Comparison

Verkada Pass vs Zip Authenticator

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

Head to head
About

Verkada Pass

This app acts as a digital keycard for seamless door access and a mobile intercom receiver. It allows users to unlock doors via Bluetooth and receive intercom calls remotely, providing enhanced security and flexibility.

Highlights
  • Digital keycard for door access
  • Bluetooth unlocking
  • Remote door unlocking
  • Mobile intercom receiver
  • Receive intercom calls on the go
  • View context cameras during calls
Features
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Meet Verkada Pass—your digital keycard and mobile intercom receiver. With Verkada Pass, you can easily access doors across your organizations and take calls from anywhere. Using the Verkada Pass Bluetooth credential, users can seamlessly unlock doors and access buildings. Users with remote unlock access can also instantly unlock doors remotely and view the doors they have access to. Organizations with Verkada Intercom can route intercom calls to Verkada Pass users. Receivers can take full frame, crystal clear calls on the go and view additional context cameras to see a complete picture of incoming calls. Together with Bluetooth unlock capabilities, the Verkada Pass app provides modern credentials, enhanced call receiving flexibility and seamless security in a simple mobile application.

About

Zip Authenticator

Enhance financial transaction security with multi-factor authentication for Zip users. Approve payments directly from your mobile device, receiving detailed transaction information before confirmation. Compliant with EU regulations for secure online payments.

Highlights
  • Multi-factor authentication for Zip payments
  • Displays transaction details (amount, payee)
  • EU Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance
  • Easy QR code setup
  • PIN-based verification
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With Zip Authenticator, Zip users (ziphq.com) gain an added layer of security for financial transactions by authenticating payments that are approved in Zip. Zip Authenticator ensures you are fully aware of the transaction about to happen, providing the details of the type, value and payee of the transaction, and then allowing you to approve the transaction on your mobile device. This provides strong 2-factor authentication of financial transactions compliant with EU Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations. Zip Authenticator is easy to configure. To set up your authentication, you’ll first link a mobile device and create a pin. As you complete various payment-related activities in Zip, you’ll be prompted to enter your pin, which will generate a QR code. Then, open up your Zip Authenticator app to scan the QR code and verify your identity. Features include - Provides multi-factor authentication for B2B payment transactions in Zip (ziphq.com) - Displays payment details within the payment authentication alert, including amount and payee - Allows organizations using Zip for payments to comply with EU Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations - Easy setup via QR code To use Zip Authenticator with Zip, you need to set up a pin on Zip > Personal settings. Visit www.ziphq.com/personal-settings/payout-authentication to get started.

Screenshots

Verkada Pass4 screens
Zip Authenticator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zip Authenticator at 5.0 against Verkada Pass's 2.6. Zip Authenticator also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.5). Verkada Pass's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (72 vs 6). 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

Zip Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verkada Pass has 72 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Verkada Pass ships an update every 8 days, Zip Authenticator every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Verkada Pass versus Zip Authenticator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVerkada PassZip Authenticator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (72 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.513.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerkada Inc.ZipHQ, Inc.

Customer experience

Verkada Pass

All ratings72 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative54.2%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive37.4%
Neutral16.2%
Negative46.5%

Zip Authenticator

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Verkada Pass

No in-app purchases

None

Zip Authenticator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Verkada Pass free?
Verkada Pass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zip Authenticator free?
Zip Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Verkada Pass or Zip Authenticator?
Zip Authenticator is rated higher. Verkada Pass averages 2.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Zip Authenticator averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Verkada Pass or Zip Authenticator have ads?
Neither Verkada Pass nor Zip Authenticator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Verkada Pass or Zip Authenticator?
Verkada Pass ships an update every 8 days, and Zip Authenticator every 13 months. Most recently, Verkada Pass was updated on September 24, 2026 and Zip Authenticator on September 17, 2026.

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