HOLD Please vs Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOLD Please
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HOLD Please A stage manager's soundboard for the modern theatre. HOLD Please is a one-tap voice cue board built for stage managers, ASMs, tech directors, and rehearsal callers. Instead of shouting across a noisy house or hunting for a microphone, just tap a button — a clear, pre-recorded voice cue plays through the room. Each button toggles play/stop, lights up red while it's broadcasting, and falls back to green when it's done. Cues are grouped into six sections so you can find what you need fast: • Stage Cues — Hold Please, Continue, Places, Freeze, Take it back, Thank you • Timing — 5/10/15/30 minute calls and breaks, "to places," "to curtain" • Production — Action, Cut, Rollem, Stand clear, That's a wrap, In 3, 2, 1 • Movement & Lighting — stage left/right/up/down, find your light, hold for lighting, tech difficulties, the show will resume • Quiet & Wrap — quiet backstage, quiet in the house, return for notes, done for tonight • Calling the Show — Go, Standby, LX, SFX, Stage Left/Right, Be Quiet (forceful)
Authenticator
Simulate biometric authentication for creative projects. This app allows you to choose between palm, retina, or fingerprint scans, or passcode entry. Customize the outcome to always fail, always succeed, or use an override for demonstrations.
- Fake palm scanner
- Fake retina scanner
- Fake fingerprint scanner
- Passcode entry simulation
- Customizable authentication outcomes
- Override authentication option
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An app for fake authentication for movie prop, plays, or demonstrations. Choose to scan palm, retina, fingerprint, or enter a passcode. Choose to always fail, always authenticate, or a variety of options, including an override to authenticate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HOLD Please at none against Authenticator's shown. Authenticator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HOLD Please ships an update every 4 months, Authenticator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOLD Please | Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Mickey | Harden Consulting LLC |
In-app purchases
HOLD Please
No in-app purchases
Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HOLD Please free?
Is Authenticator free?
Do HOLD Please or Authenticator have ads?
Which is updated more often, HOLD Please or Authenticator?
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