Comparison

Octopus Authenticator vs Mouse@Work

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Passwordless login
  • Seamless user experience
  • High assurance security
  • Credential control
  • Cross-domain authentication
Features
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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.

About

Mouse@Work

Features
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mouse@work keeps a computer awake without installing anything on it. Rest an optical mouse on your iPhone screen: a black and white pattern scrolls under its sensor, which reads it as movement. The cursor moves, the session stays active. No Bluetooth, no network, no account. Everything happens on the phone. THE CHEAT, OWNED Let's be honest: nobody installs this for the beauty of the checkerboard. Long enough for a coffee, a parcel at the door or a call in the other room, the session stays open and the cursor keeps living its own life. No judgement here. HOW IT WORKS 1. Lay the iPhone flat on the desk, screen facing up. 2. Place the optical mouse on the screen, sensor over the pattern. 3. Press play. The iPhone will not go to sleep while the app runs. TUNED TO YOUR MOUSE Every optical sensor reads a screen differently. A tuning screen lets you adjust the pattern size, its speed and its frame rate with the mouse sitting on the screen, until the cursor starts moving. Two indicators tell you whether a setting stands a chance. NATURAL MOVEMENT The pattern alternates bursts and pauses of random length, within bounds you set. Perfectly regular movement stands out; this looks more like a hand letting go of the mouse now and then. AUTOMATIC STOP Set a time to stop, or a battery threshold below which the app shuts itself off. DISCREET Stealth mode dims the screen while keeping the pattern readable by the sensor. Vibration is available as a backup but stays off by default: it is audible in an open space, and the pattern is usually enough once tuned. PUT AN OLD IPHONE BACK TO WORK Works from iOS 15, so from the iPhone 6s onwards. A retired phone on the desk does the job without tying up the one you actually use. FREE AND PREMIUM The jiggler, both patterns, vibration and brightness are free, with no ads. A single purchase unlocks sensor tuning, the automatic stops, the pause bounds and stealth mode. The first three days unlock everything, so you can fit the app to your own mouse before deciding. Settings found during the trial stay active afterwards: the controls lock, the result does not. GOOD TO KNOW • The app must stay in the foreground with the screen on: iOS suspends background apps, that is a system limitation. • Results depend on your mouse. Recent sensors follow the pattern easily, some older models need tuning, a few never manage it. • No data is collected or transmitted.

Screenshots

Octopus Authenticator3 screens
Mouse@Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Octopus Authenticator at none against Mouse@Work's 1. 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. Mouse@Work sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Octopus Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Octopus Authenticator versus Mouse@Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOctopus AuthenticatorMouse@Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (163 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings163 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecret Double OctopusAntoine Leroux

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

Mouse@Work

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Octopus Authenticator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mouse@Work

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Octopus Authenticator free?
Octopus Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mouse@Work free?
Mouse@Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Octopus Authenticator or Mouse@Work have ads?
Neither Octopus Authenticator nor Mouse@Work shows ads.

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