Lookout for Work vs FIS Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lookout for Work
This app provides security and phishing protection for corporate devices. It ensures your device adheres to company policies and allows easy communication with your IT department if compliance issues arise.
- Corporate device security
- Phishing protection
- Policy compliance
- IT department contact
- Out-of-compliance alerts
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Lookout for Work is only for employers who have enrolled in the Lookout Enterprise program. Install Lookout for Work on your corporate device to make sure your device stays compliant with your company's corporate policies. If a device is found to be out-of-compliance, you can easily contact your IT department to resolve the situation. Lookout for Work includes call and message protection features. Call protection blocks incoming calls from numbers on your organization's block list, which is managed by your administrator. Message protection filters SMS, MMS, and RCS messages to detect phishing and fraud threats based on criteria defined by your administrator. Data accessed through these features is used solely to provide call and message protection and is never used for tracking or shared with third parties.
FIS Authenticator
This app provides a secure second-factor authentication solution for users of FIS' Infinity IdP identity management service. It acts as a mobile companion to enhance account security.
- Second-factor authentication
- Identity management companion
- Enhanced account security
- Mobile authentication
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A mobile companion app to FIS' Infinity IdP identity management service, providing second-factor authentication for registered users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lookout for Work at 4.4 against FIS Authenticator's 4.2. Lookout for Work also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 237). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Lookout for Work holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lookout for Work has 2.8K ratings behind it against 237, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
Lookout for Work ships an update monthly, FIS Authenticator every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lookout for Work | FIS Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.2 (237 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 237 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lookout, Inc. | eFunds Corporation |
Customer experience
Lookout for Work
FIS Authenticator
Bugs and requests
Lookout for Work
Reported bugs
4 issues- Perpetually flags deleted apps as threats
- Prevents access to work apps and email
- Doesn't acknowledge changes made on the device
- Causes white screen and app crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Improve update speed and accuracy
- Add option to disable VPN on trusted networks
- Provide better visibility into app behavior
- Improve battery optimization
FIS Authenticator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lookout for Work
No in-app purchases
FIS Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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