Idira Mobile vs BlastShield Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idira Mobile
This app provides secure access to company resources without needing VPNs, agents, or passwords. It utilizes biometric authentication and QR code scanning to protect high-risk browser-based application access and record user behavior.
- Zero Trust access
- Biometric multi-factor authentication
- QR code scanning for access
- Step recording for web sessions
- Continuous authentication
- Session protection
Read full descriptionHide full description
Idira Mobile is the mobile app for Idira Remote Access and Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions. Idira Remote Access is a SaaS solution that combines Zero Trust access, biometric multi-factor authentication, just-in-time provisioning and visibility into one. Idira Mobile enables vendor access to Idira. No VPNs, agents or passwords needed. Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions adds additional layers of security to high-risk browser-based application access via step recording, continuous authentication, and session protection from device-side threats. Secure Web Sessions enables enterprises to record and audit risky user behaviour within any web application protected by Idira Workforce Identity while maintaining a frictionless user experience. The Idira Mobile app scans QR codes created on the Idira Remote Access or Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions portals, and leverages biometric capabilities of your smartphone to secure access through Idira. Before installing this app, please verify that your company or customer has been licensed for necessary services from Idira.
BlastShield Authenticator
This app provides highly secure access to a private network, making IIoT assets and infrastructure invisible to threats. It offers a convenient authentication experience similar to mobile payment systems.
- Software-defined private network protection
- IIoT asset and infrastructure security
- Invisible to malicious actors
- Highly secure network access
- Convenient authentication experience
Read full descriptionHide full description
BlastShield™ is a revolutionary software-defined private network solution from BlastWave that protects IIoT assets, infrastructure and applications by rendering them invisible to malicious actors. The BlastShield™ Authenticator enables highly secure access into a BlastShield™ network via a convenient “Apple Pay” experience.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlastShield Authenticator at 5.0 against Idira Mobile's 2.8. Idira Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (26 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlastShield Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idira Mobile has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Idira Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, BlastShield Authenticator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idira Mobile | BlastShield Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CyberArk Software, Inc | Blastwave, Inc. |
Customer experience
Idira Mobile
BlastShield Authenticator
In-app purchases
Idira Mobile
No in-app purchases
BlastShield Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Idira Mobile free?
Is BlastShield Authenticator free?
Which has better reviews, Idira Mobile or BlastShield Authenticator?
Do Idira Mobile or BlastShield Authenticator have ads?
Which is updated more often, Idira Mobile or BlastShield Authenticator?
Other comparisons
