Hermes vs Ultrapass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hermes
This app forwards notifications from your Mac to your iPhone using a cloud-based service. It offers an easy-to-use API and a dedicated email address for integration into automated workflows. Customize forwarding rules to filter notifications and ensure only important alerts reach your device.
- Mac to iPhone notification forwarding
- Cloud-based service
- Easy-to-use API
- Dedicated email address for integration
- Customizable forwarding rules
- Smart filtering per app
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Hermes was a Greek deity who served as a messenger of the gods using his winged sandles to move freely between the worlds of the mortals and the devine. The Hermes app, on the other hand, is a service that uses the cloud to move notifications from the world of your Mac to that of your iPhone. Hermes offers an easy to use API, and a user specific e-mail address that makes it easy to integrate Hermes into whatever automated workflow you might be using. You don't have to worry about notifications over burdening you with Hermes's forwarding rules. Only forward notifications from the apps you want, and even set up smart rules per app so only the important stuff gets through. Hermes Terms Of Service: https://funk-isoft.com/tos-hermes.html Hermes Privacy Policy: https://funk-isoft.com/privacy.html
Ultrapass
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Ultrapass is a standards-based FIDO2 / WebAuthn authenticator for phishing-resistant sign-in on supported websites and apps. Use Ultrapass to create and use passkeys, then confirm access with on-device face verification for a fast, privacy-preserving user experience. What Ultrapass does: • Creates and uses on-device user verification and passkeys for supported websites and apps • Keeps the private, non-sharable key on your device and signs only after user verification • Runs face and voice verification and liveness checks on device for supported flows • Supports stronger sign-in, step-up, recovery, and protected-action flows when enabled by the relying party • Minimizes data disclosure and preserves user privacy by returning only what is needed for the transaction Ultrapass® is built by Private Identity®, a Kantara Initiative-certified NIST SP 800-63 Credential Service Provider with IAL2 and AAL2 assurance capabilities that provides identity infrastructure for regulated industries. Feature availability depends on the website, app, or organization you use with Ultrapass.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultrapass at none against Hermes's 3. Ultrapass also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Hermes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Hermes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Ultrapass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hermes ships an update every 11 months, Ultrapass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hermes | Ultrapass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Funk-iSoft LLC | PRIVATE IDENTITY LLC |
In-app purchases
Hermes
- Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
- Semi-Annual Subscription$2.496 Months
- Annual Subscription$3.991 Year
Ultrapass
No in-app purchases









