Comparison

WatchGuard AuthPoint vs VLInspect

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

Head to head
About

WatchGuard AuthPoint

Securely authenticate to company networks and cloud applications directly from your smartphone. This app offers fast push notifications for approval and offline QR code scanning. It also provides a convenient place to store and manage various authenticators.

Highlights
  • Push-based authentication
  • Offline QR code authentication
  • Authenticator storage
  • Token migration
  • Customizable tokens
Features
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WatchGuard’s AuthPoint app allows you to authenticate right from your own phone! No need to carry keyfobs or thumb drives; instead install and activate AuthPoint, and then use it to authenticate to company networks and cloud applications. It enables speedy push-based authentication as well as offline authentication using QR codes with the phone’s camera. This app requires activation of AuthPoint service, offered by WatchGuard. The AuthPoint app features: - convenient, secure authentication in seconds when you approve a push notification message - additional storage for all your authenticators such as those used with Google Authenticator, Facebook, Dropbox and more - quick self-service migration of tokens when changing phones - customizable tokens with unique names and pictures With AuthPoint, you can do your part to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data arising from lost or stolen credentials.

About

VLInspect

Streamline facility inspections with this mobile tool. Capture detailed inspection data, scan equipment barcodes to access history, and use checklists to mark pass/fail statuses. All collected information syncs to a central server for comprehensive reporting.

Highlights
  • Mobile inspection capabilities
  • Equipment barcode scanning
  • Access equipment history
  • Digital checklists
  • Pass/fail marking
  • Data synchronization to server
  • Report generation
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VLInspection App helps the Inspectors to perform Inspections using mobile and capture inspection details. It allows to walk around the facility, scan the Life Safety or other equipment's barcode to retrieve the data from the central server. See all information and its past history and so on. Using the checklist available in the app user can mark pass/failure and enter comments. All data from the App gets stored on the server. Various reports can be generated in the desktop from this data.

Screenshots

WatchGuard AuthPoint4 screens
VLInspect2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VLInspect at 5.0 against WatchGuard AuthPoint's 4.3. VLInspect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). WatchGuard AuthPoint's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VLInspect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchGuard AuthPoint has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchGuard AuthPoint ships an update every 3 months, VLInspect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WatchGuard AuthPoint versus VLInspect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchGuard AuthPointVLInspect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (44 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatchGuard TechnologiesVLogic Systems Inc.

Customer experience

WatchGuard AuthPoint

All ratings44 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

VLInspect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WatchGuard AuthPoint

No in-app purchases

None

VLInspect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchGuard AuthPoint free?
WatchGuard AuthPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VLInspect free?
VLInspect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WatchGuard AuthPoint or VLInspect?
VLInspect is rated higher. WatchGuard AuthPoint averages 4.3 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while VLInspect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WatchGuard AuthPoint or VLInspect have ads?
Neither WatchGuard AuthPoint nor VLInspect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchGuard AuthPoint or VLInspect?
WatchGuard AuthPoint ships an update every 3 months, and VLInspect every 3 weeks. Most recently, WatchGuard AuthPoint was updated on November 2, 2026 and VLInspect on October 19, 2026.

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