Posted by Crissa Yu on Jan 5, 2010

Password Caddy

Categories: Productivity, | 4 comments | |

Gone are the days when you can simply type the same password over and over again for all your accounts – whether for e-mail and websites, personal safes and lockers, or ATM and bank accounts. Nowadays identity theft is becoming an increasingly common phenomenon, and everyone takes care to create different passwords so as to safeguard against this. But how will you remember them? Maybe you, like me, simply write everything down on a notebook, or on the other hand you might be paranoid enough not to trust even the safety of a locked drawer and instead memorize every last one of your passwords by sheer willpower. Whatever the case, now you no longer need to worry about ever forgetting them again – if you have an iPhone or iPod touch, that is.

Password Caddy by Trotz Softwareis exactly what the name suggests – an application that helps protect and organize your passwords. The first thing to do is to create caddies, which are storages that hold information and are themselves password-protected. These can be accessed on the main menu, and once opened, will take you to a screen that lists categories which will hold various keys of your making. You can opt to change the category names, but the developers pretty much covered everything you’ll need: computer logins, website logins, financial, bills, online shopping, and software keys. What I loved the most was how the key information sheet could be changed based on certain templates – basic login will let you input a username and password, website login adds a website address entry, financial account allows you to type in a particular institution’s information apart from providing a notes section, and software key provides for company and software information slots. Each of these entries can be copied to the clipboard to make inputting passwords from your iPhone easy, and there’s also the option to launch site links in Safari. Finally, let’s not forget the handy password generator built into the app which will create a password for you based on your letter, number, special symbol, bracket, and length specifications. This is an infinitely useful feature, especially if you’re tired of thinking up creative new combinations to use.

To add to all these great functions, Password Caddy’s streamlined interface, subtle yet suitable sound effects, and controls that are smoothly adapted to the iPhone’s touch responsiveness lend the app a very professional feel and make for a great experience. There’s no doubt that it will secure a top spot on the AppStore for its functionality and polish, so if you’ve been looking for a password app, why not check out this excellent offer?

04/30/2010

Review Update:

Since our original review of Password Caddy back in January 2010 the app has undergone some major updates! With the release of Password Caddy 2.0 Trotz Software significantly beefed up the already stellar password securing application making it even more secure and easy to use. Check out all of the new features.

Caddy Dashboard – brings core app functionality into one easy to use location

Opening Tutorials – integrated tutorials get you informed and setup quickly

Auto Lock – locks the app if your iPhone/iPod touch enters sleep mode or you receive a call

Search – allows you to find your keys quickly and easily

Favorites – automatically lists your top 10 most used keys

Interface/Graphic Enhancements – optimized images, screens, and work flow of the interface

It’s great to see that the already 5 finger rated app (5/5) keeps getting better!