Openow vs Secure Cloud Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openow
This utility app allows you to use your smartphone as a digital key to unlock doors. It offers a convenient and intuitive way to manage access without physical keys.
- Smartphone as digital key
- Intuitive door opening
- Convenient access management
- Receive digital keys
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Openow™ is a mobile app that allows to receive keys in your smartphone, to enable the opening of doors in a very intuitive and convenient way.
Secure Cloud Authenticator
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Secure Cloud Authenticator turns your phone into a trusted signing device for a Secure Cloud instance. Approve control commands, confirm logins, and sign requests — all protected by a private key that never leaves your device. Get started in seconds Scan the signed provisioning QR code from your administrator to link the app to your Secure Cloud instance. The code carries the instance address and certificates and is cryptographically verified on your device before anything is trusted. Your identity, on your device Request a device certificate to establish a unique identity for this phone. Your private key is generated and stored locally and is used to sign every approval. Review before you approve Pending control commands appear in a clear inbox. Inspect the target, command, and payload of each request, then choose to accept or reject it. Accepted commands are signed with your personal signature. Sign logins and requests Scan a signing request QR code to review and approve login requests and message signing on the spot. Built for security Signatures are verified against a pinned certificate — no blind trust Sensitive actions are protected by your device's own authentication (fingerprint, face, or PIN) Manage multiple Secure Cloud instances and switch between them About Secure Cloud Secure Cloud is a technology demonstrator by FreshX that can be tailored to your organization's needs. The app requires access to a Secure Cloud instance. Interested in what this technology can do for you? Get in touch with FreshX.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Secure Cloud Authenticator at every 6 days against Openow's every 3 months. Openow's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.
Openow ships an update every 3 months, Secure Cloud Authenticator every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Openow | Secure Cloud Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TESA Assa Abloy | FreshX GmbH |
In-app purchases
Openow
No in-app purchases
Secure Cloud Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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