Comparison

REINER SCT Authenticator vs BookStax

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

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About

REINER SCT Authenticator

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In Verbindung mit der Software REINER SCT Login, einer fortschrittlichen MFA-Lösung für Microsoft Windows Domänenumgebungen, sorgt die REINER SCT Authenticator App für ein nahtloses, passwortloses und nahezu tippfreies Erlebnis bei der Anmeldung an Windows Maschinen oder Diensten. Da die REINER SCT Authenticator App auf Industriestandards basiert, ist er außerdem mit jedem Gerät oder Dienst kompatibel, der OATH-basierte Einmalpasswörter erzeugt oder verbraucht. Merkmale der REINER SCT Authenticator App: - QR-Code-Anmeldung - Anmeldung mit Push-Benachrichtigungen - Offline-Zugang - Bluetooth-Anmeldung - Anmeldung mit einer Berührung - Network-Aware, flexible Diensterkennung - Intelligente 4-stufige Status-Kennungen - Heuristische Handlungsanalyse - Verschlüsselte Kommunikation OTP-Funktionen: - OTP-Standards: zeitbasiert (TOTP) - ereignisbasiert (HOTP) - Challenge-Response (OCRA) - HMAC-Algorithmen: SHA1, SHA256, SHA512 - Anzahl der Ziffern: 6 bis 9 - Schlüssellängen (Bytes): 8 bis 64 Sicherheit: - Verschlüsselte Datenbank - Biometrischer Schutz - Screenshot-Prävention - Sicherer Konten-Import und -Export - Sicherheitsprotokoll - Erweiterte Kryptographie mit elliptischen Kurven Weitere Funktionen - Universal-QR-Code Scanner - Erweiterter Parser für geheime Schlüssel - Färb- und Icon-kodierte Konten-Disambiguierung - Erweiterte Zertifikatsverwaltung - Sortierbare Konten-Ansicht - Darkmode Unterstützung - Kontosuche

About

BookStax

Access and manage your self-hosted BookStack knowledge base natively on iPhone. Edit pages with a Markdown editor, search your content, and access it offline. Prioritizes privacy with secure API token storage.

Highlights
  • BookStack hierarchy navigation
  • Full-text search with filters
  • Markdown editor with live preview
  • Offline read access
  • Secure API token connection
  • Light/Dark/System mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BookStax brings your self-hosted BookStack wiki to iPhone and iPad as a native app. Read, write and search – directly on your own server. Read • Shelves, books, chapters and pages – the same structure as in BookStack • Images, callouts, tables and collapsible blocks look like they do on the web • Favorites and recently opened pages on the home screen Write • Markdown editor with preview, or the visual editor • Upload images, add tags, insert callouts • Quick Note: capture an idea – without a connection it is uploaded later Search • Full-text search with filters for content type and tag • Find downloaded pages in Spotlight, too Notifications (Pro) • Push notifications from your wiki: new and updated pages, comments, new chapters and books • For admins: keep an eye on new users, registrations, API tokens and changed settings • Choose the events per server – BookStax sets up the webhook in BookStack Offline and widgets • Download books and shelves and browse them without a connection, images included • Widgets for your favorites and an overview of your wiki AI helpers for your pages • Summarize, translate or proofread your own pages • With Apple Intelligence right on your device, or with an AI service you connect yourself Privacy • Your API token is stored in the iOS Keychain. If you like, Face ID or Touch ID locks the app. • BookStax connects to your BookStack server. AI requests go only to the service you set up yourself. • For notifications, BookStack sends events to the BookStax push service. It only forwards the ones you choose to Apple and stores no content. • Anonymous usage statistics (e.g. first launch, server connected) help improve the app – no server addresses, content or personal data. You can turn them off in Settings under "Security". Free and Pro Reading, writing, search, offline reading, widgets and AI are free. BookStax Pro, a one-time purchase, adds: • Notifications from BookStack: pages, comments, books and administration • Shortcuts & Siri: search, open and create pages, fetch content for your own automations • Sharing & export: share page links, export as PDF, Markdown, HTML or text, save text, links and photos from other apps to BookStack • Offline editing with automatic sync • Multiple server profiles • Three premium reader themes, a custom accent colour, one colour per server Requirements • Your own BookStack instance and an API token from your BookStack profile • No server yet? You can try BookStax with the BookStack demo server right in the app. Good to know — BookStax is an independent client and not an official product of the BookStack project. It requires your own self-hosted BookStack server and does not include a server of its own. About the project: https://www.bookstackapp.com / BookStax Pro is a one-time purchase – no subscription, no automatic renewal. Purchases can be restored in the app. / Terms of use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

REINER SCT Authenticator4 screens
BookStax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REINER SCT Authenticator at none against BookStax's 4. REINER SCT Authenticator also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). BookStax's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. BookStax sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. REINER SCT Authenticator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REINER SCT Authenticator ships an update every 5 weeks, BookStax every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
REINER SCT Authenticator versus BookStax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREINER SCT AuthenticatorBookStax
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREINER SCTSven Uwe Hanold

In-app purchases

None

REINER SCT Authenticator

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BookStax

One-time4
  • Page$2.99
  • Themes & more Servers$5.99
  • Book$5.99
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  • Encyclopaedia$12.99

Questions

Is REINER SCT Authenticator free?
REINER SCT Authenticator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookStax free?
BookStax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do REINER SCT Authenticator or BookStax have ads?
Neither REINER SCT Authenticator nor BookStax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, REINER SCT Authenticator or BookStax?
REINER SCT Authenticator ships an update every 5 weeks, and BookStax every 9 days. Most recently, REINER SCT Authenticator was updated on October 28, 2026 and BookStax on October 31, 2026.

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