Hideez Safe vs IDmelon Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hideez Safe
This app acts as a secure digital vault and password manager, working in conjunction with a hardware device. It stores and generates strong passwords, provides one-time passwords for two-factor authentication, and offers theft and location-based security features.
- Secure password vault and manager
- Hardware-encrypted credentials
- Password generator
- OTP generator for 2FA
- Theft alarm
- Trusted places security zones
- RFID credential storage
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Hideez Safe – A Companion App for Hardware Password Manager & Secure Digital Vault As a companion application for the Hideez Key device, Hideez Safe works via a safe, encrypted Bluetooth connection. It also remembers all your passwords for you, keeping them safe and secure so you only need to remember one password Hideez Safe provides a universal secure solution which combines convenience and reliability. Hideez Safe Key Features: - Secure Password Vault and Manager - Hardware-encrypted password manager, keeping your credentials safe from hacking. The Hideez Key device remembers and keeps safe a thousand passwords for apps and web-services. The password generator helps you create strong passwords for any service. - OTP Generator. Generate one time passwords (OTP) for two-factor authentication for applications like Gmail, Facebook and Dropbox, as well as online banking. The password generator is reliable, and tamper-resistant. - Theft Alarm. Know if you are about to lose your valuables. Get a notification when the Bluetooth signal strength between your Hideez Key and your mobile device falls below a certain level. - Trusted Places. Customize the way Hideez Safe determines your presence, with pre-arranged security zones where you choose the level of security you need. Benefit from increased security when you’re on the street and simplify security procedures when you’re in your home. Hideez Key provides Advanced Security Protection: Security is not about 1024 v. 128-bit AES encryption. Our security covers all vulnerable points. We constantly stress test, looking at our product from the point of view of a hacker. We do this with the Hideez device, firmware, user credentials and user device. - Wireless Protection. An encrypted Bluetooth connection and custom-built full stack authentication protects data traffic between the Hideez Key and your device without any cables. - RFID Ready. The Hideez Key comes equipped with an RFID module. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) credential storage, allows you to lock and unlock physical doors. You can program multiple doors to be operated by a single Hideez device. It’s a Swiss EM Microelectronic- Marin compatible module (125 kHz) by default. “The Hideez Key is designed to make people feel protected and confident as they go about their digital lives. We knew our vision could not be fully achieved without making the Hideez Key available for the millions of people that use MacOS and iOS-based devices.” said the founder and CEO of Hideez Group. Info about product: https://hideez.com/ Order your Hideez Key: https://hideez.com/order-now/ - Free Worldwide Delivery
IDmelon Authenticator
Transform your smartphone into a FIDO2 security key for passwordless logins on all your devices. Generate, store, and manage passkeys for secure and easy access to online accounts and applications. Compatible with major platforms like GitHub, Facebook, and Microsoft.
- Smartphone as FIDO2 security key
- Passwordless logins
- Passkey generation and management
- Cross-device compatibility
- Supports GitHub, Facebook, Microsoft
- Tap & Login experience
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Turn your smartphone into a USB FIDO2 security key that helps you go passwordless and keep your data safe on all devices. IDmelon enables you to turn your all-in-one smartphone into a FIDO security key. Once IDmelon is installed and activated on your smartphone, you will no longer deal with passwords on PC for login to Windows, online accounts, and applications. Instead, you will use passkeys for safer easier logins across all your devices without having to reregister credentials on every new device of yours. You can also use passkeys for login to accounts and applications on iOS devices and iPad/tablets. This means that you can generate, store, and manage passkeys to access your data, anywhere, anytime, on any of your devices. IDmelon is fully compatible with GitHub, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft products and services such as Outlook, Office etc, as well as many more FIDO2 supported platforms. To set up your smartphone as a security key or a passkey manager, you will receive an activation link/button via email. After the activation process on your smartphone has finished, your smartphone is ready to work in combination with either IDmelon Pairing Tool or IDmelon Reader. You can pair your smartphone with PC via IDmelon Pairing Tool, which is a desktop/laptop app. To pair your smartphone with a PC, you need the IDmleon Pairing Tool installed on the computer first. Then, you scan a QR code on the PC screen only once, and from then on, a single tap on a push notification on your paired smartphone is enough to login! Notice: IDmelon Pairing Tool is compatible with macOS and Windows 10 or later (Entra ID, formerly known as Azure AD, joined). Permission notice: IDmelon Pairing Tool needs your permission to use smartphone camera only for the purpose of QR code scanning once to pair your smartphone with PC. To enjoy the unique Tap & Login experience, however, you need IDmelon Reader, which is a plug and play hardware that can be plugged into USB ports on PCs. Workspaces with shared computers are great places to use IDmelon Reader. With a single tap of your smartphone on Reader, you will receive a notification to login. Permission notice: To use IDmelon Reader, IDmelon app requires permission to access your smartphone's Bluetooth only for authentication purposes. Sometimes, your work might roll out IDmelon and ask you to set up your smartphone as a security key when accessing certain files, emails, or apps. So, you will receive an invitation email containing an activation link/button. You need to first install the IDmelon app on your smartphone to be able to click on the link/button on the same device on which the app is installed. Or, you may be empowered to use your ID badge or NFC card as a FIDO security key for the same purpose. To find out more, visit our website: https://www.idmelon.com/ License Agreement can be found at: https://www.idmelon.com/end-user-license-agreement/ For the latest Privacy Policy, see: https://www.idmelon.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IDmelon Authenticator at 100% against Hideez Safe's 17%. IDmelon Authenticator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Hideez Safe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. IDmelon Authenticator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Hideez Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.
IDmelon Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Hideez Safe's written reviews are positive against 100% of IDmelon Authenticator's.
Hideez Safe ships an update fortnightly, IDmelon Authenticator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hideez Safe | IDmelon Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hideez Group Inc | IDmelon Technologies Inc |
Customer experience
Hideez Safe
IDmelon Authenticator
In-app purchases
Hideez Safe
No in-app purchases
IDmelon Authenticator
- IDmelon Standard$5.991 Year
- IDmelon Premium$11.991 Year
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