Enpass Password Manager -Lite 4.0.6
For all of this, a smartphone owner can use a handy password manager to keep track of his / her various user names and passwords. However, this kind of tool needs to be rock solid and highly reliable in case of phone theft, cloud sync, etc.
Ready to use without instructions
One of the first things that stands out when you start using Enpass is the no-nonsense UI that doesn’t need any explanation whatsoever. Developer Sinew Software Systems didn’t set out to impress anyone.
Instead, the company decided to offer a state-of-the-art password manager filled to the brim with templates, forms, and miscellaneous options, making Enpass ideal for on-the-go management of credentials.
You start by creating a master password, after which you’re taken to the home screen. It will be blank the first time you visit it, but as soon as you tap the + (plus) button, you’ll instantly realize what goes where and what you can select from the templates to fit your needs. You can add forms for things like credit card, computer, license, password, secure note, travel, sites and blogs, IM clients and social networks, productivity apps, and anything in between.
Two pane view, extensive settings menu
The Enpass GUI is divided in two sections. The main (home) screen where all your credentials can be found, and the left pane where you can filter information by login, finance, license, secure note, travel, and many other criteria.
The settings pane includes things like Hide Password (which comes in useful, but not if you’re ignorant about the auto-lock interval and someone gets hold of your phone), password management, cloud sync features, a data erase function, and more.
Plain text
Password managers are all about security, so when it comes to passwords displayed in plain text, we can’t look the other way and award high points. Enpass unfortunately does the rather silly thing of displaying passwords in plain text in some circumstances where it really shouldn’t. Such as the sharing options that allow you to send credentials via Message or Email. In fact, a password manager really shouldn’t even include sharing options. At most, it should only include cloud sync and an encryption-based export feature.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
Enpass doesn’t impress from a visual standpoint, and nor should it. It’s been designed for utilitarian purposes, not to rain glitter on your smartphone. |
Function9
It has you covered in most scenarios, and where it finally reaches the limit, the paid version awaits. |
Security7
Despite hitting all the right spots for a password manager, displaying passwords in plain text (regardless of the purpose) is not a function that should be available in an app that holds all your private data in one place. |
Battery9
Normal drainage levels. |
Price10
The free version does more than you’d expect for $0, but the paid version seems a tad too expensive. Of course, we’re not here to talk about the latter. |
Compatibility9
Runs natively on all iDevices and only requires iOS 6. |
A state-of-the-art password manager that does more than you’d expect for $0, but could do some things better
Specifications
- price:
- Free with IAP
- current version:
- 4.0.6
- reviewed version:
- 4.0.5
- developer:
- Sinew Software Systems
- category:
- SECURITY & PRIVACY
- os version req.:
- 6.0
- age rating:
- 4+
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. $9.99 for the full version
- hits:
- 523