Have an iPhone / Android password manager w/ backup to computer recommendation?
October 5, 2010 7:44 AM Subscribe
I've been using Keeper by Callpod on my iPhone to store my passwords. It's been a pretty decent software and I liked the ability to back up my data to my computer. However, they recently decided to start charging $30 / year to do what was once free. That's bogus. I'll pay a one-time fee though. A friend of mine has an Android phone and has been using Keeper and would like to switch as well. Any recommendations?
Thanks.
I use KeePass on my computer, and KeePassDroid on my phone.
http://keepass.info/
http://www.keepassdroid.com/
In terms of keeping the database files in sync, I've been doing it manually, through a backup file I push up to S3. There's an S3 client for Android that I use to pull down this backup copy when I know that things have changed enough in the password database.
KeePass is free and open source.
posted by chengjih at 8:08 AM on October 5, 2010
http://keepass.info/
http://www.keepassdroid.com/
In terms of keeping the database files in sync, I've been doing it manually, through a backup file I push up to S3. There's an S3 client for Android that I use to pull down this backup copy when I know that things have changed enough in the password database.
KeePass is free and open source.
posted by chengjih at 8:08 AM on October 5, 2010
http://mykeepass.wikidot.com/start
This will be updated soon I hope. I use dropbox to sync my databases...
posted by runit at 8:15 AM on October 5, 2010
This will be updated soon I hope. I use dropbox to sync my databases...
posted by runit at 8:15 AM on October 5, 2010
I use 1Password, which when I switched from another app to it was the only one I could find that would do login on the iPhone. The dropbox-based syncing is nice and painless to keep 2 iDevices and 2 computers synced. It's a pleasant integration on the desktop side but it sounds like that may not matter to you.
A quick search shows they've added Android support.
posted by phearlez at 8:39 AM on October 5, 2010
A quick search shows they've added Android support.
posted by phearlez at 8:39 AM on October 5, 2010
1Password.
posted by entropicamericana at 8:45 AM on October 5, 2010
posted by entropicamericana at 8:45 AM on October 5, 2010
1password is awesome. I used it on my Mac before I got an iPhone and when I got an iPhone, I bought their iPhone app the day it came out. Love it!
posted by Brian Puccio at 8:51 AM on October 5, 2010
posted by Brian Puccio at 8:51 AM on October 5, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks for the suggestions so far everyone! Does anyone have any experience with Roboform?
posted by reddot at 9:14 AM on October 5, 2010
posted by reddot at 9:14 AM on October 5, 2010
4thing 1Password, totally fantastic. The Dropbox syncing is phenomenal.
posted by awesomebrad at 1:03 PM on October 5, 2010
posted by awesomebrad at 1:03 PM on October 5, 2010
The name of the iPhone app that works with KeePass (the free and open source program mentioned above) is MyKeyPass. It's 99 cents. Not sure if 1password is worth the additional cost or not. The Dropbox app is free.
posted by Thoughtcrime at 6:25 PM on October 5, 2010
posted by Thoughtcrime at 6:25 PM on October 5, 2010
I use SplashID myself, which has Mac and Windows desktop clients and a lot of mobile clients, including iPhone.
That said, I have heard a lot of people recommending 1Password over the years, and it seems to have improved steadily.
posted by ZeusHumms at 6:38 PM on October 5, 2010
That said, I have heard a lot of people recommending 1Password over the years, and it seems to have improved steadily.
posted by ZeusHumms at 6:38 PM on October 5, 2010
The KeePassDroid blog describes how to keep the password databased synchronized between two devices (e.g., your phone and your computer) by using Dropbox. It seems to work pretty well on my Android phone, and it's free.
posted by exogenous at 6:43 AM on October 6, 2010
posted by exogenous at 6:43 AM on October 6, 2010
BTW, it was SplashID that I left to go to 1Password. I left it because the multi-machine handling was poor. That might have changed.
I discovered that 1Password just had a lot of nice little features and polish that I was not aware of when I made the change - it made the higher cost go from acceptable to completely palatable. While the initial cost of entry was higher I - a serious cheapskate - have never regretted it for a second.
posted by phearlez at 9:14 AM on October 6, 2010
I discovered that 1Password just had a lot of nice little features and polish that I was not aware of when I made the change - it made the higher cost go from acceptable to completely palatable. While the initial cost of entry was higher I - a serious cheapskate - have never regretted it for a second.
posted by phearlez at 9:14 AM on October 6, 2010
Another vote for SplashID here - really awesome with my new iPod Touch (same version as the iPhone). The thing I really like about it (apart from using Blowfish encryption) is the user-friendly desktop GUI. I use this all the time on my desktop to look up passwords and on my iPod to look up PIN numbers, etc.
posted by Susurration at 8:30 PM on October 6, 2010
posted by Susurration at 8:30 PM on October 6, 2010
Response by poster: I decided to go with LastPass. It's relatively cheap, doesn't require a desktop app, and was able to import my old data fairly easily. I didn't want to rely on a service that needed dropbox support. I like how LastPass syncs directly with the iPhone app.
Thank you everyone for your advice.
Todd
posted by reddot at 2:44 PM on October 29, 2010
Thank you everyone for your advice.
Todd
posted by reddot at 2:44 PM on October 29, 2010
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