Comparison

Notakey Authenticator vs HexVPN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Notakey Authenticator

Features
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Typical uses cases include: - VPN & workstation login protection; - mobile and web transaction approval for finance companies; - legal document signing; - passwordless web login. Compared to other solutions Notakey Authenticator is: - Lighting fast - uses push notifications and there is no need for manual code retyping; - Extremely secure - instead of shared secrets uses Public Key cryptography, where private key is generated and protected by phone's hardware; - Private & legally binding - user identification information is distributed on the phones. Previously only this has been available on eID card. Check out https://demobank.notakey.com/registration for possible use cases.

About

HexVPN

Features
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HexVPN is a privacy-focused VPN with no logs, AI-powered threat blocking, and one price for everything we ship. WHAT MAKES HEXVPN DIFFERENT • AI-powered threat protection — blocks phishing, malware, trackers, and ads at the tunnel layer, before any of it reaches your device • RAM-only servers — no disks, no persistent storage • HexGuard encryption — ChaCha20-Poly1305 + Curve25519 with perfect forward secrecy • 30+ POPs across 4 continents on dedicated hardware in privacy-friendly jurisdictions • Up to 10 devices on a single account • No third-party analytics, attribution, or fingerprinting SDKs in our app ONE PLAN. EVERYTHING IN IT. • $9.99/month • $2.99/month billed annually (save 70%) • 30-day money-back guarantee on your first subscription NO PASSWORDS One-time email sign-in codes. Nothing to forget, lose, or get phished. FAST WireGuard-class performance — gigabit under real conditions. We benchmark every server and route around hot spots automatically. TRUSTWORTHY Bootstrapped. No VCs, no acquirers, no incentive to monetize you — we answer only to the people paying for the tunnel. WHAT WE DON'T LOG Your IP. Sites you visit. DNS queries. Timestamps. Bandwidth. Fingerprints. Apps. Location. Hardware. None of it. LEARN MORE • Trust Center: hexvpn.co/trust • Privacy Policy: hexvpn.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Notakey Authenticator4 screens
HexVPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notakey Authenticator at none against HexVPN's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HexVPN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Notakey Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Notakey Authenticator versus HexVPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotakey AuthenticatorHexVPN
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotakey LatviaHexVPN

In-app purchases

None

Notakey Authenticator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HexVPN

Subscriptions2
  • HexVPN Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • HexVPN Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Notakey Authenticator free?
Notakey Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HexVPN free?
HexVPN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notakey Authenticator or HexVPN have ads?
Neither Notakey Authenticator nor HexVPN shows ads.

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