BlastShield Authenticator vs Secure Gateway
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.
Secure Gateway
This platform secures access to servers, firewalls, and applications for any user and device, from anywhere. It offers passwordless and multi-factor authentication, endpoint visibility, and centralized access to on-premises and cloud applications.
- Server and firewall access protection
- Endpoint visibility and control
- Passwordless authentication
- Multi-factor authentication
- Single sign-on for cloud and on-premises apps
- User and device risk assessment
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SECURE GATEWAY is security platform that protects access to Servers, Firewalls and all application, for any user and device, from anywhere. It’s designed to be both easy to use and deploy, while providing complete endpoint visibility and control. SECURE GATEWAY verifies users' identities with strong passwordless authentication and industry-leading multi-factor authentication. Paired with deep insights into your users’ devices, SECURE GATEWAY gives you the policies and control you need to limit access based on endpoint or user risk. Users get a consistent login experience with SECURE GATEWAY single sign-on that delivers centralized access to both on-premises and cloud applications. With SECURE GATEWAY, you can protect against compromised credentials and risky devices, as well as unwanted access to your applications and data. This combination of user and device trust builds a strong foundation for a zero trust security model.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Secure Gateway at 4 against BlastShield Authenticator's 1. Secure Gateway also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BlastShield Authenticator against 5.0 for Secure Gateway. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
BlastShield Authenticator ships an update every 5 months, Secure Gateway every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlastShield Authenticator | Secure Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blastwave, Inc. | ALSCO Today LLC |
Customer experience
BlastShield Authenticator
Secure Gateway
In-app purchases
BlastShield Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Secure Gateway
No in-app purchases
Questions
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