BIS Lab Audit vs SBI Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIS Lab Audit
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This is the mobile app for carrying out Audits of laboratories recognized by Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India with features such as Geo Fencing and real time online communication between the auditee laboratory and auditors.
SBI Authenticator
This app provides a secure and convenient way to authenticate digital banking transactions, reducing reliance on SMS OTPs. It offers multiple authentication methods like prompt-based approvals and QR code scanning for enhanced security.
- Secure authentication
- Reduces SMS OTP dependency
- Prompt-based approvals
- QR code scanning
- App-based OTP
- Supports SBI Yono Lite, RINB, MINB
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The SBI Authenticator is a secure, efficient and user-friendly authentication solution developed by the State Bank of India to enhance the safety and convenience of your digital banking experience. This app is designed to reduce dependency on traditional SMS-based One-Time Passwords (OTPs) and enables more secure and seamless authentication methods for both financial and non-financial transactions across SBI Yono Lite, Yono Net Banking and Merchant Internet Banking (MINB) platforms. As digital banking grows, so does the need for robust, real-time authentication. The SBI Authenticator empowers users with multiple authentication options, including prompt-based approvals, QR code scanning and authentication using app-based OTP, offering a modern, secure and reliable alternative to SMS OTPs. With this Authenticator app, users can set their preferred authentication modes for various SBI channels that they use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BIS Lab Audit at 15.0 against SBI Authenticator's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BIS Lab Audit ships an update every 3 months, SBI Authenticator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIS Lab Audit | SBI Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau of Indian Standards | State Bank of India |
In-app purchases
BIS Lab Audit
No in-app purchases
SBI Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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