Auth0 Guardian vs Wolters Kluwer Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auth0 Guardian
This app provides multi-factor authentication by sending push notifications to your device for easy approval or denial of account access. It can also generate one-time passwords for secure logins.
- Push notification authentication
- Allow/deny account access
- One-time password generation
- Multi-factor authentication
- Secure login
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Auth0 Guardian is a mobile app that can deliver push notifications to a user’s pre-registered device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) from which a user can immediately allow or deny account access via the press of a button. It can also generate one-time passwords if that is preferred. Note for developers: Auth0 Guardian is one of the multi factor authentication options that can be used within the Auth0 identity platform (https://auth0.com). You can enable it with a single switch. You don’t have to change your apps to start supporting multi factor authentication.
Wolters Kluwer Authenticator
This app simplifies multi-factor authentication for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting software by allowing users to approve login requests directly from their phone. It also supports generating verification codes for thousands of other online accounts, ensuring secure access.
- Approve login requests with a tap
- Scan QR codes to pair accounts
- Generate secure verification codes
- Supports thousands of third-party accounts
- Offline code generation
- Touch ID integration
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Completing multi-factor authentication for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting applications is now as simple as tapping “Approve” on your phone. To get started, log into your software and begin the pairing process to display a QR code. Scan the code in the Authenticator app and the account will be stored securely on your device. This app generates secure verification on your device for supported Wolters Kluwer applications. As part of the login process, you will be notified to verify login activity in the app. You can tap the Approve button or use Touch ID if the option is enabled. Tapping the Deny button will reject the login attempt. When your device if offline, the app will display a verification code on your device. All your sign-in information is protected using Apple’s KeyChain. The Authenticator app also supports managing your 2-step verification codes for other accounts, including Facebook, Dropbox, Amazon, Gmail, and thousands of others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Auth0 Guardian at 113 against Wolters Kluwer Authenticator's 6. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Auth0 Guardian against 2.5 for Wolters Kluwer Authenticator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auth0 Guardian has 113 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Auth0 Guardian ships an update every 3 months, Wolters Kluwer Authenticator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auth0 Guardian | Wolters Kluwer Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (113 ratings) | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auth0 | Wolters Kluwer |
Customer experience
Auth0 Guardian
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In-app purchases
Auth0 Guardian
No in-app purchases
Wolters Kluwer Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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