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by CountSessine 4635 days ago
Maybe they can make a decent Android version one of these days. If they had a good Android version, I'd update to v4 for OSX in a heartbeat. I own an OSX license for v3, a Windows license for v3 (or whatever its at right now), and iOS licenses for iPad and iPhone - even though I don't have an iPhone or iPad anymore. I have a big investment in this program, but their slipshod Android version has me re-evaluating this investment.

Are there any good alternatives to 1Password? I need OSX, Windows, and Android versions, and it needs to work in Chrome and Safari. I'd also need synchronization between multiple machines/browsers. I'm not sure what I think of a web version like LastPass - my 1Password keychain is in my dropbox, so it's not like I have it locked-away and protected. But it still feels a bit odd to have my passwords in a single service like LastPass - for some reason I have more confidence in Dropbox's security than LastPass's.
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Groxx 4635 days ago
Yeah, they claim it's in the works, but I think that's been true for over a year now. Maybe soon? An app like this shouldn't take a year to make, especially since the current version is so incredibly bad. Some improvement sooner would be preferable, I think.

I have yet to find any alternative that is even remotely as user-friendly. LastPass does legitimately seem to be well run and secure, but the browser-extension UI is horrible at omg levels. KeePass(X/etc) also looks decent, but it's .NET (for what appear to be good reasons, but still), has slightly scary code (lots of reimplementing builtin classes), and again, omg-horrible UI.

I'd love a reasonable alternative, 1Password is unfortunately getting too pricy as time goes on, though it has been hands-down the best.

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AGKyle 4634 days ago
We are indeed working on a full Android application. We'll admit, it has taken longer than we wanted. We're getting closer so hang in there and if you're really interested in testing it, ping us at support at company url and mention me. I'll see if I can add you to the list of testers when we get to that point.

Kyle

AgileBits Support

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induscreep 4635 days ago
Doesn't the android version sync with the others using dropbox? It says so here:

https://agilebits.com/onepassword/android

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CountSessine 4634 days ago
I think my message was a bit confused there. I have all of my versions of 1password - OSX, Windows, and Android - syncing together on dropbox. I was anticipating that someone would recommend LastPass as an alternative that can be used on multiple devices. The point that I was making was that I trust the security surrounding my dropbox more than I trust LastPass's security - although I don't really know whether that's reasonable/rational.
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CountSessine 4635 days ago
Just to answer my own question, it looks like KeePass might be an option.
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