FortiToken Mobile vs Pistus
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.
Pistus
Manage and grow your business on the go with this mobile application. Access your data, view pay stubs, submit reimbursements, and manage personal information. Managers can approve personnel changes and financial requests.
- View pay stubs
- Submit expense and mileage reimbursements
- Edit personal information
- Approve personnel changes
- Approve financial transactions
- Upload profile picture
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Pistus Mobile is the easiest way manage and grow your business on the go! Access your data whenever and wherever you need! Use your existing Pistus, Inc. username and password to stay connected. Please note that some features must be enabled by your organization’s administrator. If you have questions about these features, please contact your HR department. Employees: * View your current and previous pay stubs * Upload a profile picture * Download and save pay stubs * View & edit your personal information * Submit expense reimbursements with attachments * Submit mileage reimbursements * Record business credit card transactions with attachments * View dashboard alerts Managers & Administrators: * Approve personnel changes * Approve expense & mileage reimbursements * Approve business credit card transactions * View dashboard alerts for pending requests
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pistus at 100% against FortiToken Mobile's 33%. Pistus also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). FortiToken Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. FortiToken Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pistus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pistus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FortiToken Mobile has 123 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of FortiToken Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pistus's.
FortiToken Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Pistus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FortiToken Mobile | Pistus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (123 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 2 |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Fortinet | ON-LINE TAXES INC. |
Customer experience
FortiToken Mobile
Pistus
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
Pistus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FortiToken Mobile
- 5 tokens$499.00
- 10 tokens$959.00
Pistus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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