Authenticator vs TapCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticator
This app provides a secure way to manage two-factor authentication for various online accounts. It automatically generates one-time codes and supports easy setup via QR codes or manual entry. Accounts can be protected across social media, productivity, business, gaming, and finance platforms.
- Two-factor authentication management
- Automatic one-time code generation
- QR code setup
- Manual account addition
- Account export to new devices
- Supports popular services
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Meet Authentic. The simple two-factor authenticator that's designed for everyone. - Protect your social, productivity, business, gaming, and finance accounts in one place. - Automatically generate and copy one-time codes (TOTP) for all your accounts. - Scan QR codes to set up your accounts in seconds, or manually add your account details. - Easily export your accounts to another device. - Supports the most popular services and thousands more including Amazon, Gmail, Instagram, Zoom, PayPal, Facebook, TikTok, Roblox, Coinbase. —- Privacy Policy: https://useauthentic.app/#privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://useauthentic..app/#terms
TapCal
A beautifully designed iOS calendar app offering a clean month view with real event context and full reminders integration. It provides useful widgets, fast event creation with natural language detection, and powerful customization options while prioritizing user privacy.
- Clean month view with event titles
- Full Reminders integration
- Natural language event creation
- Customizable month, week, list, and heatmap widgets
- Unified daily timeline for events and reminders
- Calendar sets and custom alerts
- Theme, font, and layout customization
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TapCal is a beautifully designed iOS calendar built for clarity, speed, and control. Most calendar apps hide your schedule behind clutter and tiny indicators. TapCal gives you a clean month view with real event context, full reminders support, and widgets that are actually useful. WHY TAPCAL • See your month properly TapCal shows real event titles in month view and widgets, so you can understand your schedule at a glance. • Full Reminders integration Create, edit, complete, and manage reminders directly in TapCal. Set list, priority, due date/time, repeat rules, location alerts, and notes. See reminders in your timeline and widgets alongside events. • Fast event creation Type “Lunch with Alex tomorrow at 1pm” and TapCal uses Natural Language detection to pick up the dates instantly. • Better widgets Month, week, list, and heatmap widgets with readable information and reminder support. • One clear daily timeline Events and reminders appear together, so you can plan your day in one place. • Powerful controls, simple UX Use calendar sets, custom alerts, badge modes, and day highlights without a complicated workflow. • Make it yours Customize themes, fonts, and layout behavior to match how you plan. • Native iOS performance Built for iPhone with fast, smooth, responsive interactions. • Privacy first No account required. Your data stays in Apple’s calendar/reminder ecosystem and your connected calendars. Your schedule, without the friction. Download TapCal today. Terms of Use: https://tapcal.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://tapcal.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Authenticator at none against TapCal's shown. Authenticator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). TapCal's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Authenticator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and TapCal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TapCal has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, TapCal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticator | TapCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Committed Code Ltd | JONATHAN CHRISTIAN G JONES |
In-app purchases
Authenticator
- Authentic+$0.997 Days
- Authentic+$3.991 Month
- Authentic+$14.991 Year
- Authentic+$19.99
TapCal
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$5.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Pro Lifetime$49.99









