Password Manager vs Lightning Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Password Manager
Securely store all your usernames and passwords in one organized place. Generate strong, custom passwords and access them quickly with biometric authentication. Enjoy a beautifully designed interface with multiple theme options.
- Securely save usernames and passwords
- Generate strong, custom passwords
- Fast search functionality
- Biometric access (Face ID, Touch ID)
- Multiple theme options
- Copy credentials with one tap
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Panoptes – The Ultimate Password Manager Panoptes is always by your side. Fast, secure, and beautifully designed, it remembers all your usernames and passwords so you don’t have to. Your digital life, organized and protected in one place. Key Features: • Ultra-fast, modern, flexible, and reliable • Generate custom, strong passwords • Save all your usernames and passwords securely • Lightning-fast search to find what you need instantly • Sort your entries your way • Copy usernames and passwords to clipboard with one tap • Secure access with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode • Light, dark & Liquid Glass themes • Available in English, French, Chinese and Greek Upgrade to PRO: • Unlock the full experience with Panoptes PRO – no ads, just pure productivity and security.
Lightning Sync
Access your iOS device's photos from your PC's web browser. Easily browse, convert images to JPG/PNG, and download them in batches. Unlock premium features with a subscription for enhanced functionality.
- Access photos from PC web browser
- Convert images to PNG/JPG
- Batch download photos/videos
- Preview photos/videos
- Setup web server on iOS device
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Lightning Sync helps you access your photos from your PC web browser.It setup a web server on your iOS device, and you can easily browse and download photos via web page.Its core features includes: convert image to PNG/JPG format, batch download, preview photos/videos. we offer three subscriptions: yearly,3 months,6 months, each subscription unlock all premium functions, such as batch images/videos download, and many new features that coming soon. terms of use: https://gitee.com/vctr/support/raw/master/termsOfUse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Password Manager at 3.7 against Lightning Sync's 1.0. Password Manager also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Lightning Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Password Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lightning Sync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Password Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Password Manager's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lightning Sync's.
Password Manager ships an update every 4 months, Lightning Sync every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Password Manager | Lightning Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAMIANOS CHRISTODOULOU | 振强 劳 |
Customer experience
Password Manager
Lightning Sync
In-app purchases
Password Manager
- Panoptes PRO$2.99
Lightning Sync
- 3 Months Premium Access$3.993 Months
- 6 Months Premium Access$4.996 Months
- Yearly Premium Access$9.991 Year
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