Defender Soft Token vs SoftToken
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defender Soft Token
This app transforms your iOS device into a secure token for two-factor authentication. Access your business network and resources without needing a separate physical token.
- Two-factor authentication
- Use iOS device as token
- Secure business network access
- Eliminates need for physical token
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If you need to use two-factor authentication to access your business network and resources but don’t want to carry a second device, then this is the solution for you! The Defender Soft Token when used in conjunction with Defender enables you to use your iOS device as a token to enable two-factor authentication to your corporate network and resources.
SoftToken
Generate RSA SecurID compatible tokens for secure access. View codes on your iPhone, Apple Watch, and through iOS Widgets or Watch complications.
- RSA SecurID token generation
- iOS App display
- Watch App display
- iOS Widgets
- Watch complications
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This app is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the RSA Security LLC, or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. The official 'SecurID' app can be found in the App Store. RSA and SecurID are registered trademarks of RSA Security LLC. The SoftToken app allows you to add and generate RSA™ SecurID™ tokens. Codes can be seen within the iOS App, the Watch App, as iOS Widgets and as Watch complications!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Defender Soft Token at Free against SoftToken's $1.99. Defender Soft Token also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 2). SoftToken's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (67% vs 38%). On update cadence, 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
Defender Soft Token is free to download; SoftToken costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SoftToken holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Defender Soft Token has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Defender Soft Token's written reviews are positive against 67% of SoftToken's.
Defender Soft Token ships an update every 5 months, SoftToken every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defender Soft Token | SoftToken |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (19 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #179 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quest Software, Inc. | David Southgate |
Customer experience
Defender Soft Token
SoftToken
In-app purchases
Defender Soft Token
No in-app purchases
SoftToken
No in-app purchases
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