Synology Active Insight vs UniFi Verify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synology Active Insight
Monitor the health and performance of multiple Synology NAS devices from a single account. Receive system event notifications with troubleshooting guidance directly on your mobile device. View current performance and storage summaries for your NAS systems.
- Multi-NAS monitoring
- System health and performance tracking
- Event notifications
- Troubleshooting guidance
- Storage summary view
- Mobile access
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**Synology NAS and a Synology Account are required for this Application.** **DiskStation Manager 7.2 (or above) and Active Insight package 2.0.0 (or above) are required.** Synology Active Insight is a health monitoring solution that supports multiple Synology NAS system health and performance monitoring under one Synology Account. You may receive system events with detailed troubleshooting actions from Synology with your mobile device. You may view the current performance and storage summary of your Synology NAS.
UniFi Verify
Enhance account security with two-factor authentication. This app generates time-sensitive codes and single-use passwords for logins, providing an extra layer of protection against unauthorized access. It supports multiple accounts across various platforms.
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Time-sensitive verification codes
- Single-use passwords
- Instant QR code setup
- Supports multiple accounts and platforms
- Push notification codes
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Verify gives your accounts an additional layer of security by requiring two-factor authentication (2FA) of each login attempt. With this feature enabled, users will need to provide their password and a time-sensitive verification code generated either in the app or via push notification. Verify can also supply users with a set of single-use passwords that can be stored locally on their phones should they ever need to circumvent an issue with their main 2FA method. Features: - Instant setup via QR code - Supports multiple user accounts and platforms, including Amazon, Facebook, and GitHub - Generates time-sensitive verification codes and single-use passwords either in the app or via push notification - Unlimited account support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Verify at 4.9 against Synology Active Insight's 2.3. UniFi Verify also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 32) and review sentiment (34% vs 23%). Synology Active Insight's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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.
UniFi Verify holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Verify has 12K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Synology Active Insight's written reviews are positive against 34% of UniFi Verify's.
Synology Active Insight ships an update every 6 months, UniFi Verify every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synology Active Insight | UniFi Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (32 ratings) | 4.9 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 34.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology Inc. | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Synology Active Insight
UniFi Verify
Bugs and requests
Synology Active Insight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UniFi Verify
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notifications going haywire
- Loses accounts during update
- Never sends push notifications
- Doesn't integrate with UI
- Key not recognised
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode please
- Push feature and one more thing
- Move UID to replace access as an app so we don't have to login twice
In-app purchases
Synology Active Insight
No in-app purchases
UniFi Verify
No in-app purchases
