AirBox vs ProtectID® Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirBox
Access and manage files on your iPhone and iPad wirelessly via a web browser. Share photos and documents without cables or extra software. Offers features like file preview, search, and metadata editing.
- Wireless file access via web browser
- Upload/download photos and documents
- File preview and management
- Search by filename, size, date
- Edit photo metadata (Exif)
- Save files from other apps
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into a wireless disk. Share your files and photos over the network without needing a USB cable or extra software. *** Upgrade to AirBox+ + No Ads + Real-time control the access from web browser to safe your privacy. + Improved file management function: Group files control - Copy / Move / Email etc. + Use high quality thumbnail image for web browser access + Use system Passcode or Touch ID to protect your files + Theme support, you can now set your own favorite color. +++ Features: *** [Server] function, 3 steps to access your files. - Easily access your files from any web browser. - Easily upload and download your photo from photo libraries via web browser. 1. Connect to Wi-Fi. 2. Press the top-left menu icon and make sure the service is on. 3. Enter the IP address in any web browser to view your files. 4. If there is no response from the web browser, please try turning the service off and on again in the app. *** [My Files] function - Preview/Delete/Unzip/Rename/Email file on your iPhone & iPad. *** [Search] function - Searching for files based on keywords in the filename, file size, or file modification date. *** [Photos] function - Directly save photos from the Camera Roll to the app. - Show the geographic location of an image. *** [Metadata] function - Batch edit or remove photo metadata, including Exif data. ----- Preview function supported formats ----- ● Image: png, jpg, gif. ● Document: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF. ● Compressed: zip. ● Text-base: txt, html, php, js, css. ● Media: mp3, wav, mp4, mov. ● and Others. - Save Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF files from other apps to AirBox, including Apple's Email app and Safari. - Open all types of files from AirBox in other apps, such as the File app. *** [Settings] function - Customize the Server port Made in HongKong
ProtectID® Authenticator
This app generates one-time passcodes for secure authentication, supporting multiple accounts and various provisioning methods. It functions even without an internet connection and offers password protection for enhanced security.
- Generates one-time passcodes
- Supports multiple accounts
- Works offline (airplane mode)
- Secure self-enrollment
- QR code and URL provisioning
- Password protected
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The ProtectID® Authenticator generates ProtectID and/or OATH standard One Time Passcodes using your smartphone or tablet. Features: * Generates codes even when in airplane mode. * Support for multiple accounts * ProtectID® generators support secure self-enrollment * Google-style QR Codes are supported for provisioning * URL provisioning * Manual provisioning * Use wherever Google Authenticator is used * Authenticators are password protected
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProtectID® Authenticator at 4.6 against AirBox's 3.3. ProtectID® Authenticator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AirBox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ProtectID® Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of AirBox's written reviews are positive against 50% of ProtectID® Authenticator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AirBox ships an update every 2 months, ProtectID® Authenticator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirBox | ProtectID® Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crefit Development | Zerify, Inc. |
Customer experience
AirBox
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In-app purchases
AirBox
No in-app purchases
ProtectID® Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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