2FA authenticator (2Lock) vs QR Serve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2FA authenticator (2Lock)
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2Lock is the sleek, secure, and beautifully crafted 2FA app you’ve been waiting for. Designed for speed and simplicity, with accessibility in mind, 2Lock helps you manage two-factor authentication (TOTP) codes effortlessly. With grouping, Apple Watch support, dark mode, widgets, and even Siri integration, it’s more than just a code generator—it’s your everyday security companion. Key Features: • One-tap access to your 2FA codes • Group accounts for easy organization • Full dark mode support • Apple Watch companion app • Home Screen widgets • Siri Shortcuts for private voice code retrieval • Encrypted local storage (your codes stay on your device) • No accounts or tracking—just clean, secure authentication Perfect for securing your online accounts, work logins, crypto wallets, or anything that uses TOTP. Try 2Lock and experience 2FA the way it should be. ----- Terms of Use: https://artemcodes.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-End-User-License-Agreement-20ffbf5fd14780ff9d16fb9c68a97fca
QR Serve
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QR Serve is a QR code wallet for the codes you show other people: your website, your social profiles, your portfolio and the places you send people to, each ready to show full screen when someone asks. A QR CODE WALLET FOR THE CODES YOU SHARE Think of it as a card case for everything you point people to. Every link, profile and place becomes a QR code of its own, and they all live together in one wallet app on your iPhone. When someone asks where to find you, the right code is already there, big and easy to scan. LINK TO QR CODE: YOUR WEBSITE AND PROFILES A link from your browser or another app becomes a QR code you can keep: your website, your online shop, a professional or social profile, a booking page, a fundraiser. At a meetup or a market stall, people scan your profile and open it on their own phone instead of copying a handle or a long address. A PORTFOLIO QR CODE FOR INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS How do I create a QR code for my portfolio? A link to your work becomes a portfolio QR code. Designers, photographers, job seekers and freelancers keep one ready for interviews, reviews and fairs, so the other person sees the work while you are still talking. A LOCATION QR CODE FOR YOUR PLACE A location QR code lets someone open the place on their own phone. Keep your shop, studio, office, venue or meeting point as a code, and whoever scans it gets the spot itself instead of a misspelled street name. SAVE A QR CODE ON YOUR iPHONE Is there a way to save a QR code? Yes. QR Serve can save a ready QR code you scan with the camera, so you can keep it with your own codes and show it again later. You can also save a code as an image, with its link's title and domain underneath, ready to add to a resume, document, or printed material. SHOW A QR CODE ON YOUR iPHONE, EVEN OFFLINE Your codes are stored on your phone and open without an internet connection, so you can show a QR code in a basement venue, on a plane or abroad with no data. Make your codes once, keep them in one place, and show the right one when it counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Serve at none against 2FA authenticator (2Lock)'s 3. QR Serve also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 2FA authenticator (2Lock) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. QR Serve asks for nothing beyond the download.
2FA authenticator (2Lock) ships an update every 5 months, QR Serve every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2FA authenticator (2Lock) | QR Serve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Mykhelson | Maxim Oransky |
In-app purchases
2FA authenticator (2Lock)
- Weekly Trial$1.997 Days
- 1 Year Unlimited$19.99
- Forever Unlimited$39.99
QR Serve
No in-app purchases
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