Password Manager and Generate vs LightWAN Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Password Manager and Generate
Securely store and manage all your accounts and passwords with AES256 encryption. Features include gesture and fingerprint unlocking, password generation, and iCloud backup for data recovery. Easily organize and access your credentials with customizable categories and search functions.
- AES256 encryption
- Gesture and fingerprint unlocking
- Password generation
- Account classification
- iCloud backup
- One-click copy
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Account management supports entering the background interface for protection to prevent account and password leakage!All account password data in the password manager is encrypted using AES256 encryption technology (advanced encryption standard) to ensure the security of your passwords, making it your most intimate privacy protector. Single machine without internet connection, only using iCloud to synchronize and recover data, making your password highly secure and never lost! Password supports switching between light and dark text, making it the best password manager! [Functional Features] 'Safety' Support gesture unlocking and fingerprint unlocking; All data is AES encrypted! Account Classification Account category customization, renaming, and deletable; Password Generation Support password generation, convenient and easy to use! Sorting Password data supports drag sorting! Search The classification search and title search functions are convenient and easy to use, saving time and effort! 『iCloud』 Use secure and reliable iCloud backup data! More choices You can use iTunes and WiFi to back up encrypted data locally and restore it anytime, anywhere; Humanization Account and password support one click copying.
LightWAN Authenticator
This app provides a secure and user-friendly method for multifactor authentication (MFA). It generates dynamic, time-based codes for logging into online accounts, adding an extra layer of security beyond passwords. Once configured, it works offline to generate tokens.
- Multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Generates One-Time Password (OTP) codes
- Add accounts via QR code scanning
- Supports multiple accounts
- Offline token generation
- Time-based dynamic token generation
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LightWAN Authenticator (“Authenticator”) is a software-based authenticator by LightWAN Technology that supports multifactor authentication (MFA), by which the Authenticator offers a user-friendly and secure way to log into your online accounts. The Authenticator generates multifactor authentication codes in your browser and application. Use it to add an extra layer of security to your LightWAN account, or any other accounts supporting One-Time Password (OTP). Once the MFA is enabled, you are suggested to enter your account password, as well as the dynamic token generated from the Authenticator, when you are logging into your account. After configuring, there’s no need for Internet connection to get the dynamic token. Features: - Add accounts by scanning QR codes - Authenticate multiple accounts - Generate time-based dynamic token synchronously
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Password Manager and Generate at 4.7 against LightWAN Authenticator's 1.0. Password Manager and Generate also leads on ratings volume (154 vs 1). LightWAN Authenticator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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. Password Manager and Generate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LightWAN Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Password Manager and Generate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Password Manager and Generate has 154 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Password Manager and Generate ships an update every 14 months, LightWAN Authenticator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Password Manager and Generate | LightWAN Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (154 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 海云 吴 | Beijing Qingwang Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Password Manager and Generate
LightWAN Authenticator
Bugs and requests
Password Manager and Generate
Reported bugs
6 issues- Notes are not visible on a black background with blue text
- Notes do not automatically wrap, making long notes unreadable
- App is inaccessible after iOS upgrade
- All saved passwords disappeared suddenly
- All passwords lost after an update
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- Titles and passwords displayed as garbled text after an update
Requested features
6 requests- How to protect and generate AES256 encryption keys
- Auto-generated passwords with custom length and character requirements
- Do not display gesture password interface after enabling Touch ID
- Ability to export plain text passwords for backup
- Fix visibility of notes with dark background and blue text
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- Implement auto-wrapping for notes
LightWAN Authenticator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Password Manager and Generate
- Reward developers$1.99
LightWAN Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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