Comparison

IDmelon Authenticator vs Vemate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Smartphone as FIDO2 security key
  • Passwordless logins
  • Passkey generation and management
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • Supports GitHub, Facebook, Microsoft
  • Tap & Login experience
Features
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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/

About

Vemate

Track and analyze your digital collectibles with real-time price updates and rarity filters. Manage your personal vault, import collections automatically, and get insights into your collection's value. Stay informed about auctions and floor prices to make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Price and mint alarms
  • Auction browsing
  • Floor price updates
  • Rarity filters
  • Personal vault and wishlist
  • Automatic collection imports
  • Collection value analysis
Features
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VEVE collectibles data analysis and updates, on your phone! ⁃ Price & mint alarms - Auctions browsing ⁃ Sorting by low mints ⁃ Floor price updates via VeVe API ⁃ Rarity filters ⁃ Сhart perspective ⁃ Personal Vault & Wishlist - Automatic collection imports ⁃ Collection value analysis ⁃ With much more to come Vemate has signed an API agreement VeVe and struck a community partnership with ECOMI, VeVe’s parent company. However, Vemate is solely responsible for the app. There are a number of features in the planning stages that will further expand the offerings of the app. Therefore, the Vemate development team welcomes all constructive feedback, which we plan to use in order to improve and expand the scope of the application.

Screenshots

IDmelon Authenticator4 screens
Vemate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IDmelon Authenticator at 100% against Vemate's 17%. IDmelon Authenticator also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Vemate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IDmelon Authenticator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Vemate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vemate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IDmelon Authenticator has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of IDmelon Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 17% of Vemate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IDmelon Authenticator versus Vemate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIDmelon AuthenticatorVemate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIDmelon Technologies IncVemate LTD

Customer experience

IDmelon Authenticator

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vemate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IDmelon Authenticator

Subscriptions2
  • IDmelon Standard$5.991 Year
  • IDmelon Premium$11.991 Year
None

Vemate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IDmelon Authenticator free?
IDmelon Authenticator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vemate free?
Vemate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IDmelon Authenticator or Vemate?
Vemate is rated higher. IDmelon Authenticator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Vemate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IDmelon Authenticator or Vemate have ads?
Neither IDmelon Authenticator nor Vemate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IDmelon Authenticator or Vemate?
IDmelon Authenticator ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vemate every 2 weeks. Most recently, IDmelon Authenticator was updated on September 28, 2026 and Vemate on June 10, 2026.

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