Authenticator App vs Lyklaborð
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticator App
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Your password isn't enough anymore. Hackers don't need to guess it. They buy it. Every day, millions of login credentials get leaked in data breaches — and a password alone won't stop someone who already has it. Authenticator App adds a second lock to every account. Even if your password is out there, your accounts stay protected. Scan a QR code. Done in 30 seconds. KEY FEATURES 1. Instant Setup with QR Code Scanning Point your camera at a QR code and your account is protected in seconds. No confusing steps. No clutter. 2. Codes That Refresh Every 30 Seconds Time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) that expire automatically — so even an intercepted code is useless before it can be used. 3. Works With Thousands of Apps and Services Gmail, Instagram, X, banking apps, crypto wallets, work tools — if it supports 2FA, Authenticator App works with it. 4. AES-256 Encryption Your data is protected with the same encryption standard used by banks and governments. On-device. Private. 5. iCloud Backup and Sync Switch phones without losing access to a single account. Your codes follow you securely across all your Apple devices. 6. Face ID and Passcode Lock Only you can open the app. No one else sees your codes — even if they're holding your phone. 7. Clean, Ad-Free Experience No ads. No upsells. No distractions. Just your codes, right when you need them. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Your codes stay ready when it actually matters: - Logging into a new device for the first time - Protecting your bank, email, crypto, or work accounts - Resetting a forgotten password - Switching phones or traveling abroad Set up in under 30 seconds. Works with any service that supports TOTP, MFA, or RSA SecurID. If you've been putting off 2FA, this is the easiest way to start. One scan. One extra lock. A lot harder to hack. Terms of Use: https://quntm.tech/authenticator-terms Privacy Policy: https://quntm.tech/authenticator-privacy
Lyklaborð
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The keyboard that actually knows Icelandic — and types excellent English on the same layout. Lyklaborð is what a third-party keyboard should have been for Iceland: one Icelandic layout that fluently blends Icelandic and English as you type, autocorrect that understands Icelandic inflection, on-device learning you fully control, and a hard privacy guarantee you can verify in the source. Free base keyboard. Open source. No account required. No telemetry. No AI bloat. On-device learning of your own words is an optional subscription, Lyklaborð+. WRITE ACCENT-NAKED Dropping accents is an input method, not a typo. Type "flytjum i bud" at full speed and get "flytjum í búð" — the keyboard restores the accents for you, so you never have to reach for a long-press. THE FIRST KEYBOARD THAT UNDERSTANDS INFLECTION All 3 million word forms from BÍN (Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls) are valid vocabulary, and suggestions follow case and context — "frá" takes the dative, and the keyboard knows it. No other keyboard on any platform actually inflects Icelandic. ICELANDIC AND ENGLISH, ON ONE LAYOUT A two-lane language model follows you between languages. One-off English words — a "deploy", a brand name — never derail you, and the keyboard never hijacks your language mid-sentence. When you genuinely switch to English, it comes with you. No 2-language limit, no language toggle. CORRECTS LESS, NOT MORE A word that's valid in either language is never silently replaced, and the exact word you typed always sits in the suggestion bar, quoted, as an escape hatch. URLs, emails, and abbreviations are left alone. When the spacebar's neighbour is the more likely key, it's treated as a hypothesis, not a typo ("smelirna" → "smellir á"). YOUR VOCABULARY, TRULY YOURS (LYKLABORÐ+) The optional Lyklaborð+ subscription adds the personal layer: the keyboard learns the words you type, entirely on your device. You can inspect every learned word, delete them one by one — and deletions stick, so a removed word is never silently re-learned. Switching from SwiftKey? Import your vocabulary from a SwiftKey data export in one step. Nothing you type in password, URL, or email fields is ever recorded. If your subscription ever lapses, nothing is deleted — your learned words stay on your device, paused, and exporting your data is always free. ZERO NETWORKING CODE The keyboard extension contains no network code at all — no phoning home, no analytics, no data collection, no terms to accept. This isn't a promise; it's verifiable in the source. The whole app and keyboard are open source under the MIT license, so you can read exactly what it does. The App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected." Optional iCloud sync keeps your personal dictionary with you across your own devices — encrypted with AES-256-GCM before it leaves your device, with the key held only in your iCloud Keychain. Not our server. Not readable by us, or by Apple. BUILT FOR SWITCHERS Familiar muscle memory: a "." key with a long-press punctuation cluster, spacebar cursor control, and double-space period. Works fully without Full Access — typing, autocorrect, and prediction never need it; Full Access only turns on personal-dictionary sync and typing haptics (iOS blocks keyboard haptics without it). Icelandic language data is derived from BÍN, © Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, used under the BÍN conditions. Made in Iceland. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lyklaborð at none against Authenticator App's 3. Lyklaborð also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). Authenticator App's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Authenticator App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Lyklaborð asks for nothing beyond the download.
Authenticator App ships an update every 15 months, Lyklaborð monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticator App | Lyklaborð |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quntm Technology Group LLC | Jokull Audunsson |
In-app purchases
Authenticator App
- Premium Weekly$7.997 Days
- 1 year subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$59.99
Lyklaborð
No in-app purchases
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