Comparison

Very Authenticator vs Guardian

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Very Authenticator

Securely approve account actions using just your palm. This app uses your smartphone camera to analyze and anonymize your palm data for private, biometric authentication. It offers a faster, more private alternative to traditional one-time passwords.

Highlights
  • Palm scan authentication
  • Biometric security
  • Private data analysis
  • Anonymized palm data
  • QR code scanning
  • Secure account approval
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Use Very to securely, and privately, approve actions on your account with a palm scan. It’s an easier, biometric-powered version of one-time passwords or single sign-ons. The app uses your smartphone camera to register your palms. Your palm is analyzed and anonymized, so your personal data is kept private. After your palm is registered, a partner site can easily authenticate or approve actions by asking you to do a simple movement within the Very app. It only takes a few seconds. How to get started: Set up your Very account with an email address. Register both your palms by following the directions in the app. On a partner site, you’ll be given the option to authenticate using Very. Scan the QR code with the Very app and complete the simple movement to verify your identity. And you’re done! Very is private, secure, and backed by a decade of palm biometric research. Learn more at very.org

About

Guardian

Features
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Guardian helps parents answer one question fast: is a website safe? Paste any website link and Guardian gives you a clear verdict — Safe, Caution, or Not Safe — along with a suggested minimum age and the specific reasons behind the call. No jargon, no dashboards to configure, no account to create. HOW IT WORKS Paste a link. Tap Check. Get an answer in seconds. WHAT YOU GET • A clear Safe / Caution / Not Safe verdict • A suggested minimum age for the content • Plain-English reasons, so you can decide for yourself • History of everything you've checked, kept on your device • A home-screen widget for checking a link fast • A Safari content blocker to keep flagged sites out of Safari BUILT FOR PARENTS Guardian is a tool for parents and caregivers — not an app for children. There's no account, no sign-up, and your check history never leaves your phone. PRIVACY Links you check are analyzed and the result is returned to you. We do not store the links you check on our servers. Your history stays on your device and you can clear it at any time from Settings. GUARDIAN PREMIUM Unlimited link checks via an auto-renewing subscription. Monthly or yearly. Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://many-apps-30-day-challenge.fly.dev/api/kid-safe/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://many-apps-30-day-challenge.fly.dev/api/kid-safe/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Very Authenticator4 screens
Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Very Authenticator at none against Guardian's 2. Very Authenticator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guardian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Very Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Very Authenticator ships an update weekly, Guardian every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Very Authenticator versus Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVery AuthenticatorGuardian
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVeros Inc.zohar bouchris

In-app purchases

None

Very Authenticator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Guardian

Subscriptions2
  • Guardian Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Guardian Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Very Authenticator free?
Very Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guardian free?
Guardian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Very Authenticator or Guardian have ads?
Neither Very Authenticator nor Guardian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Very Authenticator or Guardian?
Very Authenticator ships an update weekly, and Guardian every 3 weeks. Most recently, Very Authenticator was updated on November 8, 2026 and Guardian on November 6, 2026.

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