Octopus Authenticator vs QuickTern | Internship Alerts
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.
QuickTern | Internship Alerts
Discover and apply to internships with personalized alerts. Get notified instantly when new opportunities match your preferences, helping you land your dream role faster. Built for students and early-career professionals.
- Discover internships
- Personalized alerts
- Apply quickly
- Browse latest listings
- Remote and industry-specific roles
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QuickTern is the fastest way to discover and apply to internships. When a new internship goes live and matches your preferences, QuickTern will send you a notification so you can apply right away. No more refreshing job boards or missing out because you applied too late. Whether you're looking for remote tech roles, summer internships, or something industry-specific, QuickTern helps you stay ahead and at the top of the applicant stack. With QuickTern, you can: • Browse the latest internship listings in one place • Set up personalized alerts • Apply quickly before the listing gets crowded This is built for students and early-career professionals who are serious about landing great internships without wasting time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: QuickTern | Internship Alerts at 100% against Octopus Authenticator's 22%. QuickTern | Internship Alerts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Octopus Authenticator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (159 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. QuickTern | Internship Alerts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Octopus Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.
QuickTern | Internship Alerts 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 6, 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 QuickTern | Internship Alerts's.
Octopus Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, QuickTern | Internship Alerts every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octopus Authenticator | QuickTern | Internship Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (159 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Secret Double Octopus | Arnav Kumar |
Customer experience
Octopus Authenticator
QuickTern | Internship Alerts
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
QuickTern | Internship Alerts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Octopus Authenticator
No in-app purchases
QuickTern | Internship Alerts
- QuickTern Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- QuickTern Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
Questions
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