1Password works very well if you need it. I grew tired of paying yet another subscription and found that Keychain has been incrementally improved over the years and would serve my limited use case.
I love the keychain, although I do use eWallet for everything should the sh@t hit the fan…
paying for a subscription to keep my passwords…
This is anathema to me.
Only work well if your entire ecosystem is Apple.
I have Linux and Windows so is a bum.
eWallet, from Ilium, has clients for iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, Windows, and Android. No subscriptions, but you do pay once for the client on each OS type. I first bought it when I was still an Android user, along with the Windows version. When I went to iOS, I bought the iOS version, which also runs on iPad, including the M1 iPad . This year, when I finally bought a Mac, I had to pay $30 (I think it was) for the MacOS version, which is compatible on M1.
All told, I probably have paid almost $100 for all these different versions. But you only need to buy each one once, so if you have 2 PCs, you pay only once. And they all sync via WiFi on my home network.
You realize this is basically an ad and MacRumors gets a cut. This isn’t a 1Password ad to get customers.
Yes, and I have no problem with MR making money from a sale. But I do have a problem with subscriptions.
Do people really have THAT many passwords?
I have over 300 records in eWallet, maybe as many as 500. About 200 of those are passwords for websites, combination lock codes, and so forth. You should probably have 200 passwords too, and here’s why: when you use the same password on different services, a flaw on one might reveal the password you use on 1, 100, or 1,000 other sites. For that reason, I never use the same password more than once.
Also: my tool of choice, eWallet, doesn’t only store passwords. It can store my credit card numbers, pin codes, software install serial numbers, bank ABA numbers, and anything else that I don’t quite trust keeping in my iPhone’s Contacts.
I have over 100 logins alone for me. Then you add work, another 30. I also have it set up so I can share with my wife hand kids on certain logins. Even if you have 20-30, no way to remember all of those password (if you use a different one for each site, like you should).
Heck, even my 70+ year old mom has about 50 different logins.
I believe it!
As of right now? 570. So more than I can keep in my head, yes.
I believe you too!
Not too different from subs for photos.. "You can have your precious memories, but if you don't pay us, no dice!"
Yep, I just had to upgrade to the next tier for iCloud, and I’m none too happy. At least with my tool of choice, eWallet, all files are encrypted and stored locally. They do have an option for using Dropbox, but I have more than 3 devices. Rather than pay the hideous Dropbox subscription fee, I just use the non-cloude sync for eWallet. About once a month I gather all of my eWallet devices and have a little sync party. Takes about 5 minutes, then they’re all up to date with each other.
