BlastShield Authenticator vs PasswordFree
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.
PasswordFree
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PasswordFree® app by Identite® allows you to eliminate passwords from your registration and authentication processes simultaneously maintaining the highest level of security. With PasswordFree Authentication® technology on your iOS mobile device, you can: . enjoy the maximum safety of your online credentials . be protected from phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks . use your mobile device as secure token to log in to your PasswordFree™ account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PasswordFree at monthly against BlastShield Authenticator's every 5 months. PasswordFree also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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.
BlastShield Authenticator ships an update every 5 months, PasswordFree monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlastShield Authenticator | PasswordFree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blastwave, Inc. | Identite, Inc. |
In-app purchases
BlastShield Authenticator
No in-app purchases
PasswordFree
No in-app purchases
