Comparison

Epic Authenticator vs Tin Can

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

Head to head
About

Epic Authenticator

This app enhances security for your electronic health record system by providing two-factor authentication. It sends notifications to your phone for login verification or offers temporary passcodes for access.

Highlights
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Login notifications
  • Temporary passcodes
  • Enhanced credential security
  • Epic EHR system integration
Features
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The Epic Authenticator app provides two-factor authentication for your Epic electronic health record system. Two-factor authentication makes your Epic credentials more secure by requiring another step to verify that it's you when you log in. Periodically when logging into Epic you'll receive a notification on your phone. Tap the notification to indicate that it's you and finish logging in. In case you miss the notification, you can also log in by typing in a temporary passcode displayed in the Epic Authenticator app. Your organization must set up Epic two-factor authentication before you can use the app, and you'll need to enroll your Epic Authenticator device in Epic. To get started, refer to the directions provided by your organization, or contact your organization's help desk.

About

Tin Can

This app allows parents to manage a screen-free phone designed for children. It enables control over approved contacts, call hours, and call history, ensuring a safe communication experience for kids.

Highlights
  • Approve contacts
  • Set call hours
  • View call history
  • Manage multiple devices
  • Share device access
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Tin Can: The Kid Phone That’s All Talk. Remember when phones just made calls? When your best friend’s number lived in your head and your social network was whoever answered the landline? Tin Can brings that freedom back — but for your kid. It’s a screen-free phone that runs on Wi-Fi and only calls approved contacts. No apps. No strangers. No doom scrolling. Just grandparent chats, playdate plans, and “Can I stay five more minutes?” calls. The Tin Can companion app gives parents (and only parents) the behind-the-scenes magic that controls their Tin Can phone: • Approve who they can call (and who can call them) • Set call hours (like bedtime is not party line time) • See call history • Share your Tin Can with friends to grow the crew • Control multiple cans from one place (power move) Tin Can: Built for kids. Approved by the same generation that made prank calls on rotary phones.

Screenshots

Epic Authenticator2 screens
Tin Can4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tin Can at 73% against Epic Authenticator's 27%. Tin Can also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months). Epic Authenticator's advantage is device support (3 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

Tin Can holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tin Can has 312 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Epic Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 73% of Tin Can's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Authenticator ships an update every 16 months, Tin Can every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Epic Authenticator versus Tin Can: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic AuthenticatorTin Can
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (39 ratings)4.1 (312 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39312 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#9 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB85 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEpicTin Can

Customer experience

Epic Authenticator

All ratings39 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative59.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative66.7%

Tin Can

All ratings311 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative21.0%

In-app purchases

None

Epic Authenticator

No in-app purchases

None

Tin Can

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Epic Authenticator free?
Epic Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tin Can free?
Tin Can is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Epic Authenticator or Tin Can?
Tin Can is rated higher. Epic Authenticator averages 2.5 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Tin Can averages 4.1 from 312 ratings.
Do Epic Authenticator or Tin Can have ads?
Neither Epic Authenticator nor Tin Can shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Epic Authenticator or Tin Can?
Epic Authenticator ships an update every 16 months, and Tin Can every 2 weeks. Most recently, Epic Authenticator was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tin Can on October 25, 2026.

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