Comparison

Meta Anchor vs Authnow Provider

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meta Anchor

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Connect your physical product to the digital world using Authentic Vision's Meta Anchorβ„’! This app authenticates a physical product's Authentic Vision Meta Anchorβ„’ security label against an online service. Once authenticated you become the owner of its Digital Soul or virtual representation. Passing the physical object to somebody else will allow the next owner to claim its digital content. A product with Meta Anchorβ„’ security label, as visible in the app screenshots, is required to use this application. This app cannot scan standard QR/DM codes.

About

Authnow Provider

Features
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AuthNow Supplier App enables authorized suppliers to verify that AuthNow QR codes are active, functional, and matched to the correct product. It also streamlines batch assignment by allowing users to scan the first and last label of a roll to link groups of labels to a specific production batch quickly and accurately.

Screenshots

Meta Anchor4 screens
Authnow Provider4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Authnow Provider at 13.0 against Meta Anchor's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on May 19, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Meta Anchor versus Authnow Provider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeta AnchorAuthnow Provider
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAuthentic Vision GmbHAuthNow

In-app purchases

None

Meta Anchor

No in-app purchases

None

Authnow Provider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meta Anchor free?
Meta Anchor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Authnow Provider free?
Authnow Provider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meta Anchor or Authnow Provider have ads?
Neither Meta Anchor nor Authnow Provider shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meta Anchor or Authnow Provider?
Meta Anchor ships an update every 2 months, and Authnow Provider every 2 months. Most recently, Meta Anchor was updated on May 19, 2026 and Authnow Provider on September 19, 2026.

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