mSecure vs Sticky Password (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, mSecure and Sticky Password share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan, and mSecure starts cheaper, at $1.66 a month against $2.50 a month when paid by the year.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
mSecure grades higher on the free plan. Sticky Password grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
mSecure
Password manager and secure data vault for phones and computers
Sticky Password
Password manager with cloud or Wi-Fi sync and a lifetime license
Which one is for you
Pick mSecure if
- Fits if you want a vault across Apple, Android and Windows devices at a low yearly price
- Works for families who want a Family plan at $4.99 a month billed yearly
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay on the free plan, because passkeys, sync, autofill and the extension are not on it
- Watch out: the prices read were the yearly ones; the monthly-billing prices were not displayed
- Watch out: the Teams plan at $19.90 a month does not say how many seats it covers
- Skip it if you use Linux, as no Linux app is listed
Pick Sticky Password if
- Fits if you want your devices to sync over local Wi-Fi and stay off the cloud
- Works for one device on the free version, or for paying $79.99 once instead of renewing
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're never paying and own a phone and a laptop, as free covers one device
- Skip it if you want to share logins without paying, because sharing is Premium
- Not for you if you want it wired into other tools, since no integrations, API or web vault are listed
- Watch out: the Firefox extension only works with the Sticky Password desktop app on the same computer
- Watch out: Lifetime+ is listed at $12 for 1 year and $24 for 2 without saying what it includes, and website prices may differ
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAmSecureGood | 2.8GPASticky PasswordGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssentials is $1.66 a month billed yearly, inside the cheapest quarter ($2.00). Premium is $2.49 and Family $4.99. | BPremium is $29.99 a year on the US App Store, which is $2.50 a month, down in the lowest-priced quarter of this category where plans start at $2.49 and the middle is $2.99. Lifetime at $79.99 is a worse bet, nearly three years of the yearly price. |
| Free plan and trial | BA free plan with unlimited records and AES-256 encryption, plus a 30-day Premium trial with no card. Sync, passkeys and autofill are not on it. | CAlways free on one device, the store listings say, and one device is the wall: cloud sync and backup, Wi-Fi sync and password sharing are all Premium. No trial of Premium is on record either. |
| Features | BPasskeys, one-time codes, custom records, sync options, security centre, autofill, browser extension and sharing. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. | BNothing the category expects is missing: autofill for logins and forms, passkeys, payment cards, secure notes, a generator, breach monitoring and a weak-password check. Premium syncs by cloud or local Wi-Fi, and Contactless Connect approves a login on any computer from your phone. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Sync and autofill need accounts and set-up on each device. | B4.69 from about 1,500 App Store ratings, just short of our top mark and on thinner evidence than the big names here. It saves logins as you browse and the vault opens with your fingerprint, face or a PIN. |
| Platforms and integrations | BiOS, Android, macOS, Windows and a browser extension, with Dropbox, iCloud and Apple Watch support. | BiPhone, Android and extensions for Chrome and Firefox, with the Firefox one only working when the desktop app is on the same computer. No web vault, no integrations and no API are listed. |
| Best for | a password and records vault on every device | syncing passwords over your own Wi-Fi, no cloud |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: mSecure and Sticky Password. How we grade
Price against what you get
mSecure starts at $1.66 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sticky Password starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Sticky Password scores higher, and starts $0.84 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other password managers on the chart, 3 score higher than mSecure for less, and 3 score higher than Sticky Password for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- mSecure is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Sticky Password can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- mSecure also covers templates.
At a glance
| mSecure | Sticky Password | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.66 per month, billed annually (Essentials) | $29.99 per year (Premium, 1 user, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | Unlimited records, AES-256 encryption, auto-lock, search and sorting and a password generator, with a 30-day Premium trial. | The store listings say Sticky Password is always free for one device. Cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, password sharing and priority support are Premium features. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of Premium, no credit card required | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | mSeven Software LLC | Lamantine Software a.s. |
| Price read from | msecure.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
mSecure
- Passkeys, sync, autofill and the browser extension are not on the free plan.
- Prices read were the yearly ones, shown per month; the monthly-billing prices were not displayed.
- The Teams plan page does not say how many seats the $19.90 covers.
- Apps are listed for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows only; there is no Linux version listed.
Sticky Password
- The free version covers one device; syncing, cloud backup, password sharing and priority support need Premium.
- Prices here are the US App Store's in-app prices. Plans sold on the vendor's website, including any for teams, may be priced differently.
- The Firefox extension's listing says it works only when the Sticky Password desktop application is installed on the same computer.
- The App Store lists Lifetime+ purchases at $12.00 for 1 year and $24.00 for 2 years without saying what they include.
Key features
mSecure
- Passkeys and one-time codes
- Version 7 stores passkeys next to passwords and generates two-factor codes inside the app, on paid plans.
- Customizable records
- Templates, field editing and tags let you shape records for logins, cards, documents and other data.
- Several ways to sync
- Sync through mSecure Cloud, Dropbox, iCloud (Mac and iOS) or over Wi-Fi.
- Security Center
- Flags weak, reused and aging passwords, and shows which logins support two-factor authentication.
- Autofill and browser extension
- Fills usernames and passwords in apps and on websites, with biometric unlock by Face ID or fingerprint.
- Sharing
- Premium and above can share selected records with other mSecure users through mSecure Cloud.
Sticky Password
- Autofill and form filling
- Saves logins as you browse and fills passwords and online forms in browsers and supported apps. The vault unlocks with a master password, biometrics or a PIN.
- Passkeys
- Creates and uses passkeys for sign-ins and stores them in the vault alongside passwords, payment cards and secure notes.
- Cloud or local Wi-Fi sync
- Premium syncs devices either through Sticky Password's cloud or over local Wi-Fi with no cloud involved. Data is encrypted on the device before it syncs.
- Contactless Connect
- Uses your smartphone to authorize logins on any browser or platform, without installing Sticky Password there or typing the master password.
- Dark web and breach monitoring
- Scans for credentials that appear in breach databases and alerts you when a service you use has been reported breached.
- Password generator and health check
- Creates strong, unique passwords for new accounts and identifies weak, old or reused passwords among existing ones.
Plans
mSecure
Free$0
Unlimited records with encryption, auto-lock, search and a generator; passkeys, sync and autofill need a paid plan.
Essentials$1.66
per month, billed annually
Adds passkeys, one-time codes, biometric unlock, autofill, the browser extension, attachments, sync and Apple Watch.
Premium$2.49
per month, billed annually
Everything in Essentials plus two-factor sign-in, tags, custom filters, a sharing center and data sharing.
Family$4.99
per month, billed annually
Premium features under a multi-user license, with license management to add or remove family members.
Teams$19.90
per month, billed annually; seat count not shown
Family features for a team; the admin also gets a Family plan for personal use at no extra cost.
Sticky Password
Free$0
One device, without cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, password sharing or priority support.
Premium (1 user, 1 year)$29.99
per year (US App Store in-app purchase)
All your devices, with cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, secure password sharing and priority support.
Premium (1 user, lifetime)$79.99
one-time (US App Store in-app purchase)
Premium for a single payment with nothing to renew. The listing says future updates are included.
Ways to pay less
mSecure
- Annual discount
Save 16% with yearly billing
The plans page labels yearly billing as saving 16% against paying monthly.
Sticky Password
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Premium license
The US App Store lists Premium (1 user, lifetime) at $79.99, a single payment with no renewals that the listing says covers all future updates.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, mSecure or Sticky Password?
As of Nov 12, 2026, mSecure is cheaper to start with: $1.66 a month, against $2.50 a month when paid by the year for Sticky Password. mSecure starts at $1.66 per month, billed annually (Essentials), and Sticky Password starts at $29.99 per year (Premium, 1 user, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, mSecure or Sticky Password?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both mSecure and Sticky Password have a free plan.
Which platforms do mSecure and Sticky Password run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only mSecure lists macOS and Windows apps. Both list iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.