AuthShield vs Gateway Connect +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Gateway Connect +
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Get better visibility and control of your supply chain with Gateway Connect+ such as COC / DO/ BoE details, Container Yard Location, Arrival update status on ICEGATE, EGM status, Public Tariff, Price calculator, Our Network, Track & Trace with 24/7 real-time status and Service request – Weighment and Rail Out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gateway Connect + at monthly against AuthShield's every 7 months. AuthShield's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.
AuthShield ships an update every 7 months, Gateway Connect + monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AuthShield | Gateway Connect + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Innefu Labs Private Limited | GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
AuthShield
No in-app purchases
Gateway Connect +
No in-app purchases
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