Allthenticator vs IDmelon Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Allthenticator
This app allows you to unlock doors and laptops using your phone via Bluetooth Low Energy. It offers secure access control with options for automatic unlocking during work hours or biometric authentication after hours. It also supports multi-factor authentication for digital resources.
- Unlock doors with phone via BLE
- Unlock laptops with phone via BLE
- Grant temporary access
- No internet required for resource interaction
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Digital Access logs
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Allthenticator turns the phone you already carry into your key for work: it unlocks doors and computers when you walk up, signs you in to websites with passkeys, and logs you in to Windows and macOS with a certificate. There are no passwords to remember and no hardware tokens to buy or lose. A FREE ALTERNATIVE TO A HARDWARE SECURITY KEY - 100% free for personal use - FIDO2-certified passkeys for Google, Microsoft, GitHub, Okta and any other site that supports them - With the free Allthenticate desktop software, Windows, macOS and Linux see your phone as a USB security key, so it works in any browser or app that supports one - Keys are generated on your phone and each sign-in is confirmed on it; backups leave it only encrypted and split across your rescue team - Works as the passkey provider in iOS and Android autofill - Nothing to plug in, lose, or reorder: if your phone changes, your rescue team restores your keys PROXIMITY UNLOCK FOR DOORS AND COMPUTERS - Unlock Windows, macOS and Linux computers by walking up to them, and lock them when you walk away - Open Allthenticate-enabled doors with your phone in your pocket - Works over Bluetooth, even without internet access SECURITY THAT FITS THE SITUATION - Your organization decides which resources need Face ID, a fingerprint or a PIN, and when - For example: doors open automatically during working hours but ask for a biometric after hours BUILT FOR THE ENTERPRISE - Certificate-based login to Windows and macOS, like a smart card with no card to carry - X.509 client certificates for TLS - SSH keys that live on your phone, protected by its hardware-backed keystore and recoverable through your rescue team - Central management of people, resources, access rules and audit logs in the Allthenticate admin portal NEVER LOCKED OUT - Choose trusted teammates as your rescue team; your passkeys, certificates, SSH keys and 2FA codes are backed up, encrypted, on their phones - Replace a lost phone without calling the help desk EVERY 2FA CODE IN ONE PLACE - A built-in authenticator for sites that still use one-time codes REQUIREMENTS - iOS 15 or later; passkeys need iOS 17 or later - Door and computer unlock need Allthenticate readers or the Allthenticate desktop software, provided by your organization Allthenticator is made by Allthenticate Inc. To connect it to your organization's doors and computers, contact your administrator and follow the instructions in your Allthenticate email.
IDmelon Authenticator
Transform your smartphone into a FIDO2 security key for passwordless logins on all your devices. Generate, store, and manage passkeys for secure and easy access to online accounts and applications. Compatible with major platforms like GitHub, Facebook, and Microsoft.
- Smartphone as FIDO2 security key
- Passwordless logins
- Passkey generation and management
- Cross-device compatibility
- Supports GitHub, Facebook, Microsoft
- Tap & Login experience
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Turn your smartphone into a USB FIDO2 security key that helps you go passwordless and keep your data safe on all devices. IDmelon enables you to turn your all-in-one smartphone into a FIDO security key. Once IDmelon is installed and activated on your smartphone, you will no longer deal with passwords on PC for login to Windows, online accounts, and applications. Instead, you will use passkeys for safer easier logins across all your devices without having to reregister credentials on every new device of yours. You can also use passkeys for login to accounts and applications on iOS devices and iPad/tablets. This means that you can generate, store, and manage passkeys to access your data, anywhere, anytime, on any of your devices. IDmelon is fully compatible with GitHub, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft products and services such as Outlook, Office etc, as well as many more FIDO2 supported platforms. To set up your smartphone as a security key or a passkey manager, you will receive an activation link/button via email. After the activation process on your smartphone has finished, your smartphone is ready to work in combination with either IDmelon Pairing Tool or IDmelon Reader. You can pair your smartphone with PC via IDmelon Pairing Tool, which is a desktop/laptop app. To pair your smartphone with a PC, you need the IDmleon Pairing Tool installed on the computer first. Then, you scan a QR code on the PC screen only once, and from then on, a single tap on a push notification on your paired smartphone is enough to login! Notice: IDmelon Pairing Tool is compatible with macOS and Windows 10 or later (Entra ID, formerly known as Azure AD, joined). Permission notice: IDmelon Pairing Tool needs your permission to use smartphone camera only for the purpose of QR code scanning once to pair your smartphone with PC. To enjoy the unique Tap & Login experience, however, you need IDmelon Reader, which is a plug and play hardware that can be plugged into USB ports on PCs. Workspaces with shared computers are great places to use IDmelon Reader. With a single tap of your smartphone on Reader, you will receive a notification to login. Permission notice: To use IDmelon Reader, IDmelon app requires permission to access your smartphone's Bluetooth only for authentication purposes. Sometimes, your work might roll out IDmelon and ask you to set up your smartphone as a security key when accessing certain files, emails, or apps. So, you will receive an invitation email containing an activation link/button. You need to first install the IDmelon app on your smartphone to be able to click on the link/button on the same device on which the app is installed. Or, you may be empowered to use your ID badge or NFC card as a FIDO security key for the same purpose. To find out more, visit our website: https://www.idmelon.com/ License Agreement can be found at: https://www.idmelon.com/end-user-license-agreement/ For the latest Privacy Policy, see: https://www.idmelon.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IDmelon Authenticator at 4.7 against Allthenticator's 3.5. IDmelon Authenticator also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Allthenticator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (41 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. IDmelon Authenticator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Allthenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.
IDmelon Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allthenticator has 41 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Allthenticator's written reviews are positive against 100% of IDmelon Authenticator's.
Allthenticator ships an update fortnightly, IDmelon Authenticator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allthenticator | IDmelon Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allthenticate, Inc | IDmelon Technologies Inc |
Customer experience
Allthenticator
IDmelon Authenticator
In-app purchases
Allthenticator
No in-app purchases
IDmelon Authenticator
- IDmelon Standard$5.991 Year
- IDmelon Premium$11.991 Year
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