Comparison

AUTHADA vs PulseList

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

Head to head
About

AUTHADA

Securely identify yourself online using your German identity card or residence permit. The app guides you through the process of reading your ID and entering necessary codes for verification.

Highlights
  • Online identification with German ID card
  • Uses NFC for data reading
  • PIN and TAN entry for verification
  • PIN change and unlock functionality
  • Privacy-focused with BSI certification
  • Accessible design
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For a successful identification you need: - one of the following identity documents: German identity card, residence permit or eID card for EU citizens. - the corresponding ID PIN - an NFC-enabled smartphone This is how identification with our app works step by step: 1. Start the process by entering the 10-digit ident code you can find on your service provider's website into the AUTHADA app. If you do not see an ident code and you are using a PC, go to the website of the service provider you want to identify with a PC and scan the QR code with the AUTHADA app. If you are only using a smartphone (without an additional desktop device), click on the "Start AUTHADA" button on the service provider's website. 2. Now follow the instructions in the app. This includes entering your PIN and reading out your ID card. 3. Then enter the TAN generated in the app on the service provider's website. The ID card PIN You can find your ID card PIN and PUK in your PIN letter, which you received via mail after applying for your ID card. Please note: Before using the online ID card function for the first time, you must change your ID card PIN. To do so, you will need the five-digit transport PIN from your PIN letter. With the AUTHADA app and the "Change PIN" function, you can assign a new, personal, six-digit PIN. In future, you will always need this PIN if you want to use the online ID card function. If you enter your PIN incorrectly three times, your ID card PIN is blocked. With the AUTHADA app, you can unlock your ID card PIN using the "Unlock PIN" function and your PUK. If you have forgotten your PIN or no longer have your PIN letter, you can also have your PIN reset without your PUK at your local Citizens' Registration Office. AUTHADA protects your privacy AUTHADA's eID solution is certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and ensures compliance with the highest security requirements. The smartphone is only used to read out the data for the respective business purpose. Before the read out process, the data to be read out is displayed. Your data is not stored in the app or at AUTHADA - your data is always encrypted and secure. Accessibility We paid attention to accessibility when implementing the app in order to make it accessible to as many people as possible.

About

PulseList

This app transforms documents, bills, and screenshots into a concise to-do list. It intelligently extracts key information and deadlines, integrating with your existing reminders and calendar for a unified view. Sensitive data is processed locally, ensuring your privacy.

Highlights
  • Extracts action items from documents and screenshots
  • Combines reminders and calendar events
  • On-device AI processing for privacy
  • Intelligent data extraction and categorization
  • Data export and deletion options
  • Masks sensitive information
Features
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PulseList turns the bills, letters and screenshots on your iPhone into one short list of what actually needs you. Photograph a letter and it works out what it is asking of you and when. Connect your reminders and your calendar and they sit on the same list. Everything else it reads, it leaves alone. WHAT IT DOES Photograph a bill, a school letter, an appointment card. Hand over a screenshot. Type it, say it, or share it in from another app. PulseList works out what it is and when it matters, and writes that one line on your list. Clear a row when it's done. That's the whole interaction. A bill becomes the biller and the date. An envelope becomes whoever sent it. A recipe or a reading list keeps its own heading. An audiobook says Listen; a shared video says Watch. A meme becomes nothing at all, and that is the feature. YOUR REMINDERS AND YOUR CALENDAR, ON THE SAME LIST Tick the Reminders lists and calendars you want and they appear alongside everything else, so there is one list to read instead of three. PulseList marks the few events that are asking something before they happen: an invitation you haven't replied to, a maybe that is nearly here, two things booked at once. IT READS ON YOUR IPHONE PulseList uses AI to read your picture, and the AI is Apple's. The text recognition built into iOS is a neural model that ships with your iPhone and runs on it. PulseList 1.7 downloads no model, holds no account with an AI provider, and sends your content to no model anywhere. PulseList 1.7 contains no code that can reach the internet. No network client, no analytics, no crash reporter, no model download, no account with us. Nothing you photograph, type, say or connect is ever sent anywhere. Buying or restoring PulseList Plus is the one thing that needs a connection, and the App Store handles it rather than PulseList. The payment, the receipt and the account are Apple's, and PulseList is told one thing at the end of it: whether this Apple Account has PulseList Plus. Turn on Airplane Mode and everything PulseList does with your things still works; only that one purchase has to wait. SENSITIVE THINGS STAY PUT Card numbers, account numbers and the like are covered on the device before anything is analyzed. Detection is thorough but not infallible, so PulseList masks more than it needs to. The original photograph stays in Photos, referred to and never copied out. IT NEVER WRITES BACK PulseList reads the Reminders lists and calendars you tick. It never creates, edits, completes or deletes anything in them. Clear a mirrored row here and it clears from your PulseList list; what is in Apple's own apps is left exactly as it was. You pick which ones, one at a time, and can untick them whenever you like. YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL Export everything PulseList holds as a file, or erase all of it, from inside the app. Because it never leaves your iPhone, that export and that deletion are complete. There is no copy of ours to find. PULSELIST PLUS PulseList is free to use. Photographing something, typing it, saying it, sharing it in, reading your list and clearing a row are free and stay free. PulseList Plus is what lets it watch on your behalf: reading your photo library for new screenshots and letters, mirroring Reminders, reading your calendar, tasks that come back, the Home Screen widget and the month view. $1.99 a month with the first three days free, or $29.99 once. WHAT IT IS NOT No account. No sign-in. No server of ours. No streak, no score, nothing that notices you were away. Nothing to configure. Payment is handled by the App Store. Subscriptions renew until cancelled; cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. TERMS OF USE https://pulselist.io/terms

Screenshots

AUTHADA4 screens
PulseList4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AUTHADA at none against PulseList's 2. AUTHADA also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). PulseList's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. PulseList sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AUTHADA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUTHADA ships an update every 2 months, PulseList daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AUTHADA versus PulseList: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUTHADAPulseList
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAuthada GmbHDAVID SEDACCA

Customer experience

AUTHADA

Written reviews21 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.8%

PulseList

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AUTHADA

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PulseList

Subscriptions1
  • PulseList Plus3 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • PulseList Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is AUTHADA free?
AUTHADA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PulseList free?
PulseList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AUTHADA or PulseList have ads?
Neither AUTHADA nor PulseList shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUTHADA or PulseList?
AUTHADA ships an update every 2 months, and PulseList daily. Most recently, AUTHADA was updated on October 8, 2026 and PulseList on October 14, 2026.

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