![]() Again, with all the companies being hacked nowadays I prefer to keep my syncs local. With this new version they've done away with other cloud syncing and introduced their own cloud server syncing. I've used mSecure for years, choosing to sync locally with my desktop computer instead of optional cloud syncing such as Dropbox. I advise all of you new to this to do the same. I’ll be moving on to a different product and no longer will support these money grubbers. So in their greed to make more money, they are taking away features already paid for unless you agree to their subscription. The only problem? Tags are one of the paywall-blocked features in their new premium subscription model. In v6, they’ve taken away groups and replaced them with “tags” which can be added to password entries (now called vaults). Groups were a “pro” feature, if I recall correctly. I have a group for my utilities logins, for example. In v5, you had ability to assign a password entry to a “group”, to better organize your passwords. They claim pro membership keeps everything they had (and gets more) but it’s a lie. They now offer a “premium” subscription (monthly or yearly) if you want to keep same features you had previously. ![]() Now they have created a new version (again, which their app forced me into an upgrade of) and dropped the $30 pro membership off the map. Unfortunately this company’s greed knows no bounds. When I was forced to upgrade to v5, I decided to reward the company with some money for a good product and purchased their “pro” membership for $30. So just to set expectations, I’ve used MSecure since version 4. Sorry for all the words - I’m not used to writing reviews and I want to make sure that potential users understand how great PasswordManager is. Plus, I had a minor problem when I was trying to set up synching, but, no worries, mSeven support came quickly to my rescue. But, if you like using the cloud, mSecure gives you several options. I don’t like using the cloud, so I am very comfortable with using the backup and WiFi synching functions in PasswordManager. Version 5.5 fixed all of that and then some! Synching is fast and seamless so I can keep my iOS devices totally up-to-date, along with my Windows version on my laptop. I was one of the unhappy users that complained about the lack of WiFi synching capability when version 5 came out. I started using mSecure in version 4 and loved it. I actually generate and change my passwords frequently since I got PasswordManager, just as one should. PasswordManager can be synched with several different storage media and can export your data to a spreadsheet. It generates, securely stores and gives easy access to your passwords. This current version does everything anyone would want in a password manager. ![]() I understand you get more “features” for that $30 than just the biometric login, but why is that a pro feature in the first place? There are tons of apps out there where it is a basic feature so charging money for it seems like a money grab. I had touch login on my previous phone, but after upgrading to the iPhone 11 it is now locked behind a $30 paywall. Next feature that is missing is the biometric login. Actual quote from this weekend, “Sorry Wife, PasswordManager that we have used for years has decided to put the free version of backing up our data behind a paywall and I didn’t notice so our options are to spend $30 right now or just lose the data.” Thanks for that argument. Now all backups are a pro feature and when my wife and I bought new phones this weekend we were left high and dry without any way of backing up our data. This was a bit slow and clunky, but it was nice in the event something happened with my phone. You used to have the ability to create an email backup and automatic sync was a pro feature. If these features had always been on the pro version I would understand, but they started out free to draw in new customers and then were moved up after PasswordManager gained more recognition I don’t begrudge the company for making a pro version with more features, but they seemed to have pushed out some of the basic features into the pro version to force you to upgrade. I have used the free version MSecure for many years.
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