Beyond Identity vs Hone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beyond Identity
Experience instant, passwordless logins with a dynamic identity defense platform. This app replaces weak credentials with strong, device-bound cryptographic keys, making common cyberattacks impossible. Enjoy seamless, secure access without extra steps or second devices.
- Passwordless login
- Dynamic identity defense
- Device-bound cryptographic credentials
- Phishing and social engineering attack prevention
- Seamless user experience
- Continuous security validation
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The Beyond Identity Authenticator provides instant, passwordless login backed by the world's only dynamic identity defense platform. By replacing weak credentials with strong, device-bound, cryptographic credentials, Beyond Identity makes attacks like phishing, social engineering, brute force, deepfake fraud, and advanced MFA attacks impossible to execute. For users, all you experience is a seamless, passwordless MFA login that provides instant and continuous secure access with no extra steps or second device needed. You simply open the app, confirm your identity, and go. For organizations, you have the assurance you're protected against initial access and lateral movement threats because every session is protected by hardware-backed credentials with security posture that is continuously validated. Beyond Identity is designed to be privacy-preserving. Biometric validation is local, no biometric information is stored in our system nor sent over the network, and the application does not collect personal information
Hone
This app helps you achieve personal goals across physical fitness, mental well-being, and task completion. Set any objective and receive support to get it done.
- Goal setting across body, mind, and tasks
- Fitness goal tracking
- Meditation for de-stressing
- Task management and completion
- Personal performance tracking
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Hone is a personal performance engine designed to encourage users to set and achieve any goal they desire from 3 pillars- body, mind or task. Need to finally get around to cleaning out that garage or storage unit? Want to learn how to use meditation to de-stress? Want to become more fit? Set a goal in Hone and get it done!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hone at 5.0 against Beyond Identity's 4.2. Hone also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Beyond Identity's advantage is ratings volume (39 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 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.
Hone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beyond Identity has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beyond Identity ships an update every 5 weeks, Hone every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beyond Identity | Hone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beyond Identity | Michael Sugarman |
Customer experience
Beyond Identity
Hone
In-app purchases
Beyond Identity
No in-app purchases
Hone
No in-app purchases









