BlastShield Authenticator vs JumpCloud Protect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlastShield Authenticator
This app provides highly secure access to a private network, making IIoT assets and infrastructure invisible to threats. It offers a convenient authentication experience similar to mobile payment systems.
- Software-defined private network protection
- IIoT asset and infrastructure security
- Invisible to malicious actors
- Highly secure network access
- Convenient authentication experience
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BlastShield™ is a revolutionary software-defined private network solution from BlastWave that protects IIoT assets, infrastructure and applications by rendering them invisible to malicious actors. The BlastShield™ Authenticator enables highly secure access into a BlastShield™ network via a convenient “Apple Pay” experience.
JumpCloud Protect
Securely access your work accounts with multi-factor authentication. This app provides an extra layer of security through push notifications or time-based one-time passwords, offering a more robust and user-friendly alternative to SMS codes.
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Push notification verification
- Time-based one-time password (TOTP)
- Enhanced security over SMS codes
- Offline TOTP functionality
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Sign into your work resources simply and securely with the JumpCloud Protect® mobile application, proud winner of the Globee Cybersecurity Award. JumpCloud Protect enables multi-factor authentication (MFA) which ensures user verification. MFA provides an extra layer of security beyond traditional username and password authentication through either a push notification or a verification code through TOTP (time-based one-time password). Both methods are easier to use and provide more security than user-created passcodes or authentication codes sent via SMS. In addition, TOTP does not require your mobile device to be connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlastShield Authenticator at 5.0 against JumpCloud Protect's 4.3. JumpCloud Protect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). 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.
BlastShield Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JumpCloud Protect has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BlastShield Authenticator ships an update every 5 months, JumpCloud Protect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlastShield Authenticator | JumpCloud Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blastwave, Inc. | JumpCloud |
Customer experience
BlastShield Authenticator
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In-app purchases
BlastShield Authenticator
No in-app purchases
JumpCloud Protect
No in-app purchases
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