Otpkey Authenticator vs Active ·
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Otpkey Authenticator
Enhance your online security with multi-factor authentication. This app generates one-time passwords for various services, even offline, and supports standard TOTP/HOTP protocols. It offers features like QR code scanning, auto-hiding codes, and biometric authentication.
- Multi-factor authentication
- Offline OTP generation
- QR code scanning and export
- Biometric authentication support
- Clipboard code copying
- Widget and Watch App support
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Otpkey Authenticator generates one-time passwords for two-factor authentication on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and keeps them in sync through iCloud Keychain. It works completely offline. No account, no server: your secrets stay in the system Keychain on your devices, protected by your passcode, Face ID or Touch ID. Otpkey Authenticator works with every service that supports standard TOTP or HOTP codes, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, GitHub, Facebook, X, Dropbox, Discord, PayPal, AWS, Synology and many more. Switching from Google Authenticator? Scan its "Export accounts" QR code and all of your accounts are imported at once. Features ======= - Available for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, synced through iCloud Keychain - Folders and search to organize many accounts - Scan QR codes to add accounts - Import all accounts from a Google Authenticator export QR code - Export any account as a QR code - Encrypted, password-protected backup and restore (PEM file format) - Face ID / Touch ID lock - Hide codes on screen, copy with one tap - Custom account icons - iOS: Home Screen widgets (small, medium and large) - iOS: Apple Watch app with complication - macOS: Lives in the menu bar, always one click away - macOS: Scan QR codes straight from the screen - macOS: Launch at login, auto hide - macOS: Drag and drop Specifications =========== - Type: Time-based (TOTP), Counter-based (HOTP) - Algorithm: SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512 - Digits: 6, 8, 10 - Period: 30, 60 seconds Standards ======= TOTP - Time-based One-Time Password Algorithm (RFC 6238) HOTP - HMAC-Based One-Time Password Algorithm (RFC 4226)
Active ·
This app offers real-time situational awareness for first responders. It provides a live location view of team members, enhancing coordination and response efforts.
- Real-time location tracking
- Situational awareness for teams
- Enhanced coordination
- First responder focused
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Active provides a situational awareness for first responders, enabling a real-time location view of team members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Otpkey Authenticator at 50% against Active ·'s 0%. Otpkey Authenticator also leads on device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Active ·'s advantage is rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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.
Active · holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Otpkey Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Active ·'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Otpkey Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, Active · every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and June 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Otpkey Authenticator | Active · |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Certchip Corp | Motorola Solutions, Inc |
Customer experience
Otpkey Authenticator
Active ·
In-app purchases
Otpkey Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Active ·
No in-app purchases
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