TraitWare® Authentication vs 2Element
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TraitWare® Authentication
This app uses your mobile device as a secure login token, eliminating the need for passwords and hardware keys. It offers passwordless multi-factor authentication with options for biometric or image-based unlocks, enhancing security for applications and websites.
- Passwordless multi-factor authentication
- Mobile device as login token
- Biometric and image-based unlocks
- User identity bound to device
- Optional three-factor authentication
- Admin-controlled geofencing
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TraitWare® Authentication provides passwordless MFA-inherent access to protected applications, resources, and web sites by employing your mobile device as a “login token” or “authenticator”, eliminating dependence on the use of inconvenient and problematic usernames and passwords or separate hardware tokens. Security is improved because TraitWare was built from the ground up to include 2-factor MFA on every login. TraitWare® leverages patented technology which “binds” the User’s identity to their Mobile Device. In addition, it relies on your device biometrics and optionally a technology called PhotoAuth, an image-based unlock method, which prevents unauthorized users from accessing the TraitWare App. TraitWare allows the User’s Mobile Device to be used as a passwordless multi-factor authenticator where the two factors are: 1) “something you have”, which is the device itself which contains user and device traits; and 2) "something you are" using FaceID/TouchID or “something you know” which is your image-based PhotoAuth Sequence (which functions as a “visual PIN”). For even greater security, TraitWare also offers three-factor authentication, using a combination of FaceID/TouchID and a PhotoAuth sequence. Logins can additionally be locked down using admin-controlled geofencing. Please see our Terms of Service for information on use and our Privacy Policy. Both are contained in our Terms of Service in the following link. https://traitware.com/tos/
2Element
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This mobile application serves as a universal authenticator for multifactor authentication (MFA) of users. To work it requires a registration on the 2Element server of the organization, where the user's account is to be authenticated. It supports modern methods of authentication, including push notifications secured by biometrics. It also supports OTP codes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 2Element at monthly against TraitWare® Authentication's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TraitWare® Authentication ships an update every 2 months, 2Element monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TraitWare® Authentication | 2Element |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TraitWare Inc. | Sonpo, a.s. |
In-app purchases
TraitWare® Authentication
No in-app purchases
2Element
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TraitWare® Authentication free?
Is 2Element free?
Do TraitWare® Authentication or 2Element have ads?
Which is updated more often, TraitWare® Authentication or 2Element?
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