Add scanning for device compromises
- Allow internet browsing outside of the app with security
Tap2Open Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure by Frontier
- Frontier Multi-Device Security$5.99
Tap2Open Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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