APPKEY vs Metrobank Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APPKEY
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● Turn your smartphone into your digital key! Smartphones have become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. By downloading the APPKEY® mobile app into your smartphone, you can upgrade it even more. Integrate your keys into your smartphone and not to worry whether you have your keys with you whenever you are out, with your smartphone in hand you can easily access and manage your premises. Features - The APPKEY® mobile app provides an access control platform where you add, remove and manage user authorization, besides editing users’ personal information. - A single smartphone can manage multiple locks, so your overall management has no limits. - The administrator phone can view all audit trails. - Special access conditions can be set for every user, such as limiting the access period or date. - No more searching for keys, use your smartphone instead. - You no longer have to worry when losing your keys. The administrator can quickly delete the authorization of lost smart cards or smartphones, or resetting the administration rights. - Temporary authorization to other smartphones can be remotely granted via e-mail. With the mobile app APPKEY® installed in a smartphone with NFC/Bluetooth capabilities, this new technology can replace keypad, fingerprint, magnetic stripes and key as forms of unlocking your door. Furthermore, not only the i Series keyless lock can provide you with security and convenience, but it also has a management platform that no other brand in the market can offer. ● Convenient and Efficient Management Platform No matter what kind of application, APPKEY® allows you to have the control of your doors in your hand. No need for additional wiring or complex and expensive management software. You can experience the convenience of the latest IoE technology, no longer having to worry about your access control management. The administrator phone can use NFC or Bluetooth to grant access to user phones, smart cards or transponders. It can also write new authorization data into the lock using Bluetooth technology. User device can access multiple doors. Each access will leave an audit trail and can be viewed by the administrator once the administrator syncs their devices with the lock. In case the administrator needs to grant access to a user but cannot be present, an e-mail with an encrypted temporary access code can be sent to the user's e-mail account.
Metrobank Authenticator
This app generates one-time use PIN codes for secure multi-factor authentication with your bank's e-channels. Use the generated code with your username and password to validate transactions and access online banking services.
- Generates one-time use PIN codes
- Multi-factor authentication
- Securely validates transactions
- Access to e-channels
- Dynamic security code generation
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Metrobank Authenticator is a mobile application service to be used for MBTC’s e-channels for multi-factor authentication (OTP) authentication. It dynamically generate a one-time use PIN code on your mobile device. Use that code along with your username and password. HOW TO USE: Metrobank Authenticator will generate a Security Code as your One-Time-Pin (OTP), which will be used to access Metrobank’s Electronic Banking Channel to validate or authenticate your transaction. Follow the procedures below to use Metrobank’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) service: 1. Download Metrobank Authenticator application. 2. Contact your Metrobank Representative to register the Authenticator ID generated by the application in Metrobank’s Electronic Banking Channel. 3. Once Authenticator ID has been registered, enter and submit your User ID and password in Metrobank’s Electronic Banking Channel. When asked for an OTP, input the security code generated by the Metrobank Authenticator. 4. Upon successful login, you will be re-directed to Metrobank’s Electronic Banking Channel to proceed initiating your transactions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: APPKEY at 8.0 against Metrobank Authenticator's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APPKEY | Metrobank Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | I-TEK METAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company |
In-app purchases
APPKEY
No in-app purchases
Metrobank Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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