Authenticate vs Yivi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticate
Securely log in to websites, access systems, make payments, and sign documents using your phone. It offers smart card-level security without needing extra hardware, simplifying your digital interactions.
- Smart card-level security
- Hardware-free authentication
- Secure logins
- Digital signatures
- Payment authorization
- Confidential information sharing
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Experience smart card level of security on your phone without requiring additional hardware. Authenticate combines maximum security with a user-friendly app. Note: Authenticate can only be used in combination with an app or website from your security provider. Authenticate lets you securely: - Log in to websites - Access devices and systems - Make payments - Set digital signatures - Share confidential information How it works: 1. Initiate authentication: - Select the action you want to perform (log in, sign, share, or encrypt) on the website and choose your identity provider. 2. Push notification: - Your identity provider will send an authentication request. - You’ll receive a push notification on your phone. - Open authenticate by activating the push message. 3. Approve: - Review the details of your authorization action. - Enter your PIN if required. - Your action will be sent back to the website, and you’re all set! Why Authenticate offers the highest level of security. - Certified technology: Authenticate employs advanced encryption certified to ISO Level of Assurance 4, providing security on par with a smart card. - No extra hardware needed: Authenticate operates with your mobile phone; no smart card, sim card, or additional hardware necessary. - Versatile token use: Utilize the same token across various security levels, from customer onboarding to managing large transactions. About ubiqu as token provider Ubiqu specializes in token innovation, delivering highly secure tokens for banks, governments, and enterprises.
Yivi
Securely manage your digital identity and control data sharing. Log in and prove who you are without oversharing personal information. Your data remains private and stored only on your device.
- Secure login and data sharing
- Control over shared information
- Data stored locally on device
- PIN code protection
- Open-source development
- Privacy-focused design
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Yivi is an app that lets you easily and securely log in, share data and prove who you are. Without sharing too much about yourself. With Yivi, you take control of your data. You always see what an organisation wants to know about you and you decide whether to share that data. Your data is only stored on your mobile, safely behind a PIN code. No one is watching, not even Yivi. That's how safe it is. Yivi is being developed by the Caesar Groep, and is based on work by the Privacy By Design Foundation. Previously known as “IRMA” the Yivi ID wallet is fully open-source. Yivi website: www.yivi.app/en/ Technical documentation: https://docs.yivi.app/what-is-yivi Source code: https://github.com/privacybydesign
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yivi at every 3 weeks against Authenticate's every 3 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Authenticate ships an update every 3 months, Yivi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticate | Yivi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 355 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiqu | Privacy by Design Foundation |
Customer experience
Authenticate
Yivi
In-app purchases
Authenticate
No in-app purchases
Yivi
No in-app purchases
