Comparison

Flic App vs OpenFactor

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

Head to head
About

Flic App

This app allows you to personalize and control smart buttons to create shortcuts for various services and devices. Automate tasks like controlling smart lights, music, or sending messages with simple button presses and gestures.

Highlights
  • Connect Flic buttons to phone or hub
  • Personalize button actions (push, double-push, hold)
  • Control smart lights and music
  • Remote camera control
  • Send location messages
  • Integrate with IFTTT and Zapier
Read full description

Flic is the original Smart Button. This app enables you to use and personalize Flic buttons. Create shortcuts in your life with a simple push of a button. OVERVIEW • Connect Flic buttons to your phone or Flic Hub • Select among all your favorite services and connected devices • Configure actions on push, double-push or push-and-hold, rotate or swipe gestures. • Create powerful combinations and build your routines • No effect on your phone’s battery life INSPIRATION - USE FLIC TO: • Control your Smart Lights (Matter, Philips Hue, LIFX, IKEA, ...) • Control your Music (Sonos, Spotify, Apple Music, ...) • Control your Camera and take pictures from afar • Send an message with your GPS position to friends and family • Connect Flic to IFTTT, Zapier or MS PowerAutomate for even more integrations • Integrate into custom setups with HTTP requests • And much, much more! Read more about Flic at https://flic.io If you use any of the GPS enabled functionality: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. We do not retain location data. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at https://flic.io/tos and https://flic.io/privacy-policy respectively.

About

OpenFactor

This app generates two-factor authentication codes securely on your iPhone and Apple Watch. It prioritizes privacy with no accounts, servers, or third-party code, and encrypts your data locally. It supports importing from other authenticator apps and offers encrypted backups.

Highlights
  • Generates TOTP and HOTP codes
  • Apple Watch support
  • No account or server required
  • Local data encryption
  • Import from other authenticators
  • Encrypted and plain backups
  • Biometric app lock
Features
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OpenFactor generates two-factor authentication codes on iPhone and Apple Watch. No account, no server, no analytics, no third-party code. Your accounts are encrypted before they are stored. The key that opens them lives in the app's private container on each device, is never synced, is never written to the Keychain, and is excluded from device backups. If you turn on iCloud sync, the encrypted records travel through your own iCloud Keychain and the key does not go with them. DESIGN PRINCIPLES · No backend to breach, subpoena, or shut down. · No telemetry. · Built in the open from the first commit. · Your accounts are yours to take elsewhere. WHAT IT DOES · Generates TOTP and HOTP codes to the published standards, verified against the test vectors in those specifications. · Shows one code at a time on Apple Watch, which keeps working with your iPhone off, absent, or out of range. · Imports from other authenticators, including Google Authenticator transfer codes and Aegis vaults. Scan a setup code with the Camera app, open one from an image, or share an image straight into OpenFactor without saving it to Photos first. · Exports an encrypted backup whose format is public and documented, or a plain file for moving to another app. The difference is stated on screen, because portability should not require hiding the security cost. · Locks behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. WHAT IT DELIBERATELY DOES NOT DO · No Mac app and no browser extension. A second factor is worth less the moment it lives on the machine asking for it. · No password storage and no autofill. This is an authenticator, not a password manager. OPEN SOURCE · The source is public, including the design documents, review findings, and hardware experiments behind them. Read it at github.com/dragut-eth/openfactor

Screenshots

Flic App4 screens
OpenFactor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpenFactor at 5.0 against Flic App's 2.8. OpenFactor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Flic App's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Flic App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OpenFactor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenFactor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flic App has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flic App ships an update monthly, OpenFactor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flic App versus OpenFactor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlic AppOpenFactor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (68 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShortcut LabsReVeNG System

Customer experience

Flic App

All ratings53 ratings
Positive39.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative52.8%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative61.9%

OpenFactor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flic App

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Bluetooth disconnection and reconnection failures
  • App crashes on Flic Twist advanced setup
  • Hub firmware update failures
  • HomeKit buttons not adding to HomeKit despite support claims
  • App login crashes and freezes
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  • Buttons not detected by phone app despite hub programming
  • Connection loss with Sonos speakers
  • Alexa integration breaking after updates
  • WeMo integration broken for extended periods
  • Trådfri gateway pairing failures
  • App crashes when setting Advanced push and twist actions
  • Forced portrait mode on iPad
  • App loses hub connection during programming
  • Music control commands not executing reliably
  • App forgets provider authorization frequently
  • Bluetooth server crashes affecting audio playback
  • Playlist subfolder navigation broken beyond 2 levels deep

Requested features

18 requests
  • Native iOS Shortcuts support
  • Background app execution without keeping app open
  • Dark mode for app interface
  • Landscape orientation support for iPad
  • Integration with Home Assistant and Hubitat
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  • Support for hidden WiFi networks
  • SmartThings integration
  • Siri voice control activation
  • HTTP request headers support for enterprise IoT
  • Virtual keyboard emulation (F13-F24 keys)
  • Per-button sound control settings
  • Counter reset functionality
  • Battery level and connection status indicators
  • Ability to open apps directly on iPhone
  • Matter protocol full support
  • IFTTT integration restoration
  • GoPro and camera integration
  • Chromecast audio control

OpenFactor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flic App

One-time1
  • pack of 20 credits$0.99
None

OpenFactor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flic App free?
Flic App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenFactor free?
OpenFactor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flic App or OpenFactor?
OpenFactor is rated higher. Flic App averages 2.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while OpenFactor averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flic App or OpenFactor have ads?
Flic App shows ads; OpenFactor does not.
Which is updated more often, Flic App or OpenFactor?
Flic App ships an update monthly, and OpenFactor every 5 days. Most recently, Flic App was updated on November 1, 2026 and OpenFactor on October 24, 2026.

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