MetaCert vs Password Strength Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaCert
This app verifies links before you open them, protecting you from scams across messages, email, and browsers. It uses a 'Zero Trust' approach, treating all links as suspicious until proven safe, and integrates system-wide for seamless checking.
- Zero Trust Link Verification
- System-level share menu integration
- Automatic checking in default browser
- Blocks new and unknown scams
- Works across messages, email, and apps
- Real-time security warnings
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Verify any link before you open it. Stop scams in messages, email, chat, apps and browsers. Because you should never wonder if a link is safe. Even careful people can be tricked. Checking every link takes time and effort. Most security apps tell you to protect yourself but leave you guessing. That’s not real protection. MetaCert makes it simple. No switching. No copying. No extra steps. 2 NEW INVENTIONS IN MOBILE SECURITY: 1. Zero Trust Link Verification treats every link as suspicious until proven safe. It can block even brand new scams. 2. System-level integration adds the Link Verifier to your iPhone’s share menu in all your apps with one install. No setup required. Real protection, built-in. After you install, MetaCert is ready right away. Tap to verify any link without leaving the app you are using. Real security means you don’t have to think twice. While other tools scan for known threats or use AI that can be tricked, MetaCert follows one simple rule: Trust no link until it is verified. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE: We invented mobile app security and licensed our patents to top security companies. But that old model cannot stop scams that use new, unreported links. We built something completely different. MetaCert is also the company that killed the phishing problem on Slack for crypto companies and their communities in 2017. Now we want to bring a new level of protection to everyone - across SMS, Discord, Telegram, email and more. Try MetaCert free for 7 days. No charge. Cancel anytime in your iPhone settings. Nothing to lose. Limited Time: 40% Off for Early Supporters. Premium security. Accessible for everyone. Works automatically in: - Messages - WhatsApp - Apple Mail - Gmail - Outlook - Instagram - QR Codes - Telegram - Discord - Reddit - Slack - Teams - Browsers - And more HOW IT WORKS Watch the short video above to see it in action. BUILT FOR EVERYONE • New to security? Get instant clarity with no effort. • Tech-savvy? Double-check any link in seconds. AVOID: - Fake login pages - Scam sites - Malware and spyware - Fraud - Crypto scams - Text scams - Email phishing - Fake QR codes - Fake invoices and contracts WHAT IF YOU FORGET TO CHECK? If Safari is your default browser, MetaCert checks links automatically before they load. • Dangerous? You get a warning. • Verified? Green shield. • Unverified? Grey shield. A slim bar on the side of Safari shows you instantly - even if you forget to check. APPLE BUSINESS MANAGER & SCHOOL MANAGER Supports Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager for easy device deployment. Bulk licensing for teams and schools coming soon. Contact us to learn more. hello@metacert.com WHO IS METACERT? MetaCert is the cybersecurity company that invented Zero Trust URL Authentication, the new gold standard for verifying web links and stopping online impersonation scams. Our founder co-founded the global standard for URL classification at the W3C (the standards body for the World Wide Web) and helped pioneer labelling for user accounts and social profiles now used by companies like Twitter. We began as a spin-out from an Irish telecom and web standards firm in 2002. Today we’re a venture-backed security company spread across Ireland, Silicon Valley, Canada, Ukraine, and the UK with deep roots in telecom, mobile, and internet security. Our investors include leading angel networks, family offices, and founders of companies such as Travelocity, Kayak, PayByPhone, Appthority and Qik. MetaCert holds patents licensed by many of the world’s top security vendors. NEED HELP? We’re here for you. During these early stages, our founder Paul would love to hear from you directly. Email me: paul@metacert.com Support: https://metacert.uservoice.com Support Team: hello@metacert.com
Password Strength Test
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. How strong is your password, really? Type or paste it and get the honest answer in one second: a real entropy score, the time a cracking rig needs to break it, and the exact patterns that give it away. Most strength checkers grade length and character variety — the same naive math that calls "Password123!" a 79-bit fortress while a GPU rig finds it in under a second. PasswordStr instead decomposes your password the way a real cracker does: dictionary words hiding behind letter-for-symbol swaps, keyboard walks, sequential runs, repeats, and years all get priced at what they actually cost an attacker. Where a shortcut exists, the engine assumes the attacker takes it — so the verdict is a floor, never flattery. WHAT YOU GET • A 0–100 strength score calibrated to real attacks — "P@ssw0rd2024" looks complex but scores Weak, and you see exactly why • Time to crack under three explicit attackers: a GPU rig at 10 billion guesses per second, slow bcrypt hashing, and a rate-limited login page • The attacker's view — your password split into the exact spans a cracking rule matches, each priced in bits: "'qwerty' walks adjacent keys", "'1998' looks like a year — only ~136 are ever tried" • Honest entropy in bits: log2 of the guesses actually needed after discounting predictable patterns, not a flattering length-times-charset figure • Fixes ranked by payoff, each quantified — "replace 'monkey' with unrelated characters: +24 bits", "grow to 16 characters: +26 bits" • A generator built on the system cryptographic RNG — 8 to 64 characters, your choice of character classes, look-alike filtering, and a copy button that clears the clipboard after 60 seconds PERFECT FOR • Anyone about to reuse their usual password on one more account and wondering if it is still safe • IT and helpdesk people who need to show a colleague — not just tell them — why "Summer2024!" fails • Students and the security-curious learning what entropy and crack time actually mean • Building the one master password you will trust to guard everything else WHY NOT JUST TRUST THE METER ON A SIGNUP FORM? Those meters flatter you — most of them accept "P@ssw0rd!" as strong because it ticks the uppercase-digit-symbol boxes. PasswordStr checks your password against a wordlist of the most common passwords, expands leet-speak disguises, and prices every predictable span the way cracking software does. If the app says Strong, a cracking rig agrees. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone. What you type is never stored, logged, or transmitted — no account, no cloud, no analytics touching your passwords. The text field even opts out of iOS password saving. Generated passwords copy as local-only and expire from the clipboard after 60 seconds. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) PasswordStr requires a paid plan — weekly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full access unlocks the complete toolkit: time-to-crack across all three attack models, the attacker's-view pattern breakdown, and the secure password generator. Type the password you have been worried about and get the honest verdict before an attacker does. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Password Strength Test at none against MetaCert's 4. MetaCert's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. MetaCert sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Password Strength Test asks for nothing beyond the download.
MetaCert ships an update every 2 weeks, Password Strength Test every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaCert | Password Strength Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetaCert Inc. | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
MetaCert
- Personal Monthly Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Family Monthly Membership7 Days trial$39.991 Month
- Personal Annual Membership7 Days trial$299.991 Year
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- Family Annual Membership7 Days trial$389.991 Year
Password Strength Test
No in-app purchases
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