FortiToken Mobile vs Idira Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FortiToken Mobile
This app generates one-time passwords (OTPs) for secure authentication. It supports event-based and time-based OTPs, acting as a client for back-end validation servers. The application prioritizes user privacy and control, requiring explicit permissions for any data access.
- Event-based OTP generation
- Time-based OTP generation
- OATH compliant
- QR code scanning for activation
- TouchID/FaceID for app security
- Push notifications
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FortiToken Mobile is an OATH compliant, event-based and time-based One Time Password (OTP) generator application for the mobile device. It is the client component of Fortinet’s highly secure, simple to use and administer, and extremely cost effective solution for meeting your strong authentication needs. You will need to use FortiOS or FortiAuthenticator as the back-end validation server. Requires iOS 12 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Privacy and Control: FortiToken Mobile cannot change settings on your phone, take pictures or video, record or transmit audio, nor can it read or send emails. Further, it cannot see your browser history, and it requires your permission to send you notifications or to change any settings. And, FortiToken Mobile cannot remotely wipe your phone. Any visibility FortiToken Mobile requires is to verify your OS version to determine app version compatibility. Sensitive information, such as Email Address or Token seeds may be entered during manual installation of FortiToken tokens, 3rd Party tokens, and Token Transfer. While FortiToken Mobile cannot change any settings without your permission, the following permissions are relevant to FortiToken Mobile operations: • Access to camera for scanning QR codes for easy token activation • TouchID/FaceID: used for app security, respectively. • Access to the Internet for communication to activate tokens and receive push notifications • "Send Feedback by Email", to automatically populate the "Sender" field • Internally share files between applications to prepare an attachment to be sent by email for "Send Feedback by Email" • FortiToken must keep the phone awake while it is upgrading the internal database to avoid data corruption. By downloading and Installing FortiToken Mobile, I agree with all terms stated above.
Idira Mobile
This app provides secure access to company resources without needing VPNs, agents, or passwords. It utilizes biometric authentication and QR code scanning to protect high-risk browser-based application access and record user behavior.
- Zero Trust access
- Biometric multi-factor authentication
- QR code scanning for access
- Step recording for web sessions
- Continuous authentication
- Session protection
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Idira Mobile is the mobile app for Idira Remote Access and Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions. Idira Remote Access is a SaaS solution that combines Zero Trust access, biometric multi-factor authentication, just-in-time provisioning and visibility into one. Idira Mobile enables vendor access to Idira. No VPNs, agents or passwords needed. Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions adds additional layers of security to high-risk browser-based application access via step recording, continuous authentication, and session protection from device-side threats. Secure Web Sessions enables enterprises to record and audit risky user behaviour within any web application protected by Idira Workforce Identity while maintaining a frictionless user experience. The Idira Mobile app scans QR codes created on the Idira Remote Access or Idira Identity Secure Web Sessions portals, and leverages biometric capabilities of your smartphone to secure access through Idira. Before installing this app, please verify that your company or customer has been licensed for necessary services from Idira.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idira Mobile at none against FortiToken Mobile's 2. Idira Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). FortiToken Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 6%) and ratings volume (120 vs 26). On price, rating, 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. FortiToken Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Idira Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for FortiToken Mobile against 2.8 for Idira Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of FortiToken Mobile's written reviews are positive against 6% of Idira Mobile's.
FortiToken Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Idira Mobile every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | FortiToken Mobile | Idira Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (120 ratings) — better | 2.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortinet | CyberArk Software, Inc |
Customer experience
FortiToken Mobile
Idira Mobile
Bugs and requests
FortiToken Mobile
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes immediately on launch after May 2025 update
- Push notification Approve/Deny buttons hang and don't respond
- QR code scanner fails to capture or focus properly
- Camera permission granted but no capture box appears
- App crashes on first open then works on second attempt
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- Tokens go out of sync requiring re-pairing
- Push notifications fail to work entirely
- iOS 26 push notification dialog doesn't appear
- App freezes when push notifications arrive
- macOS M2 compatibility issues
- JSON error when activating tokens
Requested features
9 requests- Apple Watch app with push approval capability
- Support for standard TOTP/HOTP authentication
- Tap-to-copy token feature instead of long-press
- Home screen widget for quick access
- Larger hit box for eye icon
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- Search functionality for multiple tokens
- macOS app support
- Improved QR code scanning with better focus
- Simplified PIN/password authentication flow
Idira Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FortiToken Mobile
- 5 tokens$499.00
- 10 tokens$959.00
Idira Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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