Allthenticator vs UniFi Design
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.
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Design at 5.0 against Allthenticator's 3.5. Allthenticator's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 24%) and ratings volume (42 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allthenticator has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Allthenticator's written reviews are positive against 24% of UniFi Design's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Allthenticator ships an update every 10 days, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allthenticator | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allthenticate, Inc | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Allthenticator
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In-app purchases
Allthenticator
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
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