8 best KeePass apps for iOS
Finding a good KeePass app for your iPhone or iPad can be challenging. Some apps are no longer maintained, others lack necessary features. This article will give you an overview of the current options.
KeePassium
KeePassium features a clean well-polished interface and makes KeePass easy to use. It is a lightweight app that respects your privacy: offline-first, no ads, no analytics.
- Main features
- AutoFill, TouchID/FaceID, kdb/kdbx3/kdbx4, attachments, TOTP, YubiKey, dark mode
- Synchronization
- Automatic sync via system integration (Files app), using the original cloud apps. This way, KeePassium itself stays offline.
- Transparency
- open source (GPL-3.0)
- Updates
- actively maintained
- User support
- very responsive
- Ethics
- published a critical review of competing apps (you are reading it now)
- Price
- Free (no ads, no trial period) + premium upgrade for convenience features
MiniKeePass
Note 1: as of 14 November 2019, MiniKeePass has been removed from the App Store.
Note 2: on 5 April 2020, MiniKeePass returned to the App Store with an announcement that the app will be retired by the end of the year.
Started in 2011, MiniKeePass is one of the oldest KeePass app for iOS. Unfortunately, it has been abandoned by its developers.
- Main features
- Touch ID/Face ID, kdb/kdbx3
- Missing pieces
- No synchronization, no AutoFill, no kdbx4 support, no attachments
- Synchronization
- none
- Transparency
- open source (GPL-3.0)
- Updates
- No updates since 2016, formally discontinued in 2020.
- User support
- none
- Ethics
- all good :)
- Price
- Free
KeePass Touch
KeePass Touch is a fork of MiniKeePass, but with more features and still maintained.
- Main features
- AutoFill, TouchID/FaceID, kdb/kdbx3/kdbx4, dark mode.
- Missing pieces
- no file attachments
- Synchronization
- in-app support of Dropbox, FTP and local Wi-Fi sync
- Transparency
- As a fork of MiniKeePass, KeePass Touch must make its source code public, but was reluctant to do so
- Updates
- Maintained
- User support
- none
- Ethics
- questionable
- Price
- Free (with ads) + one-time purchase to hide ads
- Misc
- Technically, KeePass Touch is not allowed on the App Store due to the AppStore-vs-GPL conflict. One complaint from a MiniKeePass contributor, and Apple will remove KeePass Touch from the App Store.
Strongbox
Strongbox Password Safe supports KeePass format since 2018.
- Main features
- AutoFill, TouchID/FaceID, kdb/kdbx3/kdbx4/pwsafe formats, TOTP, YubiKey, dark mode, very customizable.
- Synchronization
- in-app integration with several clouds, and iOS Files app.
- Transparency
- open source (AGPL-3.0)
- Updates
- actively maintained
- User support
- very responsive
- Ethics
- all good, but occasionally finds inspiration in KeePassium :)
- Price
- free + paid premium
PassDrop 2
- Main features
- opens KeePass 1.x `kdb` databases
- Missing pieces
- everything else, even no support for key files
- Synchronization
- none
- Transparency
- open source (AGPL-3.0)
- Updates
- abandoned
- User support
- none
- Price
- free
KyPass 4
KyPass is one of the oldest KeePass apps on the App Store. It has a rather unconventional design, but is packed with features.
- Main features
- AutoFill, TouchID/FaceID, kdb/kdbx3/kdbx4 formats, TOTP, InputStick, dark mode
- Missing pieces
- Lacks in design and usability (this is subjective, of course)
- Synchronization
- in-app integration with several clouds, and iOS Files app.
- Transparency
- proprietary, closed source
- Updates
- actively maintained
- User support
- hit-and-miss, response time varies
- Ethics
- "borrowed" other developer's code, removed inconvenient questions, and systematically abandons its paying customers.
- Price
- one-time purchase (of the current version only)
AuthPass
Cross-platform app that supports KeePass format. Available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Review coming soon.
- Main features
- TouchID/FaceID, kdb/kdbx3/kdbx4 formats
- Missing pieces
- iOS AutoFill
- Transparency
- Open source (GPL-3.0)
- Updates
- actively maintained
- Price
- free
MiKee
MiKee is a new app in beta stage.
- Transparency
- open source (GPL-3.0)
- Updates
- under development
There is a direct link to each app, feel free to try them. If you need best quality, reliability and support — get KeePassium.
Last Updated: 2021-06-14