Comparison

Ghost Auth vs Stolo Systems

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

Head to head
About

Ghost Auth

Securely manage your two-factor authentication codes locally on your device. Encrypts all data with AES-256 and stores it in your OS keychain, ensuring no sensitive information is uploaded to external servers. Offers biometric unlock, PIN protection, and encrypted iCloud synchronization for added convenience and security.

Highlights
  • AES-256 encrypted local storage
  • Biometric and PIN unlock
  • Encrypted iCloud synchronization
  • TOTP code generation for any service
  • QR code scanning and manual entry
  • Import from other authenticator apps
  • Browser extension support
Features
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Ghost Auth keeps your one-time passwords on your device — encrypted with AES-256, stored in your OS keychain, never uploaded. No servers to trust. No sign-up. Just your codes. Security: - AES-256 encrypted local storage - PIN lock with recovery codes - Biometric unlock - Backup & restore with password protection - Encrypted synchronization with iCloud Features: - TOTP codes for any service (Google, GitHub, Discord, etc.) - QR code scanning and manual entry - Import from Google Authenticator and other apps - Device-to-device sync - Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox - 77 languages Privacy: - No account, no cloud, no tracking - Completely offline - Open-source

About

Stolo Systems

This app provides encrypted, off-grid messaging that functions without internet connectivity. It creates a peer-to-peer mesh network using Wi-Fi, cellular, or LoRa radio, enabling secure communication of messages, photos, voice notes, and GPS locations even when cell towers or servers are unavailable.

Highlights
  • Off-grid encrypted messaging
  • Peer-to-peer mesh network
  • Works without internet
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Offline world map
  • Emergency SOS beacon
Features
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Stolo is an encrypted messenger that built off of Reticulum and LXMF Out of the box it is a private, end-to-end encrypted messenger: no account, no phone number, no sign-up. Your identity and your history live only on your device, and Stolo's gateway relays your messages across the internet. When you need more, the same app becomes your own network. Create a network, share one invitation, and everyone who joins is in each other's contacts, trusted, automatically. Phones link directly over Wi-Fi and cellular, and optional long-range LoRa radios carry messages where there is no signal at all. Messages to someone out of range wait and are delivered when they come back. What you can send, on or off the grid: • Messages, photos, and voice notes, end-to-end encrypted. Only the people in the conversation can read them. Not us. • Live GPS positions on a built-in offline world map. See yourself and your team with zero connectivity. Under the hood, Stolo is built on Reticulum, the open cryptographic mesh stack, and sets up in a minute with no config files. Used for backcountry trips, maritime, job sites, disaster response, and everyday group chats that should stay between the people in them. Built on privacy. Works every day, everywhere, and keeps working when nothing else does.

Screenshots

Ghost Auth4 screens
Stolo Systems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Auth at 5.0 against Stolo Systems's 4.7. Ghost Auth also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Stolo Systems's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Auth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stolo Systems has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Auth ships an update every 3 days, Stolo Systems every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ghost Auth versus Stolo Systems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost AuthStolo Systems
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKestrel ASStolo Systems Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Ghost Auth

No in-app purchases

None

Stolo Systems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghost Auth free?
Ghost Auth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stolo Systems free?
Stolo Systems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Auth or Stolo Systems?
Ghost Auth is rated higher. Ghost Auth averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stolo Systems averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Ghost Auth or Stolo Systems have ads?
Neither Ghost Auth nor Stolo Systems shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Auth or Stolo Systems?
Ghost Auth ships an update every 3 days, and Stolo Systems every 8 days. Most recently, Ghost Auth was updated on November 5, 2026 and Stolo Systems on November 5, 2026.

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