Password Safes
Password Safes deal with sensible data, hence Permissions play a central role. To me, a password-safe app already gets suspect when it only requests the "Internet" permission. Hence the following list is split into "Clean Permissions" (i.e. no Internet, Calls, SMS-Send, etc.) and "Questionable Permissions" (i.e.: they might be OK, but should be "questioned": "Internet" could be used for ads – or to upload your passwords to "some server"). Generally, I've checked the permissions when collecting (and when updating, see the time-stamps to the right of the corresponding sections) information; never versions might show different.
Clean Permissions
I repeat again: "Clean" was valid at the time of entry – no guarantees whatsoever for future versions! Also: if an app is listed in multiple versions (e.g. free and paid, both in the same line) it means only that at least one of the two is "clean".
Free field definitions / templates
- aWallet Password Manager (4.6@37,813) Ǥ 4
- AnPIFile (3.7@34) 3 Demo; full version on the dev's website
- Data Vault (3.2@44) 1 LastUpdate: 2019-09-09
- Password Safe Lite (2.4@1,503) 1 / Password Safe (4.2@831; ~EUR 3.25) 2
Support different password types
By „password types“ I mean websites, credit cards, email, banking, etc. This usually includes different templates being used, but I couldn't always determine that.
- aRevelation (5@6) 2 LastUpdate: 2020-06-10 Github; Desktop pendant for Linux (read/write/manage): Revelation (0.4.14+ required)
- Password Safe and Manager (4.7@54,052) Ǥ 11 define/arrange categories in PRO version (in-app purchase)
- Password Bank (4.4@105) Ǥ 5 1
- NS Wallet: Offline Password Ma (4.3@8,071) Ǥ 5 Github
- PwChain (Offline Password Mana (4.3@9) 2 LastUpdate: 2015-09-20
- One Key: password manager (3.8@2,127) Ǥ 10
Various "clean" password safes
- KeyGo - Digital Vault (5@9) 5 Github
- Peanut Encryption (5@3) 0 LastUpdate: 2016-11-05 Github
- Authorizer (5@1) 16 Github; use an (old) Android device as physical password store via USB
- Password Manager (4.8@1,662) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-23
- KeyPass (4.8@6) 8 Github
- KeePassDX - FOSS Password Safe (4.6@3,575) 8 / KeePassDX - FOSS Password Safe (1@1) 8 Github; praktisches 1/2021; Intro 1/2021; Anleitung 1/2022; Keepass deluxe material client
- pStore - a Password Manager (4.6@25) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-11-23
- CryptoPass (4.6@22) 0 LastUpdate: 2017-06-02 BitBucket
- CodeGuard (4.5@234) 4 PINs and Logins; Java desktop pendant available (requires Pro to access WiFi)
- My Passwords Manager (4.4@41,749) Ǥ 6
- Keepass2Android Offline (4.4@5,245) 7 / KP2A AutoFillPlugin (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-01-05 / KeyboardSwap for KP2A (4.4@207) 2 LastUpdate: 2020-06-15 Github; Anleitung 4/2019 (mit Video) | 6/2020 | 12/2020; Review 4/2020; compatible to KeyPass 1.x and 2.x – i.e. compatible clients for Desktop (Linux, Mac, Windows) / Github / Github
- OI Safe (4.4@4,517) 2 LastUpdate: 2017-11-29
- Secrets for Android (4.4@1,155) 1 LastUpdate: 2021-06-13 Desktop pendant (Windows only)
- SuperGenPass (4.4@302) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-04-04
- SSE - File & Text Encryption (4.3@3,814) Ǥ 6 GitLab; Password-Safe, texts, files, and more; cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, …); Open Source
- PassKeep - Password Manager (4.3@344) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
- PassK - Password Manager (4.3@98) 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-03
- SafeBox password manager lite (4.3@83) 3 / SafeBox password manager (4.4@161; ~EUR 3.50) 2
- Puff (4.3@11) 4 LastUpdate: 2018-01-31 Github
- Gold Lock - Password Manager (4.2@33) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-01-31
- Passneitor (4.1@167) 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-17
- PasswdSafe - Password Safe (4@4,090) 8 Review 5/2021; OpenSource; Desktop versions available for Linux/Windows
- Offline Password Manager (4@2,540) Ǥ 7
- Password Master (4@10) 1 GitLab
- KeePassDroid (3.9@37,408) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-10-12 Github; compatible clients for Desktop (Linux, Mac, Windows)
- eZ Password Manager (3.9@124) 4
- Password Book(Paid) (3.9@55; ~EUR 2.00) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-06-17
- Gestor Passwords (3.8@201) Ǥ 4
- NFC Password Safe (3.5@67) 3 LastUpdate: 2018-09-23
- PwdHive (3.3@1,360) 2 LastUpdate: 2013-06-18
- YubiClip XOR (0@0) 0 Github
- PINcredible - Secure PIN vault (0@0) 4 Github
- NewPass (0@0) 4 Github
- OneMoreSecret (0@0) 10 Github; for your passwords and other secrets
- PassCard (0@0) 0 LastUpdate: 2016-07-05 Github
- ANOTHERpass (0@0) 14 Github
- sesam (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-05-18 GitLab; does not store the passwords but only generates them based on a salted hash function
- Mooltifill (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2022-08-07 Github; use the Android Autofill service with the Mooltipass BLE hardware authenticator
- c't-SESAM (0@0) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-19 Github; desktop variant available for Linux, Mac and Windows, even a sync server
Questionable Permissions
Means that they exist for all versions of the app. And if even the payed version wants "Internet", that cannot be for ads. Don't get me wrong: this does not mean these apps are evil/malicious. "Questionable" means just what it says: you should question those permissions. They might absolutely make sense (but still it might be questionable if you want it).
Password Safes with Internet
- Secret (4.9@345; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 5 LastUpdate: 2019-10-30
- eWallet - Password Manager (4.7@6,372; ~EUR 10.00) Ǥ 7 fingerprint support; specific forms for different password types
- B-Folders Password Manager (4.7@3,875) Ǥ 11 1
- Zoho Vault Password Manager (4.7@1,173) Ǥ 22
- Password Saver (4.6@20,197) Ǥ 10 4 create & manage passwords
- aWallet Cloud Password Manager (4.6@16,978; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 7 cloudless version available for free
- Keepass2Android Password Safe (4.4@34,515) 12 1 / Keepass2 USB Keyboard Plugin (4.3@179) 1 LastUpdate: 2019-07-12 Anleitung 4/2019 (mit Video) | 6/2020; Einrichtung 8/2018-12/2020; Video Tutorial 11/2018 (DE); Review 4/2020; directly open password files from servers on the net. If you don't need that, check Keepass2Android Offline / Github
- BlackBerry Password Keeper (4.3@6,154) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2020-05-06
- Password Vault Lite (4.3@574) 6 2
- Bitwarden Password Manager (4.1@48,862) Ǥ 15 1 Github; Intro 3/2022
- Twik (4@286) 1 LastUpdate: 2015-07-23 Github
- Nextcloud Passwords (4@223) 10 LastUpdate: 2023-02-20 GitLab
- Universal Password Manager (3.9@4,448) 3 Github; also available for Linux, Mac, and Windows
- Password Book (3.8@1,048) 8 1 LastUpdate: 2022-06-17
- Passky Password Manager (3.7@15) 1 Github
- simple cloud password manager (3.5@6,256) 5
- Nextcloud Passwords (3.5@246) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2020-10-15 Github
- SecretVaultpro (3.5@163) 2 LastUpdate: 2016-02-19
- SplashID Safe Password Manager (2.3@5,877) Ǥ 16 7 Desktop-pendant for Mac/Win available
- Vault (0@0) 8 Github; compatible with KeePass
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files - Enigmatic Mouse (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2019-08-11 Github
- KeePassVault (0@0) 10 1 Github; Keepass client with integrated WebDAV & Git sync
- Passtable (0@0) 5 Github; cross-platform
- OneKeePass Password Manager (0@0) 10 1 Github; w/ specific templates for logins, credit cards and more
- AuthPass - KeePass compatible Password Manager (0@0) 8 Github
- LibrePass (0@0) 6 Github
- Passman (0@0) 6 Github; Nextcloud
- NextPass (0@0) 5 LastUpdate: 2021-09-17 Github; client for Nextcloud Passwords
- rust-keylock-android (0@0) 2 Github
- TinyKeePass (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2020-11-12 Github; read-only client for KeePass
- Proton Pass: Password Manager (0@0) 11 Github
Password Safes with Internet and more
- NoKey (5@4) 5 LastUpdate: 2018-12-16 Github; Camera permission for QR code scanning
- Password Store (4.9@416) 9 LastUpdate: 2021-08-05 Github; requires OpenKeyChain
- Sticky Password Manager (4.8@9,378) Ǥ 25
- Password Manager SafeInCloud 1 (4.7@36,657; ~EUR 55.00) Ǥ 13 2 Windows version available; import from other password managers
- Norton Password Manager (4.6@79,234) Ǥ 21 4
- Keeper Password Manager (4.5@104,169) Ǥ 20 1 also available for Linux/Mac/Windows/iPhone
- Kaspersky Password Manager (4.5@34,274) Ǥ 17 5
- KeepassA (4.5@38) Ǥ 14 1 Github
- Dashlane - Password Manager (4.4@225,336) Ǥ 17 2 Vorstellung 10/2017; also available for iOS, Mac, and Windows. But for a password manager, way to many permissions
- Password Safe and Repository (4.4@1,275) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2018-11-15
- Password Wallet - Password Manager (4.3@126) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2020-03-26
- passwd (4.2@38) 4 LastUpdate: 2021-02-08 Github
- MYKI: Offline Password Manager & Authenticator (4@4,678) Ǥ 19 2 LastUpdate: 2022-03-01 Password Manager, Generator & Authenticator
- 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet (3.9@34,616) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2022-08-05 Intro 2/2016
- Enpass Password Manager (3.9@19,769) Ǥ 20 1 Datenschutz-Analyse 9/2019; Video Review 4/2020
- Password Manager (3.9@1,274) 6 3 / Password Safe Pro (4@745; ~EUR 5.00) 6 1
- oneSafe 5 Password Manager (3.8@2,035) 14 1
- Password Manager Data Vault + (3.8@415) Ǥ 10 3 LastUpdate: 2022-08-09 / DataVault Password Manager (4.7@1,174; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 10 LastUpdate: 2022-05-23
- LastPass Password Manager (3.6@231,378) Ǥ 18 5 Datenschutz-Test 2/2021 DE | EN
- Password Genie Data Protection (3.6@188) Ǥ 21 7
- Keyspace (0@0) 11 1 LastUpdate: 2023-02-06 Github; cloud based
Password Generators
One-Time-Passwords (OTP)
- 2FA Hub for Samsung Watches (5@38) Ǥ 15 1
- Etopa 2FA (5@17) 5 Github
- Magic mOTP (4.9@27) 9
- Aegis Authenticator - 2FA App (4.7@4,314) 4 Github; Video Review 6/2019
- Authenticator Pro (4.7@2,128) 10 Github
- Ente Auth - 2FA Authenticator (4.7@432) 10 1 Github; cloud-based with E2E
- Microsoft Authenticator (4.6@1,800,527) Ǥ 26 5 Video Review 3/2020; Datenschutz-Check 9/2021 & die Antwort von MS 3/2022
- SoundLogin Authenticator (4.5@30) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2020-03-03
- Secur - Cross platform 2FA OTP (4.5@24) 2 GitLab
- 2FA Authenticator (2FAS) (4.3@30,757) Ǥ 15 1
- andOTP - OTP Authenticator (4.3@1,838) 1 LastUpdate: 2021-07-03 Github; IzzyOnDroid recommendation
- FreeOTP+ (2FA Authenticator) (4.2@397) 6 Github
- Free OTP Authenticator with cl (4.2@85) 9 2 LastUpdate: 2020-12-27
- MyOTP (4.1@7,205) Ǥ 9 2
- OTPdroid (4@46) 1 LastUpdate: 2014-10-19 One Time Password generator
- Yubico Authenticator (3.9@1,819) 4 Github; Anleitung 11/2022
- Mobile-OTP (3.9@228) 0 Github; One-time password generator
- t-MOTP (3.8@19) Ǥ 11 1
- TruGrid Authenticator v1 (3.7@10) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-10-25
- Canopus OTP/MAC generator (3.7@6) 1
- Twilio Authy Authenticator (3.6@80,493) Ǥ 14 2
- TOTP Authenticator – 2FA Cloud (3.5@3,927) Ǥ 14 2
- CometOTP - 2FA Authenticator (1@32) 2 LastUpdate: 2023-03-15
- Shield Authenticator (0@0) 9 Github
- OneTimePass (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2021-09-24 Github; Two-factor (TOTP) authentication
- 1-2-Authenticate (0@0) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2019-01-06 / 1-2-Authenticate Pro (5@1; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2019-01-06 Github
- Mauth (0@0) 4 Github
Master Password
- Frog Password Generator (5@1) 0 LastUpdate: 2014-06-13 Github; generate the same password only when the masterpasword, the webseite and the servicetype match
- Master Password (4.8@1,128) 4 LastUpdate: 2023-04-05 One password to rule them all: reproducible but secure passwords and PINs
- LessPass (4.8@157) 3 Github
- CryptoPass (4.6@22) 0 LastUpdate: 2017-06-02 BitBucket
- SuperGenPass (4.4@302) 1 LastUpdate: 2018-04-04
- Password Generator (PFA) (4.1@50) 1 Github; one master password to rule them all
- Twik (4@286) 1 LastUpdate: 2015-07-23 Github
- PasswordMaker Pro (4@87) 0 LastUpdate: 2019-02-27 Github
- sesam (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2018-05-18 GitLab; does not store the passwords but only generates them based on a salted hash function
- Salasana (0@0) 0 LastUpdate: 2021-12-26 Github
Other password generators
- Password Hash (5@281) 0 LastUpdate: 2020-02-28 Github; Create passwords for each website
- Password generator (4.8@2,183) Ǥ 6 3 LastUpdate: 2019-11-21
- IYPS- Is Your Password Secure? (4.8@12) 1 Github; password strength tester
- Diceware Password Generator (4.7@40) 1 LastUpdate: 2020-07-12 Github
- Cipher (4.7@6) 2 LastUpdate: 2019-02-24 Github
- Password Generator (4.6@2,778) 1 GitLab
- Passwy (4@17) LastUpdate: 2015-11-08 Github
- Wassword - Password Generator (0@0) 1 Github
- Pazzword - Password Evaluator (0@0) 1 Github
- PassCard (0@0) 0 LastUpdate: 2016-07-05 Github
- Passera (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-06-18
- Passwords to remember (0@0) 1 Github; generates human readable passwords
Various Password Tools
- Password Monitor (0@0) 3 Github; ensure your password safety by scanning for potential breaches
Further Readings:
- The 6 Best Authenticator Apps for 2FA and Other Enhanced Account Security (9/2022)
- The 6 Best Password Managers for Android (1/2022)
- Sechs Keepass-Apps im Test (3/2020)
- The 5 Best Alternatives to Google Authenticator (3/2020 - 5/2022)
- Der ultimative Passwort-Guide – So schützt du deine Online-Identität
- Video: Was können Passwortmanager? Empfehlung KeePass (3/2020)
- Was bedeutet Zwei-Faktor-Authentifizierung? (6/2016 - 12/2018)
- Auto-Insert: Phishing-Apps können Passwort-Manager ausspionieren (10/2018)
- Have I been pwned?: Offline Check (8/2017)
- Leserfrage: Sicheres Passwort beim Online-Banking (7/2017)
- Sicherheitsprobleme bei Passwort-Managern (3/2017)
- Top 5 Best KeePass Companion Apps for Android (10/2016 - 11/2022)
- The best password manager apps for Android (3/2014 - 2/2022)