Password managers are becoming more and more popular. The ability to keep all of your passwords in one spot is highly appealing. With mobile, you can have them on you at all times and the security isn't half bad. You can also use these to set more complex, less vulnerable passwords without the need to remember all of them. There are tons of password managers on PC, Mac, and mobile. Here are the best password manager apps for Android. We also highly recommend checking out our best two-factor authentication apps for even more added security.
1Password
Price: Free / $2.99-$4.99 per month
1Password is one of the more competitive password managers. It has a lot of the basic features, including password management (obviously), password generation, cross-platform support with other operating systems, and more. The app also comes with password unlock and other organization and safety features. 1Password provides a 30-day free trial for setup and demoing. You have to subscribe with one of their plans after that.
aWallet Password Manager
Price: Free / $3.49
aWallet is one of those password manager apps that have been around for a very long time. It stores passwords, banking info, credit card info, and custom data if you need it to. There is also a built-in search, custom icons, and an auto-lock feature. There is even a built-in password generator so you don't have to think of one, but that is a premium feature. It covers all the basics, includes AES and Blowfish encryption, and seems to do everything right. You can download the app for free and pay for the pro version as a single in-app purchase. We like it when stuff doesn't need a subscription.
Bitwarden
Price: Free
Bitwarden is a newer password manager app and a surprisingly good one. The developers seem to take this whole password management thing very seriously. The app includes AES-256 bit encryption, salted hashing, and PBKDF2-SHA-256 (a technology that helps prevent brute force attacks). The app is also totally free, completely open source, and you can host your own password server if you want to. It even supports Android's Autofill API. This is probably the best password manager app that you've probably never heard of before. We can say that and not get accused of sponsorship because it's free so nobody gets any money anyway! It's easily among the best free password manager apps.
Dashlane
Price: Free / $4.99-$9.99 per month
Dashlane is a fairly popular password manager app. It has a decent number of features, good encryption, and a decent set of free features. The free version includes auto-fill, security alerts, storage for up to 50 passwords, and usability on a single device. There are two premium subscriptions from there. The $4.99 per month option upgrades the password storage and device syncing to unlimited while adding dark web monitoring and a perfunctory VPN. The $9.99 per month tier adds a credit monitoring service, identity restoration support, and $1 million in identity theft insurance. That's pretty hardcore. However, most people are serviced just fine with the free password manager version too as long as they don't want it on their computer as well as their mobile device.
Enpass Password Manager
Price: Free / $9.99
Enpass is a fairly powerful password manager. It covers the basics and there are even desktop versions available for Mac, PC, and Linux. It also boasts no subscription fees which is a nice touch. Alongside that, the app can backup and restore your info, includes 256-bit AES encryption, cross-platform syncing, and you can even import from other password managers to make migration easier. You can also have it auto-fill your passwords into Google Chrome if you use that browser. It's free to download and use with a single $9.99 payment to unlock everything. They also have a beta app that is currently testing new features.
Keepass2Android
Price: Free
Keepass2Android is one of the more basic password manager apps. It has the basics and you'll be able to backup passwords and such. However, it doesn't have a lot of the more complex features of many of its competitors. The app's main claim to fame is that it's completely free and open source. It's based on the code for Keepassdroid (which is another excellent free, open source password manager) and the two are compatible with one another. This is another excellent free password manager for those on a budget.
LastPass Password Manager
Price: Free / $2-$4 per month
LastPass is about as mainstream as it gets when it comes to password manager apps. It has a metric ton of features, including auto-filling passwords into apps, sites, and even forms. It's also flashy and a lot of people like flashy these days. It also allows you to store photos and audio notes securely. There are several other more unique or uncommon features such as fingerprint scanner support, a password generator, a password auditor to let you know if your password is weak, and even the ability to grant emergency access to a friend or family member. The subscription tiers are competitively priced, but we would've liked to have seen a better offering in the free version. You can also grab LastPass Authenticator in Google Play to add 2-factor authentication for added security.
Password Safe
Price: Free / $4.99
Password Safe and Manager is a good middle-of-the-road option when it comes to password managers. This one boasts absolutely zero connections to the Internet as well as a 256-bit encryption which should help you feel relatively safe. It also has Material Design which looks and acts wonderfully. You can put your passwords in, categorize them for easy browsing, and even generate new passwords on the fly. Additionally, it comes with auto-backup. There are many more features if you decide to buy the pro version for $3.99. It's not the most powerful, but it's still pretty good.
RememBear
Price: Free / $36 per year
RememBear is another newer password manager from the developers of TunnelBear VPN. It works like your standard password manager. It saves login credentials for websites as well as apps. You can even save credit card info if you really want to. It also has a notepad function and password encryption. The free version of the app lets you use almost all of the features on a single device. The premium version adds cross-device syncing, data backups, and priority support. It's still a little new and that means the occasional bug. However, it already hangs with the best password manager apps and it's only going to get better over time. The free version works pretty well too.
Google Smart Lock
Price: Free
Google's Smart Lock is a surprisingly good password manager. It works natively on Android, Google Chrome, and Chrome OS. Basically, you log into something and Google asks if you want it to remember the password. The next time you open that app or that site, Google puts the details in for you. It supports usernames, passwords, credit card info, and some other stuff. It's all entirely free as well. Hit the button above to access the passwords stored on your Google account.
OEM solutions like Samsung Pass
Price: Free (usually)
It's not very common, but some phones (mainly Samsung) have password managers as part of the OS. These password managers are usually tied to an account, sync between devices, and work with the device's existing security. For instance, with Samsung Pass, you can auto-fill apps and websites by using the iris scanner on the Samsung phone instead of the usual fingerprint or PIN/pattern unlock methods. It's only a good solution if you intend on sticking with a brand for a while. Otherwise, we recommend one of the nine solutions above. Still, if you have a phone with something like this built-in already, it might be worthy of a chance. They are usually free.
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