Comparison

AuthShield vs eSampada

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

Head to head
About

AuthShield

This application enhances your digital security by transforming your smartphone into a secure authentication device. It uses a challenge-response mechanism to bypass traditional one-time passwords, offering a hackproof login experience for various software solutions. Approve or deny login requests directly from your phone.

Highlights
  • Smartphone as secondary authentication factor
  • Challenge-response mechanism
  • Push notifications for login requests
  • Approve/deny login requests
  • OTP and one-click login support
  • Hackproof token technology
Features
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AuthShield helps you secure your access to multitude of software solutions spread across your IT Landscape. The application is extremely intuitive, easy to use, highly secure and integrates seamlessly with multiple end points. AuthShield is convenient form factor installed on the smart phone itself. The authentication mechanism bypasses the entire concept of One Time Passwords by converting the user’s handset into a secondary form factor using a challenge Response mechanism. Any time the user wishes to log in, a ‘push’ notification is sent to the registered handset of the user with the login details including IP address, Time stamp, location (based on IP) etc. The user has to ‘approve’ or ‘deny’ the request to login. It’s a complete ‘Hackproof’ token and cannot be compromised even by compromising the server or the device. How to use Authshield: 1. Enter the username and password received from admin panel provided by Authshield. 2. You will receive an OTP on your registered mobile number. 3. Enter the top and make ur login access secured. Note: The app works with AuthShield Server in the backend. Contact your IT admin/support on more instructions around support and activation. The app supports multiple authentication features such as OTP and one click login.

About

eSampada

This app provides access to government services for residential accommodation, holiday homes, and venue bookings. Users can manage registrations, applications, and payments conveniently from their smartphones.

Highlights
  • Residential accommodation allotment
  • Holiday home bookings
  • Venue bookings
  • New registration
  • Online payment
  • Clearance certificates
Features
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eSampada Mobile App features all the services provided by eSampada web portal viz., i. Allotment of Residential Accommodation ii. Holiday Homes Bookings iii. Venue Bookings Now all the services can be availed on the go & at your fingertips from your smartphone. eSampada Mobile App brings the whole new experience of new registration, applying and bidding for a Government Accommodation, No Demand Certificate, Clearance Certificate, Acceptance, Retention, Regularisation, Online payment from your Smartphones. Booking of a Holiday Homes and Venues can be done easily and on the go. eSampada Mobile App offers all the services of the Directorate of Estates on one platform on your fingertips as per your convenience.

Screenshots

AuthShield4 screens
eSampada4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eSampada at 5.0 against AuthShield's 1.0. eSampada also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). AuthShield's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

eSampada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of AuthShield's written reviews are positive against 23% of eSampada's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AuthShield ships an update every 7 months, eSampada every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AuthShield versus eSampada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuthShieldeSampada
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews22.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnefu Labs Private LimitedNIC

Customer experience

AuthShield

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

eSampada

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

AuthShield

No in-app purchases

None

eSampada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AuthShield free?
AuthShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eSampada free?
eSampada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AuthShield or eSampada?
eSampada is rated higher. AuthShield averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while eSampada averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AuthShield or eSampada have ads?
Neither AuthShield nor eSampada shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AuthShield or eSampada?
AuthShield ships an update every 7 months, and eSampada every 2 months. Most recently, AuthShield was updated on October 5, 2026 and eSampada on October 9, 2026.

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