Octopus Authenticator vs Fix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Octopus Authenticator
This app eliminates the need for passwords, offering a seamless and consistent login experience for users throughout their workday. Organizations benefit from enhanced security and control over credentials for various accounts and applications.
- Passwordless login
- Seamless user experience
- High assurance security
- Credential control
- Cross-domain authentication
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With Secret Double Octopus, users no longer need to manage passwords and can enjoy a consistent seamless login experience throughout their work day. Organizations gain the benefits of high assurance and credential control across domain accounts, VPN, cloud applications and legacy apps.
Fix
Report local issues like broken streetlights or potholes directly to city employees. Submit requests with photos and track their resolution progress. Help improve your community by highlighting areas that need attention.
- Submit service requests
- Attach photos to reports
- Track request progress
- Forward issues to departments
- Community improvement reporting
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Do you ever see anything – a broken street light or a pothole – that you wish Wilson employees would address? Fix-It Wilson allows you to submit a request, even photos that will be forwarded to the right department. Then you can track the progress until the problem is resolved. Download the app today to get started!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fix at 100% against Octopus Authenticator's 22%. Fix also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Octopus Authenticator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (159 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octopus Authenticator has 159 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Octopus Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fix's.
Octopus Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, Fix every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octopus Authenticator | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secret Double Octopus | Greenlight Community Broadband |
Customer experience
Octopus Authenticator
Fix
Bugs and requests
Octopus Authenticator
Reported bugs
19 issues- Bluetooth notification impossible to get rid of
- App pops up asking for Bluetooth access even when not needed
- Update wiped out all account info
- Constant issues: connection problems, app locks up, pings but won't respond
- Apple Watch app hangs 90% of the time
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- Psychotic notification sound
- Apple Watch notification only works sometimes
- App crashes on launch
- Push notifications for Apple Watch broken for months
- Cannot accept request from phone Lock Screen
- Apple Watch component stuck at 'Loading...'
- Must manually launch Watch app before prompt
- Apple Watch app does not work
- Clicking notification does not open app
- Not receiving welcome email or setup email
- Apple Watch app has never worked
- App will not send authentication to new phone
- No Apple Watch app
- App crashes immediately on startup after OS update
Requested features
12 requests- Fix Bluetooth notification issue
- Allow opting out of Bluetooth notifications
- Improve Apple Watch app reliability
- Allow authentication from notification
- Fix watch app hanging issue
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- Fix push notifications for Apple Watch
- Allow accepting requests from phone Lock Screen
- Set time limit for facial recognition
- Provide instructions for new phone registration
- Allow users to supply their email address for setup
- Fix app crashes on launch
- Fix app not opening after OS updates
Fix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Octopus Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Fix
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Octopus Authenticator free?
Is Fix free?
Which has better reviews, Octopus Authenticator or Fix?
Do Octopus Authenticator or Fix have ads?
Which is updated more often, Octopus Authenticator or Fix?
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