OVault – Simple and Local OTP Management for iOS/macOS
OVault is a super simple iOS and macOS app that lets you store and view your OTP codes for two factor authentication. I found that my personal favourite OTP app Authy seemed to be getting worse with each iOS release. Its usability has never been great, and iOS 18 meant that it lost its Home Screen Widget that let me view my OTP codes without opening the app. I decided to switch to another app, then became frustrated that I couldn't easily export my secrets from Authy. Of course I'm sure there are good security related reasons for this, but I didn't want to migrate all my OTPs just to end up…
OVault – Simple and Local OTP Management for iOS/macOS launched on October 22, 2024 with 24 votes, #800 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
OVault is a simple iOS and macOS app for storing and managing one-time passwords for two-factor authentication. It stores OTP codes locally rather than relying on cloud services, and includes a Home Screen widget for quick access without opening the app. The app was created by a user frustrated with declining usability in other OTP managers and the difficulty of exporting existing codes between services.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Simple, local, open source OTP/2FA management app available on iOS/iPadOS/macOS
Local-only OTP management app available on iOS/iPadOS/macOS. OVault is completely open source, you can view, contribute to, or fork the source at the projects GitHub repository . OVault is built to be simple, so the project will never expand in scope beyond what it is today: an interface to store OTP secrets in your Keychain, and calculate TOTPs from it. Future plans include exposing your OTPs in more places (like through an Apple Watch app, or with better Widgets), but nothing will change the overall scope of the app. OVault uses your devices Keychain, which may or may not be synced to external Apple servers depending on if you have iCloud Keychain enabled. If you use Keychain for storing…from ovault.net
In the maker’s words, at launch
OVault is a super simple iOS and macOS app that lets you store and view your OTP codes for two factor authentication. I found that my personal favourite OTP app Authy seemed to be getting worse with each iOS release. Its usability has never been great, and iOS 18 meant that it lost its Home Screen Widget that let me…
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