Twingate vs MAKEID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twingate
Provides secure, encrypted, least-privileged access to cloud or on-premise applications. It offers a more secure alternative to VPNs, allowing remote access without exposing public IPs and enabling 2FA/MFA with no application changes.
- Encrypted, least-privileged access
- Access any cloud or on-premise resource
- More secure than VPN
- Remote access without public IPs
- Enable 2FA/MFA with zero changes
- Audited access to private resources
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Twingate is the most secure way to provide encrypted, least privileged access to any cloud (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform) or on-premise application or resource. Twingate allows you to secure all access regardless of device platform or network. Far more secure than VPN, and using either your company’s identity provider or public identity authorities for authentication, Twingate allows you to remotely access any private application without exposing any public IPs. Twingate’s network performance is exceptional, access to private resources is audited, and you can enable 2FA/MFA on any resource with zero application changes required.
MAKEID
This utility app connects to a pocket printer via Bluetooth, enabling various printing functions. Users can print text notes, labels, pictures, web pages, and documents. It also features character recognition and photo scanning capabilities.
- Bluetooth printer connection
- Text and picture notes printing
- Label printing
- Template printing
- Web page printing
- Character recognition
- Document printing
- Photo scanning
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MAKEID-print, as the auxiliary function of pocket printer, connects the pocket printer through Bluetooth, so as to achieve the functions of picture and text notes, label printing, picture printing, template printing, web page printing, character recognition, document printing, photo scanning in app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twingate at 4.4 against MAKEID's 1.7. Twingate also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 6). MAKEID's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Twingate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twingate has 34 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Twingate ships an update every 5 weeks, MAKEID every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twingate | MAKEID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (34 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twingate Inc. | Chongqing Jingranyouxu Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Twingate
MAKEID
In-app purchases
Twingate
No in-app purchases
MAKEID
No in-app purchases
